M.Axell Stone Restoration Limited

🔷The team have recently completed various restoration work to St Margaret’s church, Bethersden.

Our scope of work involved the removal of various blown areas of lime render, replacing two damaged coping stones and the realignment of the buttress stonework.

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🔷One of our current ongoing projects at Chatham Dockyards

The team have been working at one of the old officers buildings where Admiral Nelson would have visited after his voyages at sea. We have been working in the cellar restoring the floor back to the original brickwork, matching it with the cellar room next door.

Once the brick pavers are laid we will be supplying and fitting 3 yorkstone treads to match the hallway.

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🔷The team have been carrying out various ongoing restoration to St Margaret’s Church in Bethersden.

Our scope of work was ;
-realign buttress stonework
-carry out stone repairs to damaged sections of stone mullion and transoms
-repair 2 areas of blown plaster with traditional 3 coat lime plaster
-supply and fit 2 damaged copings

Our work is ongoing while the plaster dries for the final coat next week.

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🔷The team have recently completed the lifting and re setting of the lower 2 treads to these steps in Royal Tunbridge Wells.

With the age of the steps the treads had worn significantly, causing rainwater to run back towards the house. We have since relayed these with the correct fall.

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🔷One of our recently completed projects.

We have been carrying out internal lime plastering to a listed property in the Center on Canterbury. Mixing on site by hand with traditional methods, using sand and fibres mixed into the mortar, supplied by

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🔷A busy January has been hit and miss with the weather. Luckily we have had a few internal lime plaster projects to keep us warm and dry. All materials have been mixed by hand using traditional non hydraulic lime and fibres in the base and float coat, supplied by

We have also continue restoration work to a property in Eltham when the weather has allowed us.

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🎄 Merry Christmas & Thank You 🎄

As the year draws to a close, we’d like to say a huge thank you to all our clients, collaborators and supporters for an incredible year.

2025 has been a milestone for us — from proudly taking on our first apprentice, to completing some truly fantastic projects. Highlights include internal lime plaster works, the privilege of refitting marble to a statue at the V&A Museum, a large-scale restoration project with stone replacement in Cranleigh, and carrying out several church restorations across Kent.

We’re extremely grateful for the trust you place in us and for the opportunity to work on such meaningful and historic buildings. None of this would be possible without your continued support.

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year — we look forward to what 2026 brings 🎅✨

🔷This small lime plaster repair has been recently completed to St Mary’s church in High Halden.

A piece of plaster had fallen down from the ceiling causing the church to close for safety reason. We swiftly arranged scaffolding and carried the work out over a 2 weeks period to ensure the church could re open for the busy festive period.

Using traditional horse hair lime plaster to carry out the repair we have applied 3 coats with a smooth finish.

We had to admire the mammoth timber beams used for the ceiling, amazing craftsmanship.

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🔷Another one completed before Christmas.

The team have been working hard on a number of projects during November and December to get things tied up before we break for Christmas.

We have just completed the restoration and rebuild to a number of chimney stacks in Ivy Hatch, Sevenoaks.

Our work consisted of;
-a full dismantle and rebuild to the dangerous chimney stacks, including renewing the flaunching
-full rake out and repoint
-supplying and fitting new clay chimney pots and caps

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🔷A recent completed restoration to 2 chimney stacks at a listed property in Kent.

Schedule of works:
-remove the existing cement mortar
-remove defective flaunching
-repoint the chimney stacks in traditional coarse lime mortar
-fit chimney pots and cowls
-reflaunch

The rain did cause some issues while working on these stacks but we managed to get things wrapped up before the weekend.

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