He left no stone unturned, he looked in every crack of the bridge's old stonework, but nowhere could he find any luck.
The inn is traditional Welsh thatch roofed, with old stonework and beams which retain a medieval feel.
When work did start it took 13 weeks to complete the refacing, a process that included removing the old stonework.
Fred dropped back against the old stonework and laughed deep in his chest.
The older stonework was built of granite.
A lot of the digging is through old stonework, so I suppose it's possible that other miners could be trapped somewhere that's got air.
In a few metres you come to some old stonework on either side of the path.
The building contains more old stonework than any other church in Newcastle.
A 13th-century Christ in Majesty incorporates older decorative stonework.
The old stonework was crumbling and eroded and badly in need of repair.