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Find out about some of the projects we have been working on recently.
10th December 2024
We have cleaned an old fireplace and fitted a new Stovax Chesterfield Wide, 5kW, Multifuel Stove.
19th November 2024
A hand-crafted fire surround in our Buckingham style. Made from local Ancaster limestone with a matching stone lining inside the fireplace chamber.
21st October 2024
A Woburn with pedestals in Ancaster limestone. Matching hearth and lining and a Stovax Stockton 5 wood-burning stove.
17th October 2024
We completed this impressive bespoke commission at a property in Rutland recently.
It was hand carved by our stonemasons out of local Ancaster limestone with the same stone lining the wall behind an inset wood burning stove.
Featuring the Stovax Studio 2, 8kW wood burning inset stove.
14th October 2024
Keystone detail.
10th October 2024
It has been a busy few weeks for us as it always is at this time of year when the temperature starts to drop.
This is an @mifluesltd Firecracker, 5kW wood burning stove on an Ancaster hard white hearth that we installed over in Norfolk recently.
6th September 2024
What a transformation! 😁
📷We knocked out this customer's old tiled fire surround and installed a new concrete lintel. Our hand crafted Sandringham design in Ancaster hard white limestone was fitted along with a new flexible metal chimney liner and a Stovax County 8 wood burning stove. 👍
2nd September 2024
This customer chose our classic Woburn but with a deeper mantel in Ancaster freestone. Finished with a Burley Stapleford, 5kW, wood burning stove.
30th August 2024
🔥🔥🔥The new Mi-Fires Rondo, 5kW, wood burning stove looking great on an Ancaster hard white hearth. 🔥🔥🔥
23rd August 2024
Something slightly different for us - a surround for an AGA rather than a fireplace. Based on our Kettleby design and made with local limestone, we can scale up or down according to our customers specific requirements.
16th August 2024
A Burley Thorncombe, 4kW wood burning stove on an Ancaster Hard White hearth.
Burley stoves based in Oakham and Ancaster limestone quarried near Grantham - keeping business local
2nd August 2024
This name stone was hand carved in Ancaster freestone by our stonemason in our workshop in Rutland. We think it is going to look great in its new home!
29th July 2024
A Chatsworth with hearth and lining in Ancaster hard white limestone installed in a new build property in Rutland.
26th July 2024
A Stapleford surround hand-carved by our stonemasons in Ancaster hard white limestone.
22nd July 2024
A Woburn design surround and hearth in Ancaster freestone with an Mi-Fires FlickrFlame, 5kW wood burning stove.
Wooden door with no frame
Wooden door with no frame
19th July 2024
Door frame cladding and window frames in Ancaster freestone.
15th July 2024
A hand-crafted, Stapleford design surround in Ancaster hard white stone with slips in the same stone to enclose the customer's inset stove.
Thursday 27th June 2024
This bespoke fireplace is carved in Ancaster hard white limestone and finished with Brazilian black honed slate hearth and slips.
Monday 24th June 2024
Handcrafted by our expert stonemasons and installed by our fitting team, this large arched window frame is made from local Ancaster freestone.
Friday 21st June 2024
Another day, another fireplace.... a bespoke surround with hand carved crests in lovely, local Ancaster hard white limestone.
Tuesday 18th June 2024
Old surround and gas fire gone. ✅
New chimney liner, Woburn surround and chamber lining in Ancaster freestone and a Stovax Stockton 5 wood burning stove installed. ✅
Friday 7th June 2024
A smart new hearth in Ancaster hard white limestone cut to fit the customer's existing surround.
Wednesday 5th June 2024
A bespoke commission designed by the customer and hand carved by Theo.
Theo carved the new design onto this old piece of stone, preserving the old carving on the other side with both protected by new capping.
Friday 24th May 2024
A Woburn in Ancaster Hard White with the new Burley Stapleford, 5kW, wood burning stove.
This is the pipe that will eventually have a stove attached to it
This is the pipe that will eventually have a stove attached to it
Friday 17th May 2024
This is an internal twin wall chimney flue system in a new build property.
We install it at this stage so that as the building progresses the pipes can be encased in a false chimney breast and not visible as they rise through the house.
Tuesday 14th May 2024
Lovely to see this large Harewood design surround in Ancaster hard white limestone going into this newly built property.
With hearth and chamber lining in the same stone it needed a suitably large and impressive stove to match: the Burley Appliances Ltd Ashdown.
