Matthew is a stonemason who specialises in the conservation/restoration of historic stone buildings. After beginning his career by serving a formal apprenticeship at York Minster Cathedral, he has subsequently gone on to gain a number of vocational qualifications and work on a variety of notable buildings in the UK and abroad.
Matthew’s 2017 QEST Scholarship enabled him to complete a distance learning MSc degree in Historic Building Conservation. He continues to operate through his independent practice based in Yorkshire.