The Auckland Castle Faith Museum is an extension to the grade 1 listed castle, sited along the line of a medieval retaining wall of the original castle complex.
The external stone is all Cop Crag sandstone, quarried locally in Northumberland. The walls are 100mm thick with 5mm joints, pointed up. The stone has been cut and laid in different ways.
Harrison Goldman were appointed as Stone Consultant by Nial Mclaughlin Architects, to design the fixing systems and detail the size and thickness of the stone. Classic Masonry were involved with the stone selection.
In December 2024 at the Stone Awards, the building won in the categories: New Build Cladding Traditional Handset and New Build Cladding Rainscreen.
Client: The Auckland Project
Architect: Niall McLaughlin Architects
Principal Stone Contractor: Classic Masonry
Stone Supplier: Dunhouse Quarry
Stone Used: Cop Crag
Photos credited to Classic Masonry