Ms Regan said it was a chance post on social media that led her to quit her admin job and start a stonemasonry course at Bath College – one of the very few places in the country to have a class in the skill.
She said: “I enjoyed it. The tutors were very encouraging, and then the course with the King’s foundation was highlighted to me, which is a really nice thing to do because it gives you a sample of lots of different things.”
She spent three months in Scotland building the project in Dumfries, and said the diversity of people working on the scheme was “really nice” and it was an honour to work for the King’s foundation.
Reflecting on her career change in her 40s, she said: “My choices are probably different to the people coming into the business.
“The guys in their 20s… they’ve obviously got more opportunities.”
She said rather than go into architectural work, she preferred more creative, crafting jobs as it fits her lifestyle.