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An image of detailed stonemasonry work and a window on The White House
Architecture

The Scots Who Built The White House

Selected dates from Sat 16 Feb 2019 to Fri 12 Apr 2019

Discover how the Scots helped to build the Presidential Residence at the White House.

Engine Shed

General interest

Least technical
A drawing of the outside of the Engine Shed
Art and design

Sketching the Engine Shed

Sat 16 Feb 2019

Get creative with the Edinburgh Sketcher, and improve your 3D sketching skills.

Engine Shed

Family friendly, General interest

Least technical
A 3D pen and drawing on top of a table
Art and design

3D Pens

Selected dates from Sat 23 Feb 2019 to Sat 23 Mar 2019

Weekend antics: Get inspired by plans and photos of Stirling's traditional buildings and have a go at recreating your favourite using our 3D printing pens.

Engine Shed

Family friendly, General interest

Least technical
Children building walls using fake mini bricks
Building skills

Mini Bricks

Selected dates from Sat 2 Mar 2019 to Sat 30 Mar 2019

Weekend antics: Become a bricklayer for the afternoon and use our mini bricks and mortar to construct a wall. How stable can you make it?

Engine Shed

Family friendly, General interest

Least technical
Bottles filled with paint and a piece of card on a table
Materials

Sand Cards

Sat 9 Mar 2019

Weekend antics: Find out why Scotland is a very colourful place while you learn about the different types of sand found here and create a your very own sand card.

Engine Shed

Family friendly, General interest

Least technical
A child carving designs into a bar of soap
Building skills

Soap Carving: Masons' Marks

Sat 23 Mar 2019

Weekend antics: Follow in the tradition of Scotland's stonemasons and try your hand at carving your very own mason's mark - into soap!

Engine Shed

Family friendly, General interest

Least technical
A child wearing a red jumper looks out onto grass from a castle wall
Materials

Castle Construction

Selected dates from Mon 1 Apr 2019 to Fri 12 Apr 2019

Learn how castles were built in the Middle Ages and what stonemasons had to do before modern machinery was invented.

Engine Shed

Family friendly, General interest

Least technical
A volunteer standing smiling inside the Engine Shed wearing a grey Engine Shed fleece
Architecture

Guided Building Tours

Selected dates from Sat 6 Apr 2019 to Sat 7 Dec 2019

Learn all about our traditional building on one of our free tours.

Engine Shed

General interest

Least technical
A person wearing yellow gloves carving a letter into a square block of stone
Materials

Master Builders: Working with Stone

Sat 27 Apr 2019

Discover the traditional skills needed to work with stone on the first day of our new Master Builders programme. Do you have what it takes to be a stonemason?

Engine Shed

Family friendly, General interest

Least technical

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The Engine Shed has been supported by a grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund. Thanks to National Lottery players, we have been able to create Scotland’s dedicated building conservation centre. It enables us to encourage understanding of traditional building materials and skills among the public and professionals and raise standards in conservation for traditional buildings.

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