Architect-designed homes built in natural stone, from footings to finish — serving Bideford and the surrounding Torridge, North Devon area from our Barnstaple base.
Bideford is a short run down the A39 from our Barnstaple base, and we regularly take on projects across the town, East-the-Water, Northam, Appledore and Westward Ho!.
The port town's building stock runs from merchant townhouses around Bridgeland Street to coastal properties at Appledore and Westward Ho! that take a hammering from salt air — both need materials and detailing chosen properly.
With its medieval Long Bridge and several conservation areas, Bideford is a town where traditional masonry skills still matter, and where Torridge District Council expects sympathetic work on older properties.
A new build faced in natural stone is a different proposition from a standard brick-and-block house — and most general builders treat the stone as an afterthought. We don't. Stonework is our specialism, so a stone new build with us means the facade is coursed, jointed and detailed by people who do it every week, not squeezed in around the rest of the job.
We deliver new builds and self-builds from groundworks up: foundations and drainage with our own plant, structural blockwork, full natural stone facing, and everything through to render and finish. We've built complete stone new builds in the area — including one in Braunton — so we're pricing from experience, not guesswork.
Most of these projects are architect-led, and that's how we like to work: pricing from drawings, building exactly what's been designed, and flagging the practical details early so the project doesn't stall mid-build. If you're at the design stage, getting us involved before tender usually saves money on the stonework specification alone.



A large part of our work comes through architects, and it shows in how we operate: we price accurately from drawings, build exactly what's been designed, raise the practical questions early rather than mid-build, and keep sites clean and organised enough to walk a client around at any point. If your stone new build in Bideford is architect-designed, we're comfortable being tendered against anyone.
The capability behind that is unusual for a contractor our size: stonework specialists in-house, our own plant and machinery, and experience across heritage restoration, full stone new builds and complex structural work. From a commercial natural stone facade for Tesco Express to complete barn conversions and coastal builds, the same in-house team carries every project — which is why the finish is consistent and the programme holds.
Stonework, brickwork, groundworks and finishing handled by our own team — not a chain of subcontractors.
Diggers, dumpers and machinery owned and operated by us, which keeps rural and awkward sites moving.
Traditional masonry is the heart of the business — the standard of our stonework carries through every job.
Barnstaple based since 2015, working across Torridge, North Devon — ask around, our work speaks for itself.
“Absolutely stunning work”
— Craig Cronin“Transformed our garden completely”
— Melissa Barker“Exceeded every expectation”
— D. NewmanComplete builds — groundworks, structure, stone facing and finish, all in-house. We can also be brought in purely for the stonework package on a build run by others.
Yes, that's our preferred way of working. We price from drawings, work alongside your architect through the build, and are comfortable with the inspection and sign-off process with Torridge District Council and building control.
Whatever suits the design and the setting — we source and dress stone to match local character or to a specific architectural specification, and we'll advise honestly on what works and what blows the budget.
Send your drawings to George at georgestanbury.97@hotmail.co.uk or call 07841 933038. We'll review them, visit the site and give you a properly considered quote.
Call George for an honest conversation and a free, no-obligation quote. We'll visit the site, talk through what's possible and price it properly.
Call 07841 933038