The fireplace was constructed utilising reclaimed Portland stone. Each block was reworked six sides using traditional hand tools and fundemental techniques and bedded in a compatible lime mortar.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvzOAnWlq2Ecya2oNw_S6zfIfC8bMoqY05Lm1jGSszWz_sNS8EV3DONk8WMXXFLy1-7tCSg9bT7zhhAahsegp02d5dyPeak6bGziYNzHH8gFofx-2PK7fs6Bw5PE6NugiO5ILsH0DBVf0/s640/z.+PAUL+CAINES+FIREPLACE+C-JN.009.0506+23+EDIT.JPG)
A view up the flue. The date and initials inscription was a last minute addition and was carved in situ. This was not the easiest of lettering projects I have undertaken although I do relish a challenge and the opportunity to gently contort