Banker Masonry
Banker masonry is the bench work behind a good repair — the stone cut, worked and finished to match what is already on the building. It is the part that decides whether a repair disappears into a wall or sits in it looking new, and it is the reason we cut our own stone rather than order it in and hope.
What this involves
- Replacement sections and indents cut to template
- Mouldings and profiles matched to the existing stonework
- Cills, heads, copings and quoins worked to size
- Templates taken on site and cut in the workshop
What’s typically included
- Templates and profiles taken from the building itself
- Stone selected to match bed, grain and colour
- Hand-worked finishes that match the tooling around them
- Stone cut and ready before we take anything out of the wall
Ornamental and figurative carving — sculpture, gargoyles, heraldry — is a different discipline. We cut architectural stone and bring in a trusted carver where a job calls for one, rather than pretend it is our strength.
Who it’s for
Common questions
What does 'banker masonry' actually mean?
The banker is the bench a mason works stone on. Banker masonry is the cutting and shaping itself — taking a rough block and working it to a profile — as opposed to fixing masonry on site. Most good repairs need both.
Why cut the stone yourselves rather than order it?
Because matching a building is a judgement, not a measurement. Working the stone ourselves means we can take the template off the wall, match the tooling and the profile as they actually are, and adjust — which is hard to do through a supplier's order form.
