— A family of builders since 1928 —

Honest stone,
patient hands.

For four generations the Mason family have worked on the finest period, listed and rural homes of Lincolnshire and the Midlands. Still the same tools. Still no shortcuts.

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Our Philosophy

We build the way our great-grandfather did. Slowly, and properly.

There are no site managers, no subcontractors, and no committees. Just a small team of craftsmen who still believe the right way to lay stone, frame oak, or restore a sash window is the way it was done a hundred years ago. It takes a little longer. It lasts a lot longer.

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Traditional Masonry

Cotswold limestone, Ancaster, Clipsham and reclaimed York stone — hand-cut, hand-dressed, and bedded in lime mortar as it should be.

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Listed & Heritage

We work routinely on Grade II and Grade II* properties in close consultation with conservation officers. Eight live projects this year alone.

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Oak & Timber Framing

Green-oak garden rooms, porches, and frames. All joinery cut on our own benches, not bought in from a catalogue.

The Fourth Generation

Henry Mason, on why we'll never rush.

"My grandfather started laying stone in 1928 and worked on the same cottage wall for six weeks. He said it wasn't because it was difficult. It was because it deserved that long. I've tried to remember that every day since I took over."

"A good wall is a conversation with the stone. If you ask it to go somewhere it doesn't want to, it'll let you know ten years later when it falls down. If you listen, it'll outlast all of us."

Henry Mason Master Stonemason & Proprietor

Recent Work