Stone facing in Central Park

Stone facing is an ancient technique, using stone to create a solid face along an earth bank. It shares many of the principles of dry-stone walling but uses soil to pack in behind the stone work. The soil used was from the Central Park composting project!

Over the week, we repaired 8 meters of the bank next to the Life Centre and trained 15 people. These hedge banks are estimated to be between 500-600 years old and would have made up the original farm boundaries before the land was changed into a park.

As well as upskilling our teams, this opportunity also ensured the preservation of some of the key heritage features in Central Park!