Short Course – Stone Carving- February 2025

A five week course for beginners or those with little stonemasonry or carving experience.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

An introductory course to stone carving for beginners. The course will introduce the hand tools and techniques for working stone. Learners will be able to familiarise themselves with working in 3D form,  then progress to creating a carved form in stone. Using soft limestone, participants will work from set designs and produce a traditional architectural low relief carving, with guidance support from experienced stone carving tutors. The sessions will be held in our well-equipped stonemasonry workshop, the course will provide an opportunity to learn about the basics of stonemasonry and see how techniques can be used to make a simple form in stone.

  • College certificate
  • Interest in stone work
  • No prior experience necessary

You will need to bring:

  • Steel toe-capped boots (to be worn at all times while on course)

Kennard Road Site

5pm – 7.30pm

Thursday 6th February 
Thursday 13th February
Thursday 20th February- no class as half term
Thursday 27th February
Thursday 6th March
Thursday 13th March



  • £300
  • N/A (college certification only)
  • Opportunity to gain material for portfolio or develop your experience in sculpture, design or architectural conservation.
  • Other stone carving mainstream programme
  • To find out more about our stonemasonry courses please ring the College on 020 8522 1705 or why not attend an open day!
  • For currently enrolled BCC students (on a study programme or apprenticeship) a 25% discount will be applied on the fees for a short course taken in the same academic year that they are enrolled
  • For any currently enrolled short course student who wants to enrol on a full or part time study programme (19+) in the subsequent academic year we offer a 50% fee rebate on the cost of their short course.
  • For any BCC alumni of study programme or apprenticeship they can get a 20% discount on the short course fee.

Discounts can only be redeemed when applying directly via the college, any short course purchased on Eventbrite is not eligible for discounts.

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