:: CHRIS JAMES STONEMASONRY :: Past Projects ::

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:: PAST PROJECTS ::

These are projects undertaken by
CHRIS JAMES STONEMASONRY
stone conservation specialist

:: GALLERY ::
:: STONE WINDOW ::
:: LUDLOW CASTLE ::
:: OAK WINDOW ::
:: STONE STAIRCASE & ARCHWAY ::
:: THE OLD CHAPEL – lime mortar pointing ::
:: THE BELL TOWER – restoration ::
:: St DAVID'S – mullioned window restoration ::
:: HERMITAGE – rebuilding ::
:: THE OLD COURT HOUSE, SIBDON CASTLE
– restoring dressed masonry ::
:: LOGGIA & GARDEN WALLS ::
:: DRYSTONE & MORTARED WALLS ::
:: ARCHWAY ::
:: STONE STAIRS ::
:: FIREPLACE ::
:: STONE SEATS ::
:: Lime Mortar Pointing ::
:: BARN Restoration ::
:: OAK DOORWAY ::

Some rebuilding and restoration projects I worked on for other people
before I set up my own business:

:: HEREFORD CATHEDRAL ::
:: KEBLE COLLEGE, Oxford ::
:: LODGE PARK ::
:: PERSHORE ABBEY ::
:: POWYS CASTLE ::
:: THE HENDRE ::
:: BALL FINIALS :: FOUNTAIN :: URN ::

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:: LOGGIA AND GARDEN WALLS ::

The loggia is constructed on four stone-ground columns approximately seven feet (2.1m) high. Each of the four capitals on the columns is different. The edges of the lawn are made of old stone kerbs and the wall of a local rubble stone. The paths are dressed in mixed Chard pebbles and the roof is of Welsh slate. The whole job took us seven months to complete, but it was most rewarding, especially to see the garden come alive again.

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:: DRYSTONE & MORTARED WALLS ::

Even without the bonding agent, mortar, structures like these (below left & centre) are possible. The close fitting and bonding of the stones themselves holds everything together. The process is relatively slow in comparison to mortared work (below right), but the finished result can be more pleasing to the eye.

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:: ARCHWAY ::

The arched doorway is made from Herefordshire rubble stone laid in lime mortar. Eventually an oak frame and door are to be fixed. The adjacent walls are all lime-washed, using a traditional mix of oils, lime putty and water.

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