Albourne Stone & Marble

Albourne Stone & Marble Albourne Stone & Marble are experienced and highly skilled in all aspects of stonemasonry.

Albourne Stone & Marble are experienced and highly skilled in all aspects of stonemasonry, restoration, marble & granite cutting, profiling, polishing, carving, lettering, sculptural & memorial work.

Can you guess what this is going to be?
02/05/2026

Can you guess what this is going to be?

12/04/2026

Next course dates; May 9th/10th

Purging some old emails, found this business card from 2004.
27/02/2026

Purging some old emails, found this business card from 2004.

Rare to get called back to one of my memorials but it seems the herd were so fond of their farmer they used the stone as...
08/02/2026

Rare to get called back to one of my memorials but it seems the herd were so fond of their farmer they used the stone as a rubbing post, so I'm excused!
I'm hoping a shortened stone and a bigger plinth will survive future 600Kg topple testing.

As this is not what comes through the door every day, I thought I’d share a “how we do it” post.First pic is how it arri...
20/01/2026

As this is not what comes through the door every day, I thought I’d share a “how we do it” post.
First pic is how it arrived.
As with most breaks I tend to grind the broken edges back leaving just a small contact area so that I can get the tightest possible joints.
Then I glue the pieces together face up with polyester resin. I do this on a flat piece of granite with a release agent to stop the job sticking to it.
Once it’s set I turn it over and fit stainless threaded bar on the underside and fill with resin. (pics 2 & 3)
Turn it back over and you are halfway there (if only). Pic 4
We are now dealing with both the Pietra Dura (there were a few fragments I could put in), and the break lines where the resin colour didn’t match, so it’s a dig out and improve where necessary. Pic 5
Sand down with 200G equivalent diamond, then put some more in (both in the Pietra Dura and the breaks). Pic 6
Third fill was fitting pieces to gaps where the original material was lost.
Sand down again (Pic 7) and if it looks okay run through to 800 and a bit of polishing powder.
Buff the edges and Bob’s your Uncle. Pic 8

Soon be Halloween!
22/10/2025

Soon be Halloween!

A smiling Lizard and a Zebra side tabletop, two very different projects at the September carving workshop.Next month we ...
15/09/2025

A smiling Lizard and a Zebra side tabletop, two very different projects at the September carving workshop.
Next month we have two weekend sessions to end the season:
October 4th & 5th and 11th & 12th.
Spaces on both; £90 per day or £175 for two.
Gift Vouchers for next years workshops also available.

So what would you like to carve?
18/07/2025

So what would you like to carve?

Student work from the carving weekend.Next course is 9th/10th August, still got spaces.
14/07/2025

Student work from the carving weekend.
Next course is 9th/10th August, still got spaces.

Simple incised carving on Nabresina Italian limestone.Want to have a go?Carving Course dates for the rest of 2025Places ...
04/07/2025

Simple incised carving on Nabresina Italian limestone.
Want to have a go?
Carving Course dates for the rest of 2025
Places available on all dates.
Saturday/Sunday July 12th & 13th
Saturday/Sunday August 9th & 10th
Saturday/Sunday September 13th & 14th
October weekends of 4th & 5th and 11th & 12th
Details on www.albournestone.co.uk and www.workinginstone.co.uk or comment or send a message.
And we do GIFT VOUCHERS

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2 Prices Cottages Whitesmith
Lewes
BN86JD

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+441825872830

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