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Chepstow Stonemasons

Welcome to the comprehensive Ufindus Stonemasons directory. We have a vast selection of stonemason listings including contractors covering all aspects of stone work. Ufindus provides you with a rapid and efficient service and have a wide variety of listings available with a short description of each business before you enter the site. In the Stonemasons category we also include dry stone walling services. If you require Stonemason services such as memorial stones, the Ufindus stonemasons directory supplies you with all the essential stonemason contacts in your area.

About Chepstow - show infohide info

Chepstow is a border town straddling the Monmouthshire—Gloucestershire border, situated at the confluence of the River Wye and River Severn on the Severn's west bank. It is famous for its castle and racecourse, which hosts the Welsh Grand National. Chepstow sits upstream of the confluence of the River Wye and River Severn. There has been a settlement on the site since the early middle ages. After the Norman Invasion it was identified as an ideal site for a castle, as it not only controlled a crossing point on the River Wye, but also because the steep limestone gorge and castle dell afforded an excellent location for a castle. William the Conqueror ordered its construction in 1067, and it was designed by the master castle builder of the time, William FitzOsborne. The speed with which William the Conqueror committed to the creation of a castle in Chepstow is testament to its strategic importance. At the time, the kingdoms in the area were independent of the English crown and the castle in Chepstow provided a way to suppress the Welsh from attacking Gloucestershire. Offas Dyke, which begins on the east bank of the Wye and runs all the way to the Irish Sea in north Wales was also built (albeit a little earlier) to serve the same purpose. In the middle ages Chepstow was the largest port in Wales, this distinction was lost to the cities of Cardiff, Newport and Swansea during the industrial revolution, as they were more suitable for handling the export of coal and steel from the Glamorganshire and Monmouthshire valleys. The mediæval town wall (locally known as the port wall) still stands, and particularly good sections can be seen at the castle dell cark park, and near the A48 road. Chepstow is located near the old Severn Bridge which has the second longest span of any bridge in the UK. The town has a recently built a PFI funded community hospital and two new housing estates, as well as investing over £1 million on redevoping the town's commercial centre which has encountered considerable local criticism due to the high cost. There are a number of churches in Chepstow, including a variety of non-conformist demoninations. The most significant of these is The Priory Church located at the bottom of the town. It, like the castle, is Norman. In the vicinity of Chepstow are the Royal Forest of Dean and the Wye Valley, as well as the towns of Bristol, Newport, Gloucester, Cheltenham and Monmouth, as well as the villages of Sedbury, Tutshill, Woodcroft, Tidenham, Wibdon, St Arvans and Mathern.

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Hancock Masonry Ltd > Stonemasons in Bristol

188 Henleaze Road, Bristol, Avon, BS9 4NE (10.49 miles)

Forest Masonry > Stonemasons in Chepstow

Saw Mills Allastone Rd, Lydney, Gloucestershire, GL15 4EX (12.72 miles)

Forest of Dean Stone Firms > Stonemasons in Chepstow

Bixlade Stone Wks Cannop Rd, Parkend, Lydney, Gloucestershire, GL15 4JS (12.72 miles)

Act Masonry > Stonemasons in Bristol

75 Whiteway Road St George, Bristol, BS5 7QS (14.26 miles)

Stapleton Masonry > Stonemasons in Bristol

The Cott Broom Hl, Bristol, Avon, BS16 1DN (15.97 miles)

Orchard Stonemasons > Stonemasons in Weston Super Mare

48 West Street, Axbridge, Somerset, BS26 2AD (16.1 miles)

Wells Cathedral Stone Masons > Stonemasons in Weston Super Mare

Brunel Stoneworks Station Rd, Cheddar, Somerset, BS27 3AH (16.66 miles)

P Miles > Stonemasons in Ross On Wye

2 Old Pound Cottage, Llangarron, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, HR9 6PG (19.04 miles)

G Ward > Stonemasons in Ross On Wye

7 Station Street, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, HR9 7AG (19.04 miles)

The Stone Arts And Crafts Co > Stonemasons in Ross On Wye

Sarum, Dadnor, Ross On Wye, Herefordshire, HR9 6QL (19.04 miles)

W.b Thomas > Stonemasons in Cardiff

23a Pendwyallt Road, Cardiff, Vale Of Glamorgan, CF14 7EF (20.28 miles)

Masonic Halls > Stonemasons in Ebbw Vale

Western Terrace, Ebbw Vale, Gwent, NP23 6ES (21.94 miles)

Bellstone Garden Stoneware > Stonemasons in Ross On Wye

Trioscapes Nursery The Scarr, Newent, Gloucestershire, GL18 1DQ (23.9 miles)

Cavendish Masonry > Stonemasons in Bath

6 Broadmoor Vale, Bath, Avon, BA1 4LP (24.43 miles)

Stone Works > Stonemasons in Bath

Old Orchard, Walcot Street, Bath, Avon, BA1 5AX (24.43 miles)