The Ashdown is an 8kW wood burning stove with an impressive 85.6% efficiency.
Monday 29th April 2024
This customer decided to beat the autumn rush and get their chimney swept now.
It was well worth doing judging by these before and after photos.
Friday 26th April 2024
Panther and lattice crests were hand carved into the head of this bespoke surround.
Made from local Ancaster hard white limestone with a new hearth and insert stone to match.
Monday 22nd April 2024
Some serious lifting equipment was required for us to reach the lofty heights of these chimneys!
Friday 12th April 2024
Enjoying a bit of sun this week here in Rutland! 🌞 👍
📷Name and date stones hand carved recently by our stonemason.
Tuesday 19th March 2024
This open fire was providing very little heat. We took it out, opened up the fireplace (revealing the original brick chamber), swept the chimney and lined the flue with a flexible metal liner. We added some slate slips around the edge of the fire surround.
Finished off with a Burley Stapleford, 5kW wood-burning stove for much improved efficiency and heat output.
Friday 15th March 2024
The ‘ApplePie’ range by Ekol.
Whether it be for a boat, yurt, glamping pod, shepherd’s hut or just a compact fireplace, ApplePie can be adapted and customised to suit. With its very low distance to combustibles this stove is ideal for small spaces.
With its individual styling and multiple cooking options including stainless cooktop, top baking oven, pan supports to one or both sides as well as griddle plate and pizza shelf inside, the ApplePie is the ‘Swiss Army Knife’ of wood burning stoves.
Amongst an elite handful of small-space stoves fully compliant with DEFRA and Ecodesign 2022 it can be used to burn wood anywhere in the UK.
With full cast iron construction and weighing in heavier than many stoves more than twice its size, it really is built to last.
Primary, Secondary and Tertiary air are intuitively controlled by a single air control and with an extra large window, enthusiastic fire-starters and chefs can easily monitor their creations.
Available to view in our showroom.
Monday 11th March 2024
**NEW STONE!** We were excited to install this Woburn surround made in our new stone - Ancaster Freestone.
Ancaster freestone is from the same local Lincolnshire quarry that we get our popular hard white and weatherbed limestones. Freestone is described as cream to pale brown/buff in colour with a compact, medium grain, predominantly oolitic containing a few shell fragments.
We installed this surround with the new Burley Stapleford, 5kW wood burning stove in a new build house in Rutland.
You can view a Woburn in Ancaster freestone in our showroom in Manton now.
Friday 8th March 2024
This customer liked our showroom display so much that they ordered a copy of it for their own newbuild house in Rutland!
A Brazilian riven black slate hearth, herringbone brick slip chamber, non-combustible oak-style beam and a Burley Hardwick 5kW stove. 👍
Tuesday 5th March 2024
Another clean chimney in Rutland.
All of that soot was produced by an open fire. This customer is going to have a much cleaner and more efficient Burley Appliances Ltd wood burning stove installed instead.
Did you know? - Not only can we sweep your chimney but we are HETAS qualified and approved flue and stove installers. Visit our showroom in Manton to choose yours. Whilst you are there you can even get a lovely, handcrafted stone fire surround and hearth to finish it off nicely!
With bespoke carved shields
With bespoke carved shields
Monday 19th February 2024
A small version of our Buckingham fire surround, personalised with family crest shields. Made in Ancaster Hard White limestone.
Tuesday 23rd January 2024
This Burghley fireplace is now available to view in our showroom and is made from Portland stone quarried on the Isle of Portland in Dorset.
Portland stone is hugely popular around the world. Famous for it's versatility, natural colour and durability it is used in many iconic buildings including St Paul's Cathedral and Buckingham Palace.
It has a creamy/white colour which mellows to a grey/white over time and has a low/medium shell content.
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Finished!
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Monday 22nd January 2024
This stone ball finial was one of a pair that Theo made for the entrance to a new build house that we have supplied much of the architectural stonemasonry for.
Tuesday 16th January 2024
BRAND NEW FOR 2024!
The Burley Stapleford, 5kW, wood burning stove.
Now available to view in our showroom in Manton, Rutland.
Friday 12th January 2024
HETAS - Heating and Equipment Testing and Approval Scheme is the certifying body that approves biomass and solid fuel heating appliances, fuels and services.
We are registered with them as certified, approved installers and chimney sweeps (search for our sister company: Uppingham Stoves Ltd).
