The mammoth job of pinning 5500 slates to the roof of the new wedding arbour at Hendra Barns has begun. Each of the slates – we are using ‘delabole’ slate from Cornwall – has to be trimmed and pinned.
Hendra Barns’ owner and the craftsman behind the arbour, and all of the quality building work at the resort, is assisted by Nick and Gary.
Ken Evan is the owner and craftsman behind Hendra Barns
Gary trims each slate before they're hoisted up
Pinning 5500 to the roof is a mammoth task
Nick positions and pins on each slate
Only delabole slate from Cornwall is used.
Nick and Ken spend hours on the scaffolding
The rafters below are a thing of beauty themselves
5500 slates are required to cover the arbour
The arbour floor will soon be laid with slate also
