Hi Tim,

Strangely enough we do know the names of the craftsmen involved in the making and building of the Westminster Hall hammer beam roof and also even the names of the cart drivers who carted hundreds of loads of finished timbers from Farnham to The Thames for onward transport by barge down to Westminster. This job was incredibly well documented I suppose because such good financial accounts were kept by the Bishop's bailiffs. I think that I have a *.pdf of this information somewhere if it is of interest to you.

Some artists design works of art in timber and then get craftsmen to make the works of art to their design but the accreditation lies with the artist and not the craftsmen. I don't like to give the impression that I am promoting a downer on craftsmen however many more people can make or copy things but few can conceive original ideas. I concurr with your idea for all round recognition but that is not how it seems to work - life's not fair at times !

Regards

Ken Hume