Walter Lloyd (1924 to 2018) had previously been a Naval Officer, hill farmer, Civil Defence Officer and Emergency Planning Officer for Greater Manchester Council.
He retired in 1985 and moved to the Lake District where he took up new skills in woodsmanship, charcoal-burning, rope making, willow growing and bow-top wagon building. He used his hand tools extensively throughout this new phase of his creative life.
Walter Lloyd
In Walter's lifetime he collected many heritage hand tools. Towards the end of his life a Heritage Lottery Funded project was started to collate and restore these tools with the aim of creating a tool library that could be used by the general public.
The project was undertaken by The New Woodmanship Trust. This was completed in 2015 with more than 150 tools being carefully restored back to serviceable condition and is now housed at the Stott Park Bobbin Mill near Newby Bridge in the Lake District and managed by his son, Bill Lloyd.
The project was initially managed by Sarah Thomas before being passed on to Grace Holland, once established.
A team of volunteers helped fulfil the project and I found my part in photographically documenting the project.
Below are some examples of my work for the project.
