Coniston Slate’s story is one of Graft and Craft as they work hard at producing beautiful objects from local stone, using the skills of their forebears to reflect their pride.
They have been manufacturing on the slopes of Coniston Old Man for nearly half a century, you could say they’re hefted to this landscape.

They only use locally quarried stone, Westmorland sea green, Brathay blue/grey or Baycliff limestone, it’s all part of their attempt to keep their eco footprint as small as possible. They also use hydro electric power from the beck running by the workshops which cool their polishers and cutters as they’re using that same beck water rather than oil.

The“Old Man of Coniston” is situated in the heart of the Lakes District, it is 2,634 feet (803 m) high, and lies to the west of the village of Coniston. The slate mines are situated on the North East flank of the Old Man, and are known as "Old Man Quarries", though sometimes given the individual names of: Brandy Crag, SaddleStone and Moss Head. The slate mines have been worked since at least the 13th century. All the workings are more or less underground, apart from Low Brandy Crag, which was opened out into an opencast quarry in the 1980's by Burlington Stone, and is still operating today.