Est. 30 years in reclamation — Gloucester, England
Built by history.Reclaimed by hand.
Traditional reclaimed building