Design Buy Build Issue 41 2019 | Page 69

Landscaping & External works Preserving the past for the future Repairing old buildings, replacing masonry, adding features to an already beautiful setting or creating a brand new home, expert stone masons work with it all. Time, expertise and patience are the key elements that stone masons use to preserve, repair and finish buildings, many of which are already steeped in history while others are bang up to date with modern architecture. No one can deny that it is a highly skilled craft and an art form we all admire. The stone that the masons use has been carefully sourced, sawn and then carved in the mason’s workshop prior to being hand finished at its final destination, adorning a new location, where it will remain long beyond the years of the masons who chiselled hours of their time in to its creation. The masons use their knowledge to mix history with modern day, often blending old with new, paying attention to detail to ensure the completed project is to the client’s expectations and satisfaction, bringing their ideas to life. Cotswold Hill Stone and Masonry employ their own team of highly accomplished stone masons who are based at Cotswold Hill Quarry near Stow-on-the-Wold and Birch Hill Pennant Quarry, in Park End within The Royal Forest of Dean. Here they mainly work with Cotswold limestone, Bath stone and Pennant Sand stone, though they also use Iron and Lias stone to fulfil their customer’s requirements. For further details contact Cotswold Hill Stone & Masonry on 01386 584384 or visit their website www.stonequarries.co.uk LIMESTONE   SANDSTONE LIMESTONE  LIMESTONE   SANDSTONE  SANDSTONE  FLOORING   WALLING BUILDING BUILDING BUILDING STONE  STONE   FLOORING  STONE   FLOORING   WALLING  WALLING MASONRY   LANDSCAPING   RESTORATION  MASONRY  MASONRY   LANDSCAPING   LANDSCAPING   RESTORATION   RESTORATION  01386 584384 01386 584384 01386 584384 www.stonequarries.co.uk www.stonequarries.co.uk www.stonequarries.co.uk 69