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2025 Traditional Mortar Workshop

Learn the skills to work with traditional mortars through a 2-day course with lectures & hands-on practice.

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Organizer of 2025 Traditional Mortar Workshop
Nigel Copsey, workshop teacher, is a seasoned stonemason and conservator with extensive experience in historic masonry repair and conservation. Beginning his career as a dry-stone waller in Cornwall, Nigel trained in stonemasonry and carving at Weymouth College after 1989. He has since worked across southern England and internationally, consulting on projects from Vermont to Andalusia. In 2001, he served as masonry consultant for the Irish Hunger Memorial in New York City. Working with Jerry Berggren of Berggren Architects, P.C., Nigel is bringing his knowledge of traditional mortars to the Midwest United States.Nebraska/Iowa workshops organized by Berggren Architects P.C. with approval from Nebraska SHPO and APT Central Plains, and support from The Nebraska Masonry Alliance and Mid-Continental Restoration Company.See Berggren Architects work here:Website