Join us for a unique opportunity to learn the endangered craft of pargeting from one of the country’s highest regarded pargeters, Bill Sargent, at the Heritage and Rural Skills Centre, Coleshill. This workshop is brought to you in association with the National Trust.

Pargeting (also spelled ‘pargetting’) is a decorative render applied to the facade of a building, believed to have been introduced to England in the 16th century by Italian craftspeople. Patterns are scratched or stamped into wet plaster, while more skilled craftspeople make their own relief designs modelled directly on to the wall.

Once you’ve learned about the history and skill of pargeting from Bill Sargent, it’ll be your turn to get creative! Under the supervision of our friendly tutors, you’ll design and create your own pargeted panel to take home.