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wrong, three metres high at the corner, the stone is not local and the detailing is poor and

insufficient. There is just a hint of a coping and a hint of pilasters. This is simply not good
enough. (Fig. 1.88.)

Ambleside....Just a reminder of how things have changed when it comes to street walls. (Fig.

1.89.)

Holy Trinity is an unpretentious country church of random stone and white Gothic arches.

Nothing too fancy and rather charming, even though the pointing over time has meant that in
places it competes with the stone. (Figs. 1.90 & 1.91.)

The Outspan is, sadly, only used as a car park. It has the potential to be a much better place of
gathering for possibly a market, etc. The saw tooth coping wall on the south side is about to

fall. We can still see the horse trough and tie up rings on the north side. (Figs. 1.92 – 1.95.)

The garden walls of Harris Road have not escaped the face brick additions which can so
easily ruin what is otherwise a pleasant stroll. Some interesting changes to the walls of

Harbour Road: brickwork and a single keystone frames the window opening; old stone vs

new stone; brick doorway with plastered keystone; and stone pavement, not cobbles. (Figs.
1.96 – 99.)

At Behr Road the cobbled street connects to the mountain. (Fig. 1.100.)

The stone corner is elegantly expressed below Schoonzicht. This humble wall was built by
the City Council in the 1930s and is a fine example of stonework executed with precision and

thought. The jointing and grouping of the stones is masterful. Undulating coursing ends in a
straight line.

Kalk Bay: a beautiful place of stone and water. (Fig. 1.101)