Lifting the lid on slate roofing

The extension of Newlyn Art Gallery is uniformly faced in Cornish slate. Photo: Alan Williams Photography

Slate consultant for Newlyn Art Gallery, Viv Stratton, talks about the traditional technique of scantle slate roofing

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