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Three-quarter view. Richard III’s stone tomb in Leicester Cathedral, with its deeply cut cross and dark plinth. — Tomb of King Richard III
A pale Swaledale Fossil limestone tomb chest has a deeply cut cross above a dark Kilkenny stone plinth, with carved lettering and an inlaid pietra dura coat of arms. Its disciplines include Memorials, Architecture, Masonry, and Stone marquetry. Related services include Memorials, Inscriptions, Stone inlay, and Heraldry.
Designed by van Heyningen and Haward Architects. Stonework by James Elliott. Lettering by Gary Breeze, Stuart Buckle. Pietra dura by Thomas Greenaway.
2015 | Leicester Cathedral
Source & credits
Tomb design and project coordination: James McCosh and colleagues at van Heyningen and Haward Architects. Technical stonework consultancy, tomb and plinth fabrication, site assembly and integration of the carved and inlaid elements: James Elliott. Pietra dura coat of arms: Thomas Greenaway. Lettering and decorative motifs: designed and carved by Gary Breeze, with carving assistance from Stuart Buckle. Photograph: Carlo Draisci. | Used with permission | Source | Project credits — van Heyningen and Haward Architects
Tomb of King Richard III

An Opened Letter — LGBT+ Armed Forces Community Memorial
An inscribed circular Yorkstone base supports a folded bronze letter, combining hand-carved dedications with the open lettering of the Armed Forces memorial. Its materials include Sandstone. Its disciplines include Sculpture. Related services include Memorials and Public monuments.
Lettering by Charlotte Howarth. Designed by Nina Bilbey, Abraxas Academy.
2025 | National Memorial Arboretum, Alrewas, Staffordshire
Source & credits
Letterforms: Charlotte Howarth. Design: Abraxas Academy — Charlotte Howarth, Nina Bilbey, Sue Aperghis, James Spedding, Roger Foyster and Kate Holmes. Forged bronze: Holkham Forge. Image supplied by Charlotte Howarth. | Used with permission | Source | Full memorial team — Fighting With Pride
An Opened Letter — LGBT+ Armed Forces Community Memorial

A black-and-white photograph of the curving stone Reading Room surround and stairs beneath geometric roof shadows. — British Museum Great Court — Reading Room surround
Curving limestone walls and stairs wrap around the historic Reading Room, crossed by shadows from the glazed roof. Its disciplines include Architecture and Masonry. Related services include Stone steps.
Designed by Foster + Partners. Stone fabrication by Savema.
2000 | British Museum, London
Source & credits
Great Court redevelopment: Foster + Partners. Structural engineering: Buro Happold. Stone contribution: Savema. Photograph: Jules Verne Times Two / julesvernex2.com. Photo source | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Photographer’s black-and-white version with bystanders removed; resized proportionally, retaining the full frame. | Stone contribution — Savema
British Museum Great Court — Reading Room surround

Welsh slate wall beside the Senedd entrance, beneath its sweeping timber canopy. — Senedd — slate entrance wall
Rough-faced Welsh slate clads the entrance wall beneath a sweeping timber canopy. Its disciplines include Architecture.
Architectural design by RSHP.
2006 | Cardiff, Wales
5,308 m² gross floor area
Source & credits
Architectural design: Richard Rogers Partnership, now RSHP. Structural engineering: Arup. Landscape architecture: Gillespies. Contractor: Taylor Woodrow Construction. Photograph: Senedd Cymru / Welsh Parliament. Photo source | CC BY 2.0 | Resized proportionally; full frame retained. | Project team — RSHP
Senedd — slate entrance wall

The veined alabaster altar stands on its raised limestone base during a service, with clergy and worshippers gathered around it. — Leicester Cathedral — High Altar — in worship
This view shows the Fauld alabaster altar in use during worship, with its angular front, gilded edging and raised Ancaster and Kilkenny limestone base. Its disciplines include Architecture, Furniture, Masonry, Stone carving, and Architectural carving. Related services include Stone furniture, Architectural ornaments, and Sacred sculpture.
Designed by van Heyningen and Haward Architects. Stonework by James Elliott. Carved by Jonathan Hedge.
2015 | Leicester Cathedral, Leicester
Source & credits
Altar design and project coordination: James McCosh and colleagues at van Heyningen and Haward Architects. Technical stonework consultancy, altar and plinth fabrication, site assembly and integration of the carved and inlaid elements: James Elliott. Carving: Jonathan Hedge. Gilding: Croxford and Saunders. Photograph: Carlo Draisci. | Used with permission | Source | Altar project — van Heyningen and Haward Architects
Leicester Cathedral — High Altar — in worship

