Cleverley and Spencer

Cleverley and Spencer Stonemasons were established as a family business in 1869 and are still a small, independent, family stonemasons which is now run by Ivor Spencer who personally oversees the work on every headstone and memorial. Ivor first took up his hammer and chisel at his father’s knee at the age of six and since then has gone on to become one of only a handful of Stonemasons in England to be accepted as a member of both the National Association of Memorial Masons and the National Association of Master Letter Carvers. His training was undertaken in various places including Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury College, City & Guilds of London Art School and with the internationally acclaimed Letter Carver, Ron Parsons.