Cotswold
building stone

One of the great charms of the UK lies in the use throughout the ages of local stone as a construction material. But of all the regional variations, none quite compare with the mellow beauty of Cotswold stone. Nor can any other stone match the way in which it mellows over time. Visit any Cotswold town or village and you can’t help but feel the warmth created by its unique stone.

At Huntsmans we extract some of the hardest stone in the North Cotswolds which we select and split by hand to produce a rough faced building stone suitable for both internal or external use. Colours vary from grey to cream contributing to the special character of Cotswold stone enhancing the appeal of buildings that use it (See Gallery). Dependent on selected "bed width" around four face metres can be achieved per tonne.

View the BBC's Countryfile visit to Huntmans Quarry in Feburary 2009 (see left).