Ancaster bowl
A shallow oval bowl carved from pale Ancaster limestone, with sweeping parallel ribs rising across its hollow interior. Its disciplines include Sculpture.
Carved by Charlotte Howarth.
Source & credits
Carving: Charlotte Howarth. Image supplied by Charlotte Howarth. | Used with permission | Source
Ancaster bowl

A tall granite boulder inscribed with scripts and symbols by Peter Randall-Page in Pearson Square, London. — The One and The Many
Scripts and symbols cover a tall granite boulder, with closely spaced carved lettering following the stone’s irregular oval outline above a rectangular plinth. Its disciplines include Sculpture. Related services include Public monuments and Inscriptions.
Sculpture by Peter Randall-Page.
2015 | Pearson Square, London
Source & credits
Sculpture: Peter Randall-Page. Photograph: AndyScott. Photo source | CC BY-SA 4.0
The One and The Many

Marker with Description of Textiles
A brick column with diagonally carved fabric names and a pale inscription band stands behind a low flint wall, celebrating the textile trade. Its disciplines include Lettering and Sculpture. Related services include Public monuments.
By Charlotte Howarth.
2011 | New Botolph Street, Norwich
H 190 cm
Source & credits
Artwork and lettering: Charlotte Howarth. Photograph: Charlotte Howarth. | Used with permission | Source | Artwork record — Art UK
Marker with Description of Textiles

Side view. Richard III’s stone tomb in Leicester Cathedral, with its deeply cut cross and dark plinth. — Tomb of King Richard III — side view
This side view shows the tomb’s elongated Swaledale Fossil limestone chest, the cross cut down its side and the RICHARD III inscription on the dark Kilkenny stone plinth. Its disciplines include Memorials, Lettering, Architecture, Masonry, and Stone marquetry. Related services include Memorials, Stone inlay, and Heraldry.
Designed by van Heyningen and Haward Architects. Stonework by James Elliott. Lettering by Gary Breeze, Stuart Buckle. Pietra dura by Thomas Greenaway.
2015 | Leicester Cathedral
Source & credits
Tomb design and project coordination: James McCosh and colleagues at van Heyningen and Haward Architects. Technical stonework consultancy, tomb and plinth fabrication, site assembly and integration of the carved and inlaid elements: James Elliott. Pietra dura coat of arms: Thomas Greenaway. Lettering and decorative motifs: designed and carved by Gary Breeze, with carving assistance from Stuart Buckle. Photograph: Carlo Draisci. | Used with permission | Source | Project credits — van Heyningen and Haward Architects
Tomb of King Richard III — side view

Boffins’ Memorial
A rounded Yorkstone memorial combines deeply cut lettering with a radiating engraved motif to commemorate the workers of a former military research site. Its materials include Sandstone. Its disciplines include Sculpture. Related services include Memorials, Inscriptions, and Public monuments.
By Charlotte Howarth.
Orford Quay, Suffolk
Source & credits
Design and carving: Charlotte Howarth. Image supplied by Charlotte Howarth. | Used with permission | Source
Boffins’ Memorial

Close view of a cross carved within a circle in the veined alabaster top, with textured gilded strips along the edge. — Leicester Cathedral — High Altar — detail
A carved cross within a circle marks the polished Fauld alabaster top, above textured gilded Kilkenny limestone strips and richly veined alabaster panels. Its disciplines include Architecture, Furniture, Masonry, and Architectural carving. Related services include Stone furniture, Architectural ornaments, and Sacred sculpture.
Designed by van Heyningen and Haward Architects. Stonework by James Elliott. Carved by Jonathan Hedge.
2015 | Leicester Cathedral, Leicester
Source & credits
Altar design and project coordination: James McCosh and colleagues at van Heyningen and Haward Architects. Technical stonework consultancy, altar and plinth fabrication, site assembly and integration of the carved and inlaid elements: James Elliott. Carving: Jonathan Hedge. Gilding: Croxford and Saunders. Photograph: Carlo Draisci. | Used with permission | Source | Altar project — van Heyningen and Haward Architects
Leicester Cathedral — High Altar — detail

