Incoming block stone
https://steptoesyard.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Steptoes-Rock-Drop-Oct20.mp4 Here we have a c. 16-tonne block of stone being delivered for the stonemasons to get stuck into. This block will be drilled and split into more manageable sizes and then placed on the large 2400mm diameter stone saws and further reduced into separate slabs. Thereafter the slabs will be sized and shaped by […]
Quarried Blockstone
Another delivery of quarried blockstone arrives at Steptoes Yard This morning one of our wagons brought in yet another delivery of quarried blockstone. This fine piece of stone was, as always, sourced from one of the UK’s finest quarries and will now keep our stone masons busy for quite a while as they set to […]