ABOUT THE SITE AUTHOR
My name is Steve and I have been a stone and marble Mason for 40 years and have worked on almost every kind of stone marble granite and Slate. I apprenticed at the age of 15 as a memorial Mason making headstones, I have designed and manufactured marble and stone fireplaces, made and fitted granite countertops, I have carved stonework on churches, and engraved stone slate granite and marble House signs. If you are unable to find the information you require in the articles on the website feel free to contact me using the contact forms. I will do my best to answer any of your questions.
I have been a stone and marblemason for over forty years. Left school at fifteen years of age and apprenticed with the old London memorial firm of J Joslins, now sadly gone.
I have. among other things, made marble memorials, designed an installed stone fireplaces, cut and made granite kitche tops, and successfully ran a stone housesign business for several years.
My skills and knowledge are practical and based on real world experience.
I know little of the scientific origins of stones and marbles etc, but I can tell you with some confidence how to work and use them!
For several years I worked on ancient monuments, replacing damaged stonework on the Tower of London, Westminster Abbey, and the Houses of Parliament.
In my time I have been a restoration carver on churches and laid old London York paving. I have designed and made original fireplaces in stone and marble.
In fact there s very little on the practical side I have not done!