Almost a century later, the chapter house was rebuilt, though rather lumpily, re-using some original stonework. |
They resisted the temptation to strip back the stonework, choosing instead to leave it whitewashed. |
The decaying church building will be re-roofed, its stonework sandblasted and the spire will become part of one apartment. |
People had scrawled their initials all over it and there was even what looked to be a noughts and crosses board scratched into the stonework. |
When the arches were built in the 1840s, the stonework was rusticated patterned by hand to create a dimpled effect on the surface. |
Traditionally, Bakongo artisans have excelled in woodcarving, sculpting, painting, and stonework. |