Restoration Project

In the spring of 2004, a sympathetic programme of restoration work began to renovate the front elevations of The Cross Guns. As more and more people discover this exclusive location, it is our privilege and responsibility to sensitively restore, and thereby enhance it, for future generations to enjoy.

The building is architecturally interesting rather than classic in design, and much enthusiasm has greeted the re-emergence of the mellow Cotswold stone. The images in the photo gallery show the progression of the project, with shots of the two stone masons at work sensitively restoring the frontage. This includes pointing using hydraulic limestone that enables the stone to breathe and therefore survive for many centuries to come, and replacement of the original copingstones from locally mined sources.