The stonemason could work in any stone according to supply in the region and brought in from outside in large blocks pulled by two horses and cut on side by a large toothless saw. He worked on buildings and on millstones.

In latter days the stonemason and his craft has been replaced by the use of concrete, except for replacement work.

Smedley, N. (1977), East Anglian Crafts, London: B. T. Batsford, images drawn from originals at 112 and 114, text at 113-117.