Alex wenham

I am an award-winning stone carver based in Oxford.  My workshop specialises in the following services:

Architectural Stone Carving and Conservation
Sculpture
Letter Cutting

My work is sharp, accurate, and carried out at a speed to challenge the very fastest in the profession. Since graduating from Trinity College, Cambridge in 2000, I have practised my trade with rigour and discipline and have won some of the highest international accolades in the industry.

Besides stone carving itself, I have sound knowledge of all aspects of stone construction and care, with experience in banker work, conservation techniques, letter cutting, draughtsmanship and design, fixing, site management, consultancy, and teaching.

My team and I have worked on stone buildings of every century from the eleventh to the twenty-first. In addition, it has been my good fortune to restore some of the most prestigious buildings of both the UK and France (where I lived for eight years). Past projects include:

• St Paul’s Cathedral

• the Houses of Parliament

• Chartres Cathedral

• the Tower of London

• Hampton Court Palace

• the Louvre

• Château de Versailles

• Blenheim Palace

• Magdalen College, Oxford

• Christ Church College, Oxford

• Balliol College, Oxford

• All Souls College, Oxford

• Exeter College, Oxford

• St Pancras Station

• Eton College

• Christchurch Priory, Bournemouth

• Brighton Pavillion

• Wellington College

• Wycliffe Hall, Oxford

• Reading Abbey

• the Dorchester Hotel

I welcome visits (by appointment) to my workshop where many examples of our work are on display.

Please contact me here.

Here is a video showing the creation of two replacement grotesques which I made for the Houses of Parliament in 2019 (no sound):

Film, tv, talks, education, historical reenactments

I am a confident and experienced public speaker and enjoy opportunities to showcase my industry in front of the public. 

Please contact me if you would like me to organise a talk or demonstration, or if you would like me to appear as a talking head or as a 'skilled extra' in period costume for film or TV.