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lies at the core of much of our stone conservation.
The traditional skills of cutting and carving of stone are
a pre requisite for any stone conservation company.
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We believe that a sound
aesthetic and historic perspective is essential.
Almost all of the National Trust houses and many of
the Royal Palaces have called upon our services either
as advisers or as contractors.
We have carried out many of the exemplary conservation
tasks to guide the contractors restoring the temples
in the Landscape gardens at Stowe: on the temples of
Venus, Ancient Virtue, Rotunda, and within the temple
of Concorde.
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As advisers on plasters and mortars to the regions of the
National Trust we play a central role in research in the weathering
of traditional mortars for example at Corfe Castle and for
15 years we have lead the mortars course at Lacock Abbey for
the National Trust.
Recent projects of note have been:
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the conservation of the West doorway at Selby Abbey |
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the completion of the stone conservation of Ightham
Mote (a project that has been underway for over 15 years) |
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the repair of the decorative stone on the South
side of Vanbrughs Stowe Mansion (we also returned the
large ornate escutcheons to the north and south colonnades
of the North side and the 8 flame finial urns on the
mansion parapet) |
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the marble doorway between the saloon and the Dining
Hall of Vanbrughs Blenheim Palace |
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restoration of the famous Jacobean kings fountain
at the Palace of Linlithgow with the stone masons of
Historic Scotland.
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Use the links below to find out more about our work in Masonry
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