The porch is the lowest part of the new work that we are undertaking as part of the extension.  The exterior stone work starts here and eventually the courses of stone will start to go right around the building.  Once at that level, a single course will go right around the porch and then follow on around the new extension.

The reclaimed stone that we are using is fairly large so each of the courses makes a big difference.  This is going up much faster than I was expecting.

We have made good progress on the stone work on the porch.  When sandblasted this will fit in with the rest of the house.

We have made good progress on the stone work on the porch. When sandblasted this will fit in with the rest of the house.

With the hessian removed, the stone work is revealed!  This will be sandblasted and pointed when finished to fit in with the rest of the house.

With the hessian removed, the stone work is revealed! This will be sandblasted and pointed when finished to fit in with the rest of the house.