This winter HETAS is launching it's 'Book a Sweep' campaign to raise awareness and reduce the instances of chimney fires.
🔥Did you know that a total of 3,243 chimney fires occurred in England, Wales and Scotland in 2022/23, with around 40% of chimney fires taking place in England between January and March.🔥
To 'Book a Sweep' now call us on 01572 737 474 or email info@uppinghamstone.co.uk for more information.
Monday 8th January 2024
A handcrafted fireplace in our Chatsworth low design in Ancaster Hard White limestone with slips and lining looking very smart in this customer's house in Rutland.
Wednesday 3rd January 2024
The Eurostove Westfire Uniq 37 on a pedestal looking smart with an Mi-Flues Limited Limited TwinWall Pro internal chimney flue system. A black riven slate hearth cut in a teardrop shape finishes it off nicely.
Friday 22nd December 2023
🎄🎄Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from the team at Uppingham Stone 🎄🎄
A LOT of soot had built up in this large inglenook chimney from years of open fires which we removed before fitting a new, insulated liner.
The Burley Ashdown, 8kW, wood-burning stove was a perfect fit.
Tuesday 19th December 2023
It is time to reveal that exciting news we teased you with in October...
***EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT!***
We are now offering chimney sweeping!
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Monday 18th December 2023
A handcrafted fireplace in our Boughton design in Ancaster Hard White limestone with the same stone lining. Made to fit the existing hearth.
Thursday 14th December 2023
What a transformation!
🪵We had to remove the wooden beam, brick up the hole and knock out the aperture.
We then fitted this lovely French rustic farmhouse inspired version of our Sandringham surround in Ancaster Hard White limestone.
🔥Finished off with a Chesney Salisbury 8 wood-burning stove.
Monday 11th December 2023
Date and name stones.
We hand carve these letters with traditional stonemasonry techniques that have been used for centuries.
Monday 4th December 2023
We made this lovely Ancaster Hard White surround in our Woburn design a while ago now but recently went back to fit the customer's new stove.
Just in time for the snow we had over the weekend here in Rutland!
Friday 1st December 2023
We were delighted to return to this customer to fit our Chatsworth surround in Ancaster Hard White limestone with a larger mantel. It features a contrasting slate hearth and Burley Thorncombe, 4kW, wood-burning stove.
The last picture is the Burghley surround in Ancaster Hard White limestone with a Burley Ashdown 8kW, wood-burning stove that we installed for them last year, looking great
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Monday 27th November 2023
The fabulous Burley Ashdown, 8kW, wood-burning stove. Perfect timing now that the weather has turned a bit chillier.
Friday 24th November 2023
This customer had their old inset stove removed and the chimney aperture knocked out. We then lined this in Ancaster limestone with a decorative lintel to match.
A grey sandstone hearth and a Burley Icarus, 5kW wood-burning stove finishes off the look.
Mi-Fires Ovale Tall, 5kW, wood-burning stove
Tight squeeze!
Mi-Fires Ovale Tall, 5kW, wood-burning stove
Mi-Fires Ovale Tall, 5kW, wood-burning stove
Friday 17th November 2023
It was a tight squeeze to finish off this internal twin wall flue system!
Completed with an Mi-Fires Ovale Tall, 5kW, wood-burning stove and a slate hearth.
Monday 6th November 2023
ARCHITECTURAL STONEMASONRY: Dripped sandstone coping.
Coping is the capping or covering of a wall. The drip groove acts as a barrier, preventing water from reaching the wall below.
The customer's own design in Ancaster Hard White limestone with a Town & Country Langdale Eco stove
The customer's own design in Ancaster Hard White limestone with a Town & Country Langdale Eco stove
The customer's own design in Ancaster Hard White limestone with a Town & Country Langdale Eco stove
The customer's own design in Ancaster Hard White limestone with a Town & Country Langdale Eco stove
Thursday 2nd November 2023
The customer's own design with a classic twist on the 1950s original shape fireplace in Ancaster Hard White limestone. With a Town & Country Langdale Eco stove we think it is a unique and fabulous result!
Tuesday 31st October 2023
Another busy day at work today...
Coming Soon
Stay Tuned
Thursday 26th October 2023
We can't wait to tell you our very exciting news soon - we will keep you posted!
