Harry Mount

Carve his name with pride: Andrew Ziminsky rebuilds the West Country

From the spire of Salisbury cathedral to crumbling parish crypts, this master stonemason is rescuing some of our most endangered buildings

issue 07 March 2020

Andrew Ziminski is the man who rebuilt the West Country. For 30 years, this skilled stonemason has renovated some of Britain’s greatest buildings. Along the way, he has acquired an unparalleled understanding of this country’s stones.


He got hooked as a young man when a mason asked him if he noticed that tea tasted different in different parts of the country.

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