Scroll down to see a selection of my work as a Lancashire-based dry stone walling contractor – from repairs, to decorative features, to farm walls.
Repairs
The most commonly requested dry stone walling work is for repairs to existing walls – most often caused by motorists, but sometimes by natural causes. I am experienced in working with homeowners, landowners, and insurance companies, from quote through to completion. So, email me at [email protected] for a quote to repair your dry stone wall around Lancashire & Greater Manchester.
Repair to a dry stone wall that had been taken down to install a timber barbeque area in a residential property (formerly a farm). I tidied up the wall and created a neat ‘cheek’end, the term for a vertical stop to a wall. This is a tricky thing to achieve, which is why it’s included in the advanced section of the Dry stone walling association’s certification course.
Location: Chipping, Near Longridge in The Forest of Bowland.
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Damage caused to a dry stone wall by a bin lorry turning on a tight country lane. This wall was built dry with mortared copings, and you can read more about it here. Location: The Forest of Bowland, near Longridge (Lancashire)
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Dry stone wall corner repair – hit by the farm owner’s tractor when going through the gateway. You can read more about it here. Location: Mellor, near Blackburn (Lancashire)
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Repairs to a dry stone wall hit by a motorist. You can read more about it here. Location: Osbaldeston, In the Ribble Valley (Lancashire)
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Repairs to a homeowner’s dry stone wall, damaged by a car. Location: Longridge in The Ribble Valley (Lancashire)
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Repairs to a dry stone wall damaged by a falling tree. Location: Wheelton, near Chorley (Lancashire) Before….completed.
A garden wall that was collapsing in Hoghton, in between Chorley, Preston and Blackburn.
Location: Hoghton Bottoms.
Decorative & New Walls
Part way through construction of a large 2 metre high wall around a farm property in The Ribble Valley, Lancs.The finished stonework with a mock dry-stone pillar.
Dry stone walls are a beautiful addition to a garden – either as a natural boundary marker or as a feature.
A dry stone feature wall in a garden. The front is lit up as a spectacle from the conservatory. Location: near Garstang (Lancashire) A decorative little project to cover up a septic tank in Salmesbury near Preston. Location: Near Preson, Lancashire.
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Finished Wall
A dry stone garden boundary wall. Location: Slaidburn, in the Forest of Bowland (Lancashire)
Decorative short reclaimed dry stone wall built to improve appearance of a scrubby boundary. Location: Whalley in The Ribble Valley
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Boundary dry stone wall. Location: Chorley (Lancashire)
Dry Stone Walling – Farm Walls
Edd frequently works with farmers and landowners to create beautiful, practical dry stone walls, sympathetic to the natural landscape and property.
Boundary Wall
Driveway Wall
Cheek End
In addition to building boundary walls, I’m able to move existing walls (the middle photo shows a wall near Pendle that was moved 3 feet to one side to widen the driveway). He is also able to take on more technically complex spaces – the photo on the right shows a “cheek end”, which is tapered and a challenging shape to create. You can read more about it here.
