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Highlighting Endangered Heritage Crafts in the UK

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Highlighting Endangered Heritage Crafts in the UK
Historic stained glass restoration is now considered endangered in the UK. FXQuadro/Shutterstock
Lorraine Ferrier
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What do arrowsmithing, coppersmithing, and straw hat-making have in common? They are three of the eleven heritage crafts that have been newly classified as “critically endangered” in the UK, meaning that those craft skills could disappear in a generation.

Sights such as Cornish coppersmith Francis Cargeeg working in his workshop in 1951 are now rare in the UK, as coppersmithing is critically endangered. (<a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Pipsqueak2000&action=edit&redlink=1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Pipsqueak2000</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">/</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">CC BY-SA 3.0</span></a>)
Sights such as Cornish coppersmith Francis Cargeeg working in his workshop in 1951 are now rare in the UK, as coppersmithing is critically endangered. Pipsqueak2000/CC BY-SA 3.0
Lorraine Ferrier
Lorraine Ferrier
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Lorraine Ferrier writes about fine arts and craftsmanship for The Epoch Times. She focuses on artists and artisans, primarily in North America and Europe, who imbue their works with beauty and traditional values. She's especially interested in giving a voice to the rare and lesser-known arts and crafts, in the hope that we can preserve our traditional art heritage. She lives and writes in a London suburb, in England.
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