Aired: 1/1/2001
Modern master builder Tommy Walsh takes a trip to Suffolk and learns how to make hand-thrown bricks the old-fashioned way.
How can you make a sturdy wall with no cement or mortar? While on a trip to the Peak District in Derbyshire, Tommy learns the art of dry stone wall building.
The look of an old house could be ruined if modern pieces are used while renovating, so builder Tommy Walsh learns how to transform some old timber into a rustic door.
Builder Tommy Walsh travels to Belvoir castle in Leicestershire and learns how the traditional gate hurdles are created.
Tommy Walsh travels to the historic city of Bristol to learn the techniques of plasterwork as he looks at friezes, ceiling roses and cornices.
Tommy Walsh is in the historic town of Wilton, the ancient capital of Wessex, where he uncovers the process and history of carpet weaving.
Builder Tommy Walsh is in London's Mayfair to learn the intricate skills of marquetry and parquetry.
Presenter Tommy Walsh is in deepest Devon to learn about making and using lime mortars, and the use of earth as a building material.