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Heritage Craft Placements
Browse work placements with verified heritage craft specialists across the UK. Free for 16–25 pre-apprenticeships; the same hosts also accept screened adult career changers on selected listings (look for the “Open to career changers” tag).
Westmoor Stoneworks Trust
An opportunity to work in Westmoor's stoneyard. You will be assigned to a journeyman mason working on the current conservation programme, learning to read historic stone, select appropriate replacement stone, and use traditional hand tools. The placement provides a strong foundation for a career in conservation masonry.
Marshfield Hall
Conservation stonemasonry placement at one of England's finest historic estates. Work alongside experienced masons on estate buildings, walled gardens, and traditional farm structures. Experience includes lime mortar work, stone repair, and understanding regional stone types.
Ravenmere Castle
Ravenmere's conservation team maintains over a mile of medieval curtain wall and a range of towers, gatehouses and ancillary buildings. Students gain hands-on experience cutting and bedding replacement stonework in lime mortar, and understand the principles of like-for-like repair in a scheduled ancient monument.
Westmoor Stoneworks Trust
Join our carving studio for two weeks and learn the basics of architectural stone carving under the guidance of our resident carver. You will work on small practice pieces before contributing to simple decorative repairs. Students leave with a completed carving piece to take home.