The Allens Investigate Welcomes Shawn Williamson, February 17th, 2023

In this episode we welcome Shawn Williamson, Master Stone Mason, Sculptor, researcher of the Knights Templar and Author - as recently seen on tv programme 'Lost Relics of the Knights Templar'. We will be discussing his life, his works, his links to Andrew Sinclair and Rosslyn Chapel and his new book 'Questus.' "Shawn is a trained professional sculptor well ranked in the UK. He has created 27 public commissions in prominent places in the UK. He was trained by Josefina de Vasconcellos who was trained by Bourdelle who was Rodin’s assistant sculptor. He also taught stone sculpture at Lancaster University. As a stonemason he trained at Weymouth College and operated as Cathedral mason and later specialising in difficult logistic jobs in stone. He also validates forgery in stone and is an expert in the knowledge of Ancient stone civilisations from a technical prospective. His expertise in stone brought him to become the sculptor/mason for the clan Sinclair in the capacity as consultant in their castle restoration project in northern Scotland. He was the last keeper of the famous Sinclair study centre specialising in the history of the Sinclairs and Gunns and their sea going exploration, 2016. Similarly, Shawn was also the researcher to Dr Andrew Sinclair who wrote The Sword and the Grail, Rosslyn, The Secret Scroll and many more concerning the Templars. Andrew and Shawn have a book waiting to be published called The Temple builders which is about the effects of sound on human consciousness in sacred space, especially in churches and Temples. Shawn is taking forward Andrew’s work and research having been bequeathed it after Andrew passed 2019. His lateral approach transcends the parameters of normal academic research and goes forward in a multi- dimensional way. For instance he has collaborated with the Ministry of Defence in the creation of a biomimetic vehicle body armour system based on irregular hexagonal structures. He also sculpted the only stone lyre in the world which was strung by Oxford University medieval music department. Shawn’s hobby is creative writing and he also has four novels published including his most recent Questus At https://shawnwilliamson.com/ God strikes back in the battle for reality"