Generations of Monumental Masons

About Us

Established in the 1700s

Our Long Heritage

A Steadfast Line of Succession

James Long (Masons) Ltd is a company with a long heritage – in fact we are the oldest firm of monumental masons in the West of England, dating (as is proved by mention in the deeds to our stonemason’s yard in Trowbridge, Wiltshire) back to the 1700s.

As far back as we can trace, we’re aware that the descendants of the founding memorial mason, James Long, sold the business on to Leonard White in 1936, who ran it with his son Peter. Leonard died in 1952 but Peter went on producing memorials until he retired in 2000. He then entrusted the business to an employee – Jason Willcox – who had joined the firm as a junior apprentice back in 1986 and moved on to become a company director.

Jason remains at the helm, with his wife, Deborah, and is in turn training his own son to be a Memorial Mason.

Our company maintains its original core values of excellent workmanship combined with compassionate, personalised and courteous customer care, in keeping with the nature of our business.

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Values you Can Trust

Our Commitment to Quality

While our values may be considered old-fashioned in today’s impersonal world, we have moved with the times in all other respects to ensure our customers receive a professionally designed and crafted product – whether it be a small, simple stone memorial tablet or a large elaborate headstone with a kerb enclosure.

Although a lot of the processes we use in creating durable, high-quality granite, marble or stone memorials and monuments are traditional and timeless, we do have the advantage of modern machinery to cut down manufacturing times.

Each commission, however, is finished to perfection by hand, treated with the respect and reverence which we feel is owed to the individual for whom we are making the memorial.

We are happy to come to you for a consultation in Wiltshire, Somerset, Hampshire, Dorset, Bristol or South Gloucestershire whenever it suits you, to organise and advise on the best next step for ordering a memorial. We understand that it can be a daunting prospect if it’s something you have never had to deal with before, but we can help you through the process.

Top Quality and Craft

Recommended by Local Funeral Directors

You may choose to have a unique monument or memorial designed and manufactured from scratch, or you might opt for one of our “off-the-shelf” styles with a customised inscription and decoration.

Whatever your specification you can rest assured that as members of the National Association of Memorial Masons you can depend on us for top class craft ability and superior ethical standards, along with a 10-year guarantee.

We receive many customer referrals from funeral directors across the region we serve in the west of England, because they know we can be counted on to deliver a sensitive service for the bereaved, and produce an appropriate memorial to provide comfort and a tangible reminder of a life well-lived.

We are also specialists in renovating old, dilapidated, damaged, worn and weathered monuments, gravestones, tombs and other stone memorials. We’re experts at cleaning stone surfaces, re-carving the original inscriptions, refixing loose kerbs, and any other work that is required for memorial restoration.

Discover Our Services

The main monumental masonry services we provide for our clients, such as the bereaved, funeral directors and custodians of cemeteries, churchyards, crematoria or burial grounds, are:

Memorials & Headstones

Choose from a tasteful and inspirational range of grave and cremation markers in marble, granite, slate or other stone, ready to order with your customised inscription.

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Gravestone Renovations

We have a specially trained, experienced team available to carry out sensitive renovations, maintenance and cleaning of stone memorials that have fallen into disrepair, become damaged or suffered the ravages of time and the weather.

Arrange a Renovation

Bespoke Memorials

If you are seeking a unique hand-crafted stone memorial to commemorate a special individual, an event or occasion we’ll work with you to design and create a fitting distinctive tribute.

Commission a Special Memorial