# [HBP#30] - Nathan Goss - Coffins, Castles, & Conservation

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Podcast: [Heritage Buildings Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/heritage-buildings-podcast-7116506)
Published: 2026-03-24T15:00:00+00:00
Episode link: http://www.heritagebuildingspodcast.com
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🎙️ You can also access the full Audio version of this Podcast by searching for 'Heritage Buildings Podcast' on Apple, Spotify, Amazon, PocketCasts, and your favourite podcast apps. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Welcome to another episode of the Heritage Buildings Podcast. Host Vincent Reed speaks with conservation carpenter and surveyor Nathan Goss about his unconventional journey from leaving school at 15 with dyslexia into a carpentry apprenticeship in South Wales, early work crafting coffins and staircases, and later restoring historic buildings across the UK including projects at Windsor Castle and Hereford Cathedral. Nathan also shares how television opportunities arose through his friendship with Griff Rhys Jones, his transition into a building surveyor role with the National Trust after a rugby injury, and international conservation work with the World Monuments Fund. Topics covered include: • Starting a carpentry apprenticeship at 15 and early work crafting coffins • Restoring major heritage sites including Windsor Castle and historic buildings across Wales • Life as a travelling carpenter working on castles, cathedrals, and historic halls • How a friendship with Griff Rhys Jones led to television and heritage documentaries • Retraining as a National Trust building surveyor after a career-changing rugby injury • International conservation work and training projects in Ethiopia and Sierra Leone Perfect for conservation carpenters, heritage professionals, craftspeople, building surveyors, and anyone passionate about traditional building skills and historic building restoration. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------…

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