The earliest form of stone mullioned window in the north of England dates from the 16th century and features double splays both outside and in and arched lintels with a cavetto moulding. The first example (below) is for a very early farmhouse at Barley, Lancashire. Although modern technology has a role in the manufacture of our products, much of the shaping is still done by a stonemason using a hammer and chisel.

An ambitious project undertaken in 2004 at Longhill Farm, Foulridge, for Mr John Bank, who wanted to build a house which "looks as if it has been there some time".
[visit John Bank's antique pewter website: www.pewterbank.com]
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A double-splayed, 5 light set, seen here being assembled dry before being built into the wall.

The picture above shows the 5 light window in place (ground floor centre).

Single splayed window sets in an extension to a very old house near Todmorden
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Imaginative use of gritstone mouldings in Mellor's Cottage, a new house near Halifax.
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Examples of round windows

    

Various ‘Label Stops’, often ornate features used to terminate the ‘hood’ or ‘label’ mould over a major window.

Arched head with spandrels

Arch and keystone. The final piece of a segmental arch is lowered into place in the workshop.

        

Finials: A cluster of finials await collection at the workshop. Finials are found at each end of the roof and on top of the verge copings at the eaves. They are said to have discouraged witches from landing on the roof.

‘Kneelers’ used to support the verge coping or ‘tabling’ at the eaves on an early Yorkshire farmhouse.