Court Master Stone Carving

Tag: King’s Cross History

The Silence of the Pavement

January 17, 2026

Court Master Carving, Personal Legacy, Personal Reflections, Philosophical stone carving workshops

There is a particular gravity to the ground at Percy Circus. To those who visit today, it is a quiet architectural circle, a place of geometry and stillness. But for those of us who walked these streets in the late 1970s, the memory is far less serene. In 1979, I was a schoolboy at Sir…
The Day the Silence Broke: King’s Cross Road, 1977

January 17, 2026

Court Master Carving, Personal Reflections, The 1080 Lineage

In the autumn of 1977, London was a city of stark contrasts. I was a young boy just starting his first term at Sir Philip Magnus School, the world felt like it was expanding. The transition from primary school to the imposing corridors of secondary school was a rite of passage, marked by the rush…