Mi-Fires FlickrFlame, 5kW, wood-burning stove with Ancaster hard white hearth and non-combustible oak style beam
Mi-Fires FlickrFlame, 5kW, wood-burning stove with Ancaster hard white hearth and non-combustible oak style beam
Mi-Fires FlickrFlame, 5kW, wood-burning stove with Ancaster hard white hearth and non-combustible oak style beam
Friday 20th October 2023
This is a popular look at at moment: Mi-Fires FlickrFlame, 5kW, wood-burning stove with Ancaster hard white hearth and a non-combustible oak style beam.
Wednesday 18th October 2023
The saws in our yard in action.
We fit our first, brand new Pumpkin Pie stove.
Tuesday 10th October 2023
***NEW STOVE ALERT!***
Saltfire Ekol have proudly (and timely) released their new stove - the Pumpkin Pie.
It has a 50% larger fire box than the Apple Pie. It is available in 5kW or 7.4kW and fully customisable with a large range of door and body colours.
Click below to find our more.
With a non-combustible oak-style beam, brick slip lining and Burley Thorncombe, 4kW, wood-burning stove.
With a non-combustible oak-style beam, brick slip lining and Ancaster Weatherbed hearth and insert.
With a non-combustible oak-style beam, brick slip lining and Burley Thorncombe, 4kW, wood-burning stove.
Monday 9th October 2023
Ancaster Weatherbed hearth and insert. Non-combustible oak-style beam.
Brick slip lining.
Burley Thorncombe, 4kW, wood-burning stove.
Wednesday 4th October 2023
A tale of two halves... part 2
Our Woburn design fireplace in Ancaster Hard White limestone with matching hearth, insert and lining. But this one has the Mi-Fires Firecracker Large, 5kW, wood-burning stove. Both stoves and the fireplace are available to view in our showroom.
Tuesday 3rd October 2023
A tale of two halves... part 1
Our Woburn design fireplace in Ancaster Hard White limestone with matching hearth, insert and lining.
This one has the Stovax Stockton 5, 5kW, wood-burning stove. Which one would you choose?
Friday 29th September 2023
A Westfire Uniq 45, 5-7kW, wood-burning stove on an Ancaster Hard White limestone hearth. With a twin wall chimney flue system fitted to the rear.
Monday 25th September 2023
Ancaster Weatherbed comes in a mixture of blue and buff colours. Most people specify mostly buff but we love the blue and this block certainly had plenty of it!
Thursday 21st September 2023
Number carving by hand on a piece of scrap stone.
Removed the concrete lintel to allow for a larger aperture
Wednesday 20th September 2023
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Before, during and after.
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Handcrafted fireplace in our Chatsworth design in Cadeby limestone with the chimney aperture lined in the same stone.
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Chesney Shoreditch, 4kW, wood-burning stove in their 'silver' colour.
AGA surround
AGA surround
AGA surround
AGA surround
Thursday 14th September 2023
A bespoke commission to create a surround for a customer's AGA in Ancaster Hard White limestone.
Monday 11th September 2023
Another Woburn fireplace in Ancaster Hard White with the trusty Stovax Stockton 5kW stove combo.
Springfield design fireplace in Ancaster Weatherbed limestone with a Burley Hardwick, 5kW, wood-burning stove
Springfield design fireplace in Ancaster Weatherbed limestone with a Burley Hardwick, 5kW, wood-burning stove
Ancaster Weatherbed limestone
Springfield design fireplace in Ancaster Weatherbed limestone with a Burley Hardwick, 5kW, wood-burning stove
Wednesday 6th September 2023
A handcrafted fireplace in our Springfield design made in Ancaster Weatherbed limestone.
Ancaster Weatherbed is a beautiful, local limestone which is full of character. It comes as a blue and beige mix and has many shell fossils.
With a Burley Hardwick, 5kW, wood-burning stove with a whopping 90.4% efficiency.
Tuesday 5th September 2023
1. Remove existing fireplace.
2. Knock out chimney aperture to larger size.
3. Fit new chimney liner.
4. Fit black riven slate hearth and lining.
5. Install a Saltfire ST-X4 Tall, 4.1kW stove.
6. Done!
Summer...
Gosh what a busy summer we have had!
Take a look at a small sample of what we have been up to.
Friday 30th June 2023
Sumer saver offer!
Beat the autumn rush and book a new fireplace and/or stove before 31st July 2023 and get £100 off your total price*!
Thursday 29th June 2023
Say cheese!
