Our young slate mason is helping to keep a traditional Cumbrian industry alive with the assistance of a prestigious national apprenticeship scheme. The Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust was set up to honour the Queen Mother and it’s now supporting Liam Cartmel-Walker here at Coniston Stonecraft. It means Liam’s apprenticeship for the next two years is… Continue Reading
This winter wasn’t harsh in historical terms, here at the copper house, we were inconvenienced a couple of times when our water source from mines beck froze, meaning we couldn’t use our stone cutting equipment, and a couple of days the snow caused us a few issues with deliveries and despatch, but overall it was… Continue Reading
Our Stonemasons Andy and George started making a few of these to brighten up our shed shop, but people kept on buying them meaning they had to keep on making them and now they are becoming one of our best sellers. They’re just a bit of fun but we love them. They’re available in our… Continue Reading
We started doing these for a customer on the south coast, and he loved them, they’re deeper and wider than our normal bottle holder, and when polished they really show off the beauty of the stone – in fact, they can quickly become the focal point of any celebration. Continue Reading
4, 5, 6 or 8 in fact any number that you want we can make these to suit your requirements and they can definitely light up a room, in every sense. The multi tea-light provides the ideal centrepiece for your dining table but they also provide a superb atmosphere Continue Reading
We’ve rationalised our clocks range aiming for a cleaner, quirkier range the Brathay blue-grey with silver numerals kitchen clocks (big and small) are our most popular, adding, we think, a timeless sophistication to any kitchen, but since we introduced the creamy Baycliff limestone range we have been pleasantly surprised by its popularity. Continue Reading
A pastry board is a welcome addition to any kitchen, and ours look so good, how could we possibly improve on them? Well if you are looking for that useful yet personal gift to celebrate anniversaries weddings or any special event then this combines class beauty and functionality and is sure to be well received. Continue Reading
Coniston Stonecraft – a company whose heritage of handcrafted products, using stone from Lakeland quarries, goes back 40 years – has a new owner. Cumbrian-born businessman Brendan Donnelly believes he may have just bought one of the greenest enterprises in the Lake District. Coniston Stonecraft, which makes hand-crafted signs in its workshops on the… Continue Reading
Rustic or polished? These lamps are objects of beauty in their own right our favourites are the large rustic lamp (pictured) made from Brathay blue-grey slate from the Kirby moor or high fell quarry, or the exquisitely polished large oblong duo from elterwater green slate, the pair are both the same yet subtly different and… Continue Reading
We make all sorts of tea lights here at Coniston, round, square, short or tall, all are individual because of the material we use, yet all are beautiful, few objects show off the unique quality of Westmorland sea green slate or Baycliff creamy limestone like these and they are a welcome addition to any home. Continue Reading
Coniston stonecraft workshops are perched on the slopes of ‘Coniston Old Man’ on each side of us run ‘becks’ taking the mountain rain to coniston water. Church beck powers the small hydro electric station that provides all our power needs, and mines beck is used to cool all our cutting and polishing machines (removing our… Continue Reading
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