damian entwistleToday's poem:
At Notre Dame de Reims
- by John Burnside
https://www.tumblr.com/ukdamo/802630239647842304/at-notre-dame-de-reims?source=share
#poetry #JohnBurnside #reims #cathedral #StoneMasons #art #creativity #messages #humour #irreverence
Lichfield Live®Lichfield hosts launch of £2.1million project to help safeguard nation’s historic cathedrals
Peter RileyOn 21 April 1856, #stonemasons in #Melbourne, Australia, went on #strike demanding a maximum eight-hour working day – down from 10 hours per day Monday-Friday with eight hours on Saturday.
They marched from their construction site, the Old Quadrangle building at the University of Melbourne, brandishing a banner demanding “8 hours work, 8 hours recreation, 8 hours rest”.
https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9337/melbourne-8-hour-day-strike
Global MuseumGreat clip of expert craftsmen making gargoyles.
Full film here: https://ow.ly/buxG50TsZ1O
@BritishPathe #gargoyles #stonemasons #cathedrals
On the 21st of April 1856 #stonemasons #union members constructing the University downed tools and walked off the job - after working 8 hours - in protest over their employers refusal to accept their demands for reduced working hours. Their #directaction brought the employers to the negotiating table and led to an agreement whereby stonemasons worked no more than an #8hourday.
8 hours work
8 hours rest
8 hours recreation
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Https://www.onlymelbourne.com.au/labour-day-melbourne-history
This Is My GlasgowMedieval Masons at Work. Easily overlooked, this beautiful little sculpture can be found on Royal Bank Place between Buchanan Street and Royal Exchange Square in central Glasgow. It was commissioned by the Incorporation of Masons of Glasgow in 1998.
Lichfield LiveSessions offer chance to find out more about work of stonemasons repairing Lichfield Cathedral’s spire
