Connor Lomax Dry Stone Walling

02/01/2026

New Year = Quoting time
It is that time of year that my calendar starts to fill up with jobs as people start to think about what they can do in their garden this coming year.
If you think you may want some walling doing then please get in touch and I will look to come and see you soon so I can give you a quote / advice and book any work in at a time that suits us both. There is no cost and absolutely no obligation. You can drop me a whats app message on the link below or even better, give me a ring on 07532 115232.

Cheers and Happy New Year
Connor 😀

31/12/2025

REVIEW OF 2025 (5 of 5)
I am making 5 posts detailing my favourite walls of the year.

This was the biggest project of the year and nearly broke us. The client had a 3.5m high retaining wall at the end of their garden that was bulging dangerously at its base for several metres. The only way to fix it was to bring it down stone by stone from the top for an 11m stretch of the wall (35t of stone). The ground behind was very unstable and a storm at the weekend two weeks into the work brought down several tons of material that the wall would be holding up once built. We removed 2 large skips full of material and brought in an additional 10t of stone, all by hand to and from the skip that was 50m away and down two sets of steps. Ouch. Working tirelessly for several weeks we eventually completed it and a very good wall it is to... if I do say so myself.

30/12/2025

REVIEW OF 2025 (4 of 5)
I am making 5 posts detailing my favourite walls of the year.

Here the client had sleepers retaining half his garden for a 20m long stretch and wanted a 1m high dry stone wall to replace it. We chose Kerridge stone to build this wall with as the colours would compliment the extension the client was building which would be clad in bronze cladding. Along with 50mm thick indian stone tops this ended up being a high quality wall which we are very happy with. The client was so happy she was planning on a 'wall party' in the spring of 2026 which made me smile 😃.

29/12/2025

REVIEW OF 2025 (3 of 5)
I am making 5 posts detailing my favourite walls of the year.

Smaller jobs - our bread and butter.
While the bigger jobs take the glory the smaller jobs are our bread and butter and what we love doing because they are usually repairing existing walls with existing stone and the challenges that can throw up. These photos are just a few of the ones from 2025.

28/12/2025

REVIEW OF 2025 (2 of 5)
I am making 5 posts detailing my favourite walls of the year.

Using stone from Yorkshire for once 😀.
Here the client wanted an 1.8m high wall built along the back of her property with an existing gate to remain in the middle of it. Getting stone there was tricky to say the least. We had to get the stone dropped near the road some 200m away and use an excavator and dump truck to bring the stone to the wall location through the farmers field.
We used 36 tons of reclaimed stone from Yorkshire which we hadn't used before. The stone was generally smaller than we are used to but it was also a lot easier to shape and thus we really enjoyed building this wall... but then we enjoy most walls to be fair.
We used some existing aspect of the reclaimed stone to work with the gate latches as well. see photo. Aren't we clever? 😳
I've attached a couple of progress photos here so you can see a few aspects like:
- the clear run before foundations are laid,
- the foundations themselves,
- all the stone laid out on the ground in what is actually an orderly fashion.

28/12/2025

REVIEW OF 2025 (1 of 5)
I am going to make 5 posts detailing my favourite walls of the year.

Half Round topped small retaining wall.
The curved walls shown here were replacing concrete slabs that were leaning forward and unsightly. With the drives sloping at varying degrees making it tricky for this wall to look right we were happy with the finished product as was the client.

Straight Retaining Wall with built in steps.
The client wanted to build a patio at the back of his garden and thus we were tasked with building this retaining wall in front of it's future location including steps up to the raised area.
While I don't like using mortar we will do when using these indian stone tops as kids running along them are inevitable in the future so the more secure the better.

19/06/2025

DRY STONE WALLING COURSE
Happy summer everybody 🌞. I have a new course date for this coming September. If you are interested then please message me on the details below asap.
Two Day Introduction to Dry Stone Walling Course - £135
6-7 September 2025 (weekend)
You will learn everything required to build a dry stone wall from laying foundations and working your way up the wall to placing the coping stones at the top. The two days give you plenty of time to practice what you have been taught, learn from your mistakes and hone your skills to give you confidence to build a wall in your own garden. You will be working on existing walls that require rebuilding within a real re-wilding landscape and once rebuilt will remain in place for decades to come.
All days run from 9:30am – 4pm at Sunart Fields on the outskirts of Whaley Bridge in the beautiful Peak District.
If you are interested in this course then email me at

[email protected]

and I'll send further details.
If you can't make this one but are interested in any courses that will be added in the future then please direct message me with your email address or email me at [email protected] and I will ensure to mail you before they go public to give you first option.
Cheers
Connor

22/05/2025

Finally completed the wall in Whaley Bridge which we started back in April. 30 tons later and we are well happy with the end product.
Stone supplied by Abacus Stone Sales. Great stone to shape but a lot was small in size so it took time to build.
Luckily our client was more than happy for us to take our time and do as best a job as we could. We're delighted with the end result, especially considering there were 3 cheek ends in a relatively short length.
You know you've done well when the client does a little jig as she goes back to the house after completion 😄.

22/05/2025

28/04/2025

I've nipped away from our bigger project to help a client keep those cute little lambs in their field by finishing off a wall either side of a gate that was put into the wall over the winter. Love putting swan necks into walls when appropriate.
This is proper gritstone that destroys gloves just be looking at them 🤣.

23/04/2025

Good progress on our current job which we started before the Easter Holidays. One side of the gate is now complete and the cheek end of the other side is nearly up. Starting to look like it might be a wall at some time😃.
All this stone is reclaimed stone so I took the opportunity to fit a stone with a hole already in it next to the gate to accommodate the hook. It's the little bits that count.

09/04/2025

Started a new project this week in my home town of Whaley Bridge. Will try and keep updates coming but here are the first few photos.