Antique Style Paving - Creating an Instant Aged Appeal

When designing a paved area for a period home or older style of property, it's important to consider the finish achieved with different types of paving. For example, a new sandstone or concrete paving will often appear out of character with the charm of the building and possibly even devalue your home. Many older styles of property would have had Yorkstone paved areas or sometimes clay bricks as a hard surface around the property and this appearance may be achieved using many modern paving options. A purest may still prefer to use reclaimed Yorkstone with its varying sizes and irregular thicknesses, however this can be a very expensive option with prices often in the region of £80+ per m2, so it is worth considering some of the antique styles of other stone such as sandstone and limestone.


These artificially aged natural stone paving slabs have been specially finished to reproduce the characteristics found in an original aged stone, such as a timeworn surface and rounded edges to the paving. In contrast to the high prices commanded of reclaimed Yorkstone, a tumbled, antique sandstone or limestone is priced around £28 +/- per m2 including vat and delivery to most of the UK. If you are used to seeing Indian sandstone with vivid colour variations, you will be pleasantly surprised to find that the antique styles of the same stone tend to be more muted and less vibrant shades to remain in keeping with older styles of home.









For cottage garden style, there is a growing trend towards clay bricks as this traditional material is ideal for creating pathways and edging and its warm earthy tones bring out the colours found in old cottages and barns. This baked earth material weathers beautifully over time to give a truly rustic feel to your garden. Clay paver prices start from around £43-44 per m2 including vat and delivery to most of the UK.   For more information on creating a garden to sympathise with the style of your home, have a look at the Traditional Paving Ideas section of the Inspiration Centre on our website.   Main image shows Stonemarket Abbey Earthen, tumbled / antique natural sandstone priced at £44.27 per m2 including VAT & delivery to most of the UK