Here at Sandridge Stone we regard it as a great privilege and a pleasure to be skilled stonemasons working in and around the World Heritage city of Bath. Bath owes its architectural renown largely to stone – the light creamy-buff coloured Bath stone quarried in the area which has been used to construct most of the city’s buildings since Roman times.
Bath stone is still being used for new builds today, but it was in the 18th century that the Georgians put the spa town of Bath on the map with a wealth of beautiful stone buildings.
As expert stonemasons in Bath, we restore, repair and clean stonework on historic properties, using a combination of traditional and modern methods and materials to preserve the original look and character of the buildings.
We don’t just care for Bath stone in the city itself but are also the stonemasons of choice for property owners in the surrounding suburbs, towns and villages like Batheaston, Bathampton, Widcombe, Combe Down (where Bath stone was historically mined), Twerton, Weston, Lansdown, Larkhall, Odd Down and Southdown.
Our talented stonemasons use traditional methods to recreate damaged or broken stone decorative details in Bath. We also undertake bespoke projects to supply and fix new Bath stone features for properties of all types in and around the city, from private homes to civic buildings, churches and shop facades.
From interior fire surrounds to exterior window or door surrounds we can deliver an elegant finish to any building in Bath, using the beautiful stone that is intrinsically ingrained into the fabric of the city.
We source Bath stone from local quarries which are still operating in the area.
Our bespoke stonemasonry services in Bath extend from simple dressed ashlar blocks to features such as copings, porches, balustrades, capitals, cills and even staircases. All our stonework is dressed and finished by highly skilled and experienced banker masons in our workshop and then installed on site by our fixer masons.
There are around 5,000 listed buildings in Bath, preserved and protected for their architectural merit, and they are all built almost exclusively in Bath Stone. We are committed to caring for historic stonework in Bath while taking on projects with architects and builders to create new stone structures in and around the city,
Our company owner, Jim Wheel, is a Level 3 qualified Heritage Skills Stone Conservator and Banker Mason, which means our team are eminently qualified to carry out stone restoration work in Bath safely and in compliance with planning and listed building regulations.
Cleaning Bath stone requires professional knowledge and expertise. Being porous the stone is vulnerable to soiling from pollutants, traffic emissions, algae and moss growth that can stain and discolour it and also cause physical damage that can lead to failed pointing, cracks or faults in the stone.
We employ tried and tested methods, approved for cleaning heritage masonry in Bath, that removes everything from paint and chewing gum to oil stains from Bath stone without risk of short- and long-term damage to the stone.
We’re passionate about Bath stone, so if you have a stone property in Bath in need of attention, or are planning to build in Bath stone in the area, we’d be delighted to help.