WE UNDERTAKE:

HAND CRAFTED MEMORIALS
STANDARD LAWN MEMORIALS, HEADSTONES & PLAQUES
CHURCHYARD MEMORIALS
KERB SETS & COVER SLABS
MEMORIAL CLEANING
RE FIXING & RELEVELLING
ADDITIONAL INSCRIPTIONS
RE PAINTING
GILDING
NEW LETTERING
COLLECTION BEFORE FUNERALS
PET MEMORIALS & HOUSE PLAQUES
CUTTING FOR TRADE

WIDE VARIETY OF FONTS AVAILABLE

SUPPLIED AND FITTED TO REGULATION

CHOOSE FROM A VARIETY OF FINISHES TO THE LETTERING

SANDBLAST

A PITTED FINISH, AFFORDABLE WITH A WIDE VARIETY OF FONTS TO CHOOSE FROM AND LENDS ITSELF TO A WIDE RANGE OF COLOURS

MACHINE V-CUT

CUTTING EDGE CNC TECHNOLOGY FOR A CLEAN V-CUT FINISH

HANDCUT

THE MOST TRADITIONAL FORM OF THE CRAFT, DRAWN UP AND V-CUT BY HAND TO BESPOKE DESIGN WITH CLIENT INPUT

FLUSH LEAD

VERY TRADITIONAL METHOD, VERY RARE THESE DAYS AND RARER TO FIND MASONS THAT CAN UNDERTAKE THE WORK. HOWEVER WE CAN, AND ITS GENERALLY AN ADDITIONAL INSCRIPTION TO AN ORIGINAL IN WHICH LEAD IS DRILLED AND BEATEN INTO A V CUT INCISION

RAISED LEAD

ONE OF THE OLDEST FORMS OF MEMORIAL LETTERING IN THE UK. IN WHICH THE LEAD ITSELF IS CUT TO THE SHAPE OF THE LETTER, WE ALSO UNDERTAKE THIS FORM OF LETTERING.

CHOOSE FROM A WIDE VARIETY OF STONE TYPES

YORK STONE

VARIENTS OF YORK STONE CAN BE DIFFERENT COLOURS BUT GENERALLY A BUFF SANDY BEIGE, WOULD ONLY RECCOMMEND IN V CUT

POLISHED GRANITES

COMES IN NEARLY ANY COLOUR, AFFORDABLE AND LENDS ITSELF TO SAND BLASTED LETTERING.

SLATE

HIGH QUALITY, NAVY BLUES AND DARK GREYS, LENDS ITSELF TO A V CUT INCISION

PORTLAND

A CREAMY OFF WHITE WITH VARYING FOSSILS, LENDS ITSELF TO V CUT INCISIONS, THIS TYPE OF STONE WOULD MATURE WITH TIME AND IS PRONE TO ORGANIC AGEING

NON POLISHED GRANITES

OTHERWISE KNOWN AS HONED GRANITE IS A NON POLISHED FINISH TO THE SURFACE OF THE STONE SUITABLE FOR CHURCHYARDS AND CEMETARIES ALIKE

STONE SHAPING

RAYFIELD STONEMASONRY COMPRISES OF HIGHLY SKILLED STONEMASONS SPECIALISING IN TRADITIONAL HAND CARVED TECHNIQUES. WE OFFER FULL BESPOKE CRAFTSMANSHIP TO CREATE BOTH TRADITIONAL AND CONTEMPORARY MEMORIALS; FROM SHAPING OF NATURAL STONE TO CUTTING LETTERS TO A BESPOKE DESIGN, ALL DONE IN HOUSE

"I find it very pleasing to create a memorial for a client that is unique to an individual, whether it's a small carving of their favourite animal or a flourished font, just something different.

It's great to find customers that share that enthusiasm and want to mark a celebration of a loved ones life with the care and attention to detail that goes into each piece.

I believe that not all memorials should be the same in the same way that no two people are. I think that many funeral directors and other memorial masons can sometimes go down the path of looking through a catalogue with a client and can perhaps obscure their vision or hopes of what is or isn't achievable. I genuinely believe that at Rayfield Stone we set the bar higher. We've got a team of highly skilled and qualified individuals and combined with artistic flair we can offer truly special memorials in house, at affordable prices.

- Jonathan Rayfield

House Numbers & Plaques

Custom House Plaques, Numbers and Signs made to order. Hand carved in natural stone and finished naturally or in any colour or gild.

Unique Lettering

At Rayfield Stone we are committed to creating unique hand crafted memorials, we promote client input and work towards something that can really represent an individual.

Memorial Restoration

Be it flush lead, raised lead, handcut or machined lettering we can fully restore memorials back to their former glory.

Unique Lettering by Jonathan Rayfield

Rayfield Stonemasonry are also available to carve or cut letters on a freelance basis for memorial masons and stonemasonry contractors throughout the south. If you are a memorial mason requiring a reliable letter cutting service then please contact us for a competitive rate.

About Us

"My business, Rayfield Stonemasonry, was created with a passion for producing high quality, intricate and interesting work, combined with keeping the hand skills of the trade alive." -Jonathan Rayfield

Jonathan Rayfield has been a fully qualified architectural stonemason since 2011. After gaining an apprenticeship with a renowned stonemasonry company in 2008, working all over the country on many historic buildings. He later went on to win the UK Stone Federations Mason Of The Year in 2011. He is still in contact with his former company and continues to carry out work for them.

Rayfield Stonemasonry is insured.

Rayfield Stonemasonry hold a current gold CSCS card.