Old stone fireplaces
A beautiful old stone fireplace is very difficult to find, and if you do find a lovely one, it will most probably cost you a great deal of money. We make our stone fireplaces to original and authentic designs. We visit many historic houses to see hundreds of very old stone fireplaces and we base our designs on what we see. Our masons will make you a stone fireplace that is just the same as these ancient examples, and the cost will be far less than that of an antique one (even if you were fortunate enough to find one)
You can distress your new fireplace in many ways if you want a bit of instant ageing, and/or we can use our distressed limestone, to help achieve that original look. Of course there is no substitute for time, and particularly if you have an open fire, or a wood stove, then there will no doubt be the gradual addition of a few soot stains and a bit of coal dust to make the stone fireplace look a little more aged!
If you look on our ’special commission’ page in the stone fireplace section, then you will see many examples of the fireplaces we have made specially to customers’ requirements. Many have been for very old houses that were being restored, but many are also put into newly built character houses. Have a look through the pictures and see if there’s something that would fit into your project.