The Uppingham Stone fitting team after fitting a bespoke fire surround for very happy customers.
Stonecarving
Carving into a fireplace head
Bespoke commission
Stonecarving
Monday 26th June 2023
Theo was busy carving again this week for a bespoke commission. Ten points if you know the significance of this design!
Friday 23rd June 2023
This stone bowl with a hidden bioethanol burner is the perfect addition to alfresco dining (or inside dining!).
Saltfire Bignut, 5kW stove
Saltfire Bignut, 5kW stove
Saltfire Bignut, 5kW stove
Saltfire Bignut, 5kW stove
Wednesday 14th June 2023
We installed a flue liner and this Saltfire Bignut, 5kW stove today not far from our showroom.
Monday 12th June 2023
When fresh concrete gets poured at our yard...
Tuesday 6th June 2023
FROM THE ARCHIVES:
We love looking back on our past projects from time to time; this is a stone doorway and window cills we supplied a few years ago for a property in Farndon.
Burley Hardwick, 5kW wood-burning stove
Burley Thorncombe, 4kW wood-burning stove
Burley Hardwick, 5kW wood-burning stove
Friday 2nd June 2023
We now have the beautiful Burley Hardwick, 5kW and Burley Thorncombe, 4kW stoves back in stock.
Burley are the world's most efficient and cleanest wood burning stoves and they are made just down the road from us in Oakham.
Carving corbels for a bespoke fireplace
Carving corbels for a bespoke fireplace
Friday 26th May 2023
Carved corbels and chimney caps...
A bespoke fireplace with hand-carved scrolled corbels and new chimney caps for this job. We are going back soon to put the chimney liner down and fit the stove.
Wednesday 24th May 2023
A straightforward twin wall flue pipe system at a barn conversion nearby. Just waiting for a specially made lead flashing to go through the ridge of the roof to finish the job off.
Thursday 18th May 2023
This bespoke fireplace was designed by the customer and made in Ancaster Hard White limestone. They were delighted with the result and we think it looks amazing.
Bespoke stone fireplace
Crests carved into limestone on a bespoke fireplace
Bespoke stone fireplace
Bespoke stone fireplace
Monday 15th May 2023
Theo has been busy carving crests again for another fireplace. This one is an identical copy of a bespoke design we have previously done for another room in the house.
Wednesday 10th May 2023
Sherman has been finishing off this sandstone coping with a drip line to encourage rainwater to drip from the edge of the stone rather than seep into the mortar or stone of the wall.
Burley Ashdown stove in Harewood design limestone fireplace.
Harewood design limestone fireplace.
Burley Ashdown stove in Harewood design limestone fireplace.
Thursday 4th May 2023
Two Harewood design fireplaces in Ancaster Hard White limestone. One with a Burley Ashdown, 8kw stove. One without.
Monday 24th April 2023
Here is one of the sets of crests we were working on looking great in its finished position on this bespoke fireplace in Ancaster Hard White limestone.
Bespoke crests
Bespoke crests
Bespoke crests
Tuesday 18th April 2023
Theo has been using traditional stonemasonry techniques to create these crests for bespoke fireplaces. Carved into Ancaster Hard White limestone.
Thursday 13th April 2023
This bespoke fireplace really shows the beauty of the Cadeby limestone that we use.
Thursday 6th April 2023
We installed a Chatsworth fireplace in Ancaster Hard White limestone and an MI-Fires Firecracker, 5kw stove in this new build near Market Harborough.
Monday 27th March 2023
Another happy customer just up the road from the yard. We installed this lovely Chatsworth surround in Ancaster Hard White limestone to complement the existing black stone hearth.
Wednesday 15th March 2023
Our Sandringham surround in Ancaster Hard White limestone with a Brazilian honed black slate hearth. These customers chose the new MI-Fires Firecracker which is a showroom exclusive - come and see it in ours.
Tuesday 14th March 2023
This was a bespoke commission for a large fire surround in Cadeby limestone. The wires you can see in the hearth will have uplighters attached. We think it's going to look amazing!
Monday 13th March 2023
A bit chilly finishing off this twin wall system in the snow!
Thursday 9th March 2023
We love this smart portico that we have installed on a newly built house.
Tuesday 7th March 2023
Our team have built a chimney breast and installed a twin wall flue system. We then added an Ancaster Hard White limestone hearth and lining and a Saltfire ST-X5, 5kw, wood-burning stove.