Written in Stone: Preserving the Noble Legacy with Columbia Author, Creative and Photography: SEVENSTORE Cinematography: Percy Dean Sound: Morgan Wetherill Wet Plate Photography: Nathan Rutherford Part of the topography amongst the patchworked greens of the UK’s national parks stand dry stone walls. Built by hand from virgin materials, their existence stands border to biodiverse species and preserves the countryside’s peaceful ecosystem in tandem. A solution of sustainability; priding durability over a wall’s often 500-year guarantee, many yet breeze by these jagged monoliths, unthinking as to how and when they were made, or by whom. Chances are, one or more of these structures found in the verdant North of England are the product of Noble Stonework, a fifth-generation family masonry, constructing many notable housings in their West Yorkshire nook over the past two centuries. A timeline to be lauded, the Noble business began when in 1840, William Noble engendered a lasting tradition. Arising as an accessible venture; “part and parcel” of the farm trade throughout the 17th century says the elder’s fifth-removed great grandchild, forming a life out of walling has since trickled down; most recently to siblings, Bert, 32, and Lydia, 29. Read the full feature online now.