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Quaint stone wall St Patrick on the Hill Church in Hogsback
What beautiful walls this church has, made of stones. Saint Patrick on the Hill, in Hogsback in the Eastern Cape is a must to see, when exploring the quaint little village of Hogsback, even during just a day trip to the place that gave Tolkien inspiration. Yes, of course see the waterfalls, walk in the beautiful forests, purchase a little clay hog, and visit the labyrinth at The Edge, but don’t miss out stopping at … Read entire article »
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The beauty of dry stone walls
Well, one obvious “beauty” is that, if one has suitable rocks or stones lying around on one’s own property, one can build a dry stone wall for free. A bit of hard labour, but free. Another beauty is that it’s almost considered an art, learning how to fit the rocks together, with no concrete between, and the wall stands beautifully, firm and attractive. A craft. An art. Some people go to lessons on how to build dry stone walls – groups of people that learn together – and building your own wall with only stones, in a group, is a great idea. Get the whole family involved – or have a dry stone wall building social function. In good old South Africa, celebrate your finished product afterwards with a braai and … Read entire article »
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The original claybricktrust.co.za website information
The domain claybricktrust.co.za used to belong to a web design client of ours, Neil Sparg, who has a business in Nahoon, East London, supplying blocks, bricks, sand, and stone for building purposes in the East London area. It was just a one-page site for brief information about Neil’s Clay Brick Trust, and for visitors to it to use to contact him. But Neil is a busy man, and didn’t market the site much, or the link to it. We did the web design but did not take on the marketing of the site too. So, we’ve let the site lapse, with Neil’s permission, and instead of letting the domain name again become available for anyone to register, we’ve taken it over ourselves and have turned it into this WordPress blog. Neil Sparg is … Read entire article »
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