End view. Richard III’s stone tomb in Leicester Cathedral, with its deeply cut cross and dark plinth. — Tomb of King Richard III — end view
This end view looks along the deep cross cut into the fossil-marked limestone chest, above the plinth’s inlaid coat of arms and carved motto. Its disciplines include Memorials, Lettering, Architecture, Masonry, and Stone marquetry. Related services include Memorials, Inscriptions, Stone inlay, and Heraldry.
Designed by van Heyningen and Haward Architects. Stonework by James Elliott. Lettering by Gary Breeze, Stuart Buckle. Pietra dura by Thomas Greenaway.
2015 | Leicester Cathedral
Source & credits
Tomb design and project coordination: James McCosh and colleagues at van Heyningen and Haward Architects. Technical stonework consultancy, tomb and plinth fabrication, site assembly and integration of the carved and inlaid elements: James Elliott. Pietra dura coat of arms: Thomas Greenaway. Lettering and decorative motifs: designed and carved by Gary Breeze, with carving assistance from Stuart Buckle. Photograph: Carlo Draisci. | Used with permission | Source | Project credits — van Heyningen and Haward Architects
Tomb of King Richard III — end view

One carved half of Peter Randall-Page’s Hundred Year Stone beside Derwentwater, with concentric grooves across its cut face. — Hundred Year Stone
Interlocking carved grooves cover the exposed face of a split andesite boulder, contrasting a circular pattern with the rough outer stone beside the water. Its disciplines include Sculpture. Related services include Public monuments.
Sculpture by Peter Randall-Page.
1995 | Derwentwater
Source & credits
Sculpture: Peter Randall-Page. Photograph: Philip Halling. Photo source | CC BY-SA 2.0 | Unaltered photograph
Hundred Year Stone

A wide view of the Great Court, with pale stone flooring and twin curving staircases around the Reading Room beneath a glass roof. — British Museum Great Court
Honed Caliza Capri limestone forms circulation spaces and curving stairs around the historic Reading Room beneath a glazed roof. Its disciplines include Architecture and Masonry. Related services include Stone steps.
Designed by Foster + Partners. Stone fabrication by Savema.
2000 | British Museum, London
Source & credits
Great Court redevelopment: Foster + Partners. Structural engineering: Buro Happold. Stone contribution: Savema. Photograph: DAVID ILIFF, “British Museum Great Court, London, UK”. Photo source | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Resized proportionally; full frame retained. | Stone contribution — Savema
British Museum Great Court

St Wilfrid memorial ledger — detail
A dark stone ledger has incised lettering and a three-star shield, framed by raised border letters against a textured ground. Its materials include Natural stone. Its disciplines include Memorials. Related services include Memorials, Inscriptions, and Plaques.
By Charlotte Howarth.
2022 | Ripon Cathedral, Ripon
Source & credits
Lettering and carving: Charlotte Howarth. Image supplied by Charlotte Howarth. | Used with permission | Source
St Wilfrid memorial ledger — detail

A granite globe carved with doves above the pale stone wall of the Bali Bombings Memorial in London. — Bali Bombings Memorial
A granite globe carved with doves stands on a circular inscribed base, bringing repeated bird outlines and memorial lettering together in the central sculptural element. Its materials include Limestone and Portland limestone. Related services include Memorials and Public monuments.
Designed by Gary Breeze. Carved by Martin Cook.
2006 | Horse Guards Road, London
Source & credits
Design: Gary Breeze. Project management and carving of the lettering and doves: Martin Cook Studio, in collaboration with Gary Breeze. Photograph: Ethan Doyle White. Photo source | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Design and collaboration — Gary Breeze
Bali Bombings Memorial

Frontal view of a white and brown veined alabaster altar with angled lower edges, gilded trim and a limestone base. — Leicester Cathedral — High Altar
Richly veined Fauld alabaster panels form a movable altar edged with gilded Kilkenny limestone, standing on an Ancaster and Kilkenny limestone base and supported by an internal spaceframe. Its disciplines include Architecture, Furniture, Masonry, Stone carving, and Architectural carving. Related services include Stone furniture, Architectural ornaments, and Sacred sculpture.
Designed by van Heyningen and Haward Architects. Stonework by James Elliott. Carved by Jonathan Hedge.
2015 | Leicester Cathedral, Leicester
Source & credits
Altar design and project coordination: James McCosh and colleagues at van Heyningen and Haward Architects. Technical stonework consultancy, altar and plinth fabrication, site assembly and integration of the carved and inlaid elements: James Elliott. Carving: Jonathan Hedge. Gilding: Croxford and Saunders. Photograph: Carlo Draisci. | Used with permission | Source | Altar project — van Heyningen and Haward Architects
Leicester Cathedral — High Altar

