The Cathedrals' Workshop Fellowship

Training the next generation of craftspeople

The Cathedrals’ Workshop Fellowship (CWF) was established in October 2006, and works in partnership with the University of Gloucestershire to provide world-class training in heritage skills. The CWF has two main purposes:

-        To standardise and promote the training of stonemason apprentices in English Cathedrals

-        To provide an accredited training development for stonemasons to Foundation Degree Level.

Throughout the two year course, stonemasons will study:

-        Practice conservation techniques

-        Stone construction and geometry

-        Architectural history and archaeology

-        Structural engineering and fixing

-        Ornamental carving

Learn more about the Cathedrals' Workshop Fellowship by clicking on the link below.

Cathedrals' Workshop Fellowship
The CWF Foundation Degree equips apprentices with crucial skills

Introducing our current stonemason apprentices

Lucy is a Level 3 Stonemason Apprentice and is based in our on-site workshop, learning from our skilled team of Stonemasons.

Lucy getting stuck in working on a merlon in the workshop

Zak (left) is at the beginning of his stonemasonry career and is currently undertaking his Level 3 qualification, meanwhile Lewis (right), with six years of experience, is progressing towards his Level 4 qualification.

Zak and Lewis standing underneath the fabulous fan vaulting of the Cloister

Our apprentices are honing their stonemasonry skills through the Cathedral’s East Cloister Project, gaining invaluable experience while working beneath one of the world’s finest examples of fan-vaulted architecture.

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