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Building Technology in Stamford

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If any regard is to be had to the general beauty of the landscape, the natural material of the special countryside should be used instead of imported material

(William Morris: Arts and Crafts Movement, 1890)

Talking about Technology in Stamford, Lincolnshire focuses on Building and Conservation Technology due to the nature of the town's conservation status. Many of the age old building crafts have remained intact and have subsequently become part of our heritage. For instance, Collyweston Slating, brick production and stone masonry still use local materials from the immediate landscape, therefore imbuing a sense of distinctive local colour and history.

Projects such as Talking about Technology are important because they are in the process of not only trying to conserve oral histories but also recording information about the fast disappearing traditional skills that these building craftsmen have used locally for generations. For example the stone slater has demanded special knowledge, expertise and skills and as English Heritage suggests:

In times of rising unemployment in rural areas, we should take the opportunity to reinvest in these traditional local skills and at the same time ensure the preservation of our stone slate roofing tradition, a vital part of our heritage.

(English Heritage)

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