Two Grants Awarded to Protect Sussex Building Conservation Crafts

Heritage Crafts and Sussex Heritage Trust award two new grants to help save endangered crafts from extinction.

The two successful recipients are:

• Charlotte Kenward who offers traditional gilding across Sussex in restoration and conservation projects as well as for sculptures and private commissions. Her project focuses on developing her reverse glass gilding skills to be able to offer traditional reverse gilded house numbers and signage to heritage properties, thus supporting the rich architectural heritage Sussex has to offer.
• Travis Smith who will train in hand hewing of timber, converting tree rounds into structural timbers using only hand tools, applying his skills to the conservation and restoration of historical buildings. In time, he also plans to pass on these skills to others who have a passion in historic timber conservation by running formal courses.

To read more about the Endangered Crafts Fund and the recipients of the scheme please click here.