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Trading Places With Tommy Walsh

Season 1

2000 · 7 episodes

  1. 1. Stone Masonry

    2000-12-02 · 30m

    Tommy Walsh is at Hereford Cathedral, visiting the stone mason's yard where he learns the secrets of medieval gargoyles.

  2. 2. Thatching

    2000-12-04 · 30m

    Tommy Walsh is up on the roof, where he meets a master thatcher at work in a village in Hampshire.

  3. 3. Flint-Knapping

    2000-12-09 · 30m

    Tommy Walsh travels to the Sussex Downs to discover the history of the flint-walled buildings typical of the region.

  4. 4. Nail Making

    2000-12-10 · 30m

    DIY guru Tommy Walsh is in Oxfordshire to meet a local blacksmith and master the ancient tradition of nail-making.

  5. 5. Sash Windows

    2000-12-14 · 30m

    Tommy travels to Berkshire to build a traditional sash window, based on designs that have remained the same for hundreds of years.

  6. 6. Tiles

    2000-12-16 · 30m

    Builder Tommy Walsh travels to Ironbridge, near the Welsh borders, to discover the trade of tile-making.

  7. 7. Wrought Iron

    2000-12-24 · 30m

    Wrought-iron work is the trade today as builder presenter Tommy Walsh meets a blacksmith working on iron railings in York.

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