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Geometric carvingsZoë Wilson | United KingdomFreestanding sculpture and carved wall works in British stone Its materials include Natural stone. Its disciplines include Relief carving. Related services include Sculptural objects and Relief panels.Zoë Wilson. View photographs on the artist’s portfolio.
British Museum letteringMartin Cook | United KingdomHand-carved lettering and inlaid slate at the Reading Room Its disciplines include Architectural carving. Related services include Inscriptions and Stone inlay.Martin Cook. View photographs on the studio’s portfolio.
Slate memorialFergus Wessel | United KingdomHand-carved lettering | Stoneletters portfolio Its materials include Slate. Its disciplines include Memorials. Related services include Headstones, Memorials, and Inscriptions.Work and portfolio image: Stoneletters.
Antithesis of SarcophagiDesign and making: Gary Breeze, Martin Cook | United Kingdom2016 | Granite | RHS Chelsea Flower Show, London Its disciplines include Sculpture and Landscape stonework. Related services include Garden sculpture.
Source & credits
Design and making: Gary Breeze and Martin Cook. Garden construction and planting: Chris Holland Landscapes. Sponsor: The Marble and Granite Centre. Photographs remain on the original project websites. | Project and full team — Martin Cook Studio
Canterbury Cathedral sculptureNina Bilbey | United KingdomRoyal statues and replacement Lady Chapel angels Its materials include Natural stone. Its disciplines include Sculpture and Architectural carving. Related services include Architectural ornaments and Sacred sculpture.Nina Bilbey. View photographs and project details on the artist’s portfolio.
Senedd — waterfront overviewRSHP | United KingdomWelsh slate walls, steps and terraces connect the glazed parliament building to its waterfront setting. Its disciplines include Architecture. Related services include Stone facades and Stone walkways.
2006 | Cardiff, Wales
5,308 m² gross floor area
Architectural design: Richard Rogers Partnership, now RSHP. Structural engineering: Arup. Landscape architecture: Gillespies. Contractor: Taylor Woodrow Construction. Photograph: Senedd Cymru / Welsh Parliament.
AthenaJonathan Hedge | United Kingdom1996 | A figure carved in Branco Cabouca limestone for Laurence Broderick and the cruise ship Grandeur of the Seas, 170 cm high. Its disciplines include Sculpture. Related services include Custom sculpture.
H 170 cm
Stone carving: Jonathan Hedge | Carved for Laurence Broderick
St Wilfrid memorial ledger — cathedral viewCharlotte Howarth | United KingdomA dark square memorial ledger is set diagonally into the cathedral floor, with pale lettering, a shield and a bird motif. Its materials include Natural stone. Related services include Memorials, Inscriptions, and Plaques.
2022 | Ripon Cathedral, Ripon
Lettering and carving: Charlotte Howarth. Image supplied by Charlotte Howarth.
Cupped HandsLucy Churchill | United KingdomClipsham stone | Commissioned memorial sculpture at Grimsthorpe Castle Its materials include Limestone. Related services include Memorials and Sculptural objects.Lucy Churchill. View photographs on the artist’s source page.
SeedPeter Randall-Page | United Kingdom2007 | De Lank granite | The Core, Eden Project Its materials include Granite. Its disciplines include Sculpture. Related services include Public monuments.
The Core, Eden Project
Sculpture: Peter Randall-Page. Photograph: Rob Young.
Architectural letteringFergus Wessel | United KingdomStoneletters portfolio Its materials include Natural stone. Its disciplines include Lettering and Architectural carving. Related services include Inscriptions.Work and portfolio image: Stoneletters.
Archangel Gabriel of the AnnunciationJonathan Hedge | United Kingdom1997 | A figure of the archangel Gabriel carved in Beer limestone for Winchester College, 170 cm high. Its disciplines include Sculpture. Related services include Custom sculpture and Sacred sculpture.
Winchester College, Winchester
H 170 cm
Stone carving: Jonathan Hedge
Between the LinesPeter Randall-Page | United Kingdom2007 | Finnish glacial granite boulder | Fisher Square, Cambridge Its disciplines include Sculpture. Related services include Public monuments.
Fisher Square, Cambridge
Sculpture: Peter Randall-Page. Photograph: Andrew Tatlow / Between the Lines by Peter Randall-Page.
Stone lettering and sculptureGary Breeze | United KingdomArchitectural inscriptions, memorials, and garden work Its materials include Limestone, Slate, Sandstone, Granite, and Portland limestone. Its disciplines include Lettering, Sculpture, and Architectural carving. Related services include Memorials and Garden sculpture.Gary Breeze. Individual collaborators are credited in the original project records.

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