From boatbuilding to barge painting, traditional British crafts at growing risk

Skills may be lost for good due to ‘perfect storm’ of economic stresses, says heritage charity

From building wooden boats and Cornish hedges to making marionettes and painting canal barges, many traditional British crafts are under threat because of a “perfect storm” of economic stresses including the aftermath of Brexit, a heritage charity has said.

Heritage Crafts has added 17 crafts to its “red list” of endangered skills that could be lost unless the economy improves or more action is taken to protect them.