Traditional Dry Stone Walling, Ornamental Craftsmanship.
18 years experience building countryside field boundaries and high quality garden wall features in Northumberland and Cumbria.
Level III Advanced Certification
Traditional Stone Walling, Ornamental Garden Craftsmanship.
18 years experience building countryside field boundaries and high quality garden wall features in Northumberland and Cumbria.
Level III Advanced Certification
Meet Ben Lloyd, your dry stone wall specialist rooted in the landscape.
“I grew up on a farm on Hadrian's Wall with my two brothers, where the Roman stonework around us sparked a lifelong interest in the craft. I helped my brother repair field walls in the area as a teenager, and became a professional waller full-time in 2008. My work today spans Northumberland, Cumbria and the North East, including projects for Northumberland National Park and the National Trust.”
Built to last
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I’m always looking to be conscientious with my approach, ensuring the build is solid and designed to hold for decades.
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With residential dry stone walling, I look to strike a balance between beautiful design and strength. Your garden walling should be a stand out feature but also last for many, many years.
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I don't disturb the environment more than I have to (Often you will find me rescuing all sorts of critters like spiders, toads and even snakes!).
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I take time to understand my client’s needs and take a lot of pride in sharing knowledge about my craft, whether that’s to customers or passing member’s of the public.
Project Types
Field Walling
Rebuilding agricultural boundaries across Northumberland and Cumbria's upland farms, providing shelter, dividing fields, and managing livestock grazing through the seasons. Work ranges from small repairs to full rebuilds, using traditional techniques supplemented where needed with quarried stone to match the original wall.
Ornamental Garden Walling
New dry stone garden walls for residential and private clients, built using Alston Natural Stone to bring both aesthetic character and boundary structure to a garden. Every wall is designed around the space it sits in, with features such as curved walls, retaining walls, steps, stiles and berms tailored to suit the setting.
Estate Walling
Repairing and rebuilding boundaries for the National Trust and large country estates. These walls often serve a dual purpose, dividing working agricultural land while also enclosing grounds open to the public, and the work is carried out with care for the historic parkland and woodland settings they sit within.
A few words from my clients
“Communication was top-notch and the final outcome was even better than we imagined. A great experience all around.”
— Former Customer“Ben has worked on both regular boundary walls and heritage features on Moss Peteral Farm. His work is always appropriate to the task in hand. He makes effective use of the stone available to rebuild robust and long lasting field walls. The care and craftsmanship he employed in a restoration project has created sometime quite beautiful yet still functional.”
Sue Seymour, Moss Peteral Farm, Brampton
“Communication was top-notch and the final outcome was even better than we imagined. A great experience all around.”
— Former Customer“Ben has been doing my walling at Hot Bank for years. Always leaves a great quality, professional job.
John Pattinson, Steel Rig, Hadrians Wall, Northumberland
“Communication was top-notch and the final outcome was even better than we imagined. A great experience all around.”
— Former Customer“Ben has done several jobs for me over the last 13 years, these have been ornamental and border walls and each and every job has been exceptional. Ben has an extensive knowledge of dry stone walling and is happy to share this as he works on your project. The finished walls always look great and I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Ben to anyone looking for a quality craftsman.”
Spencer Boyle, Cawburn, Haltwhistle, Northumberland
“Communication was top-notch and the final outcome was even better than we imagined. A great experience all around.”
— Former Customer“This is the chap you want if your after a specific type of wall, he is a true walling artist and true gentleman.”
Gary Oldfield, Hexham, Northumberland
“Communication was top-notch and the final outcome was even better than we imagined. A great experience all around.”
— Former CustomerLet’s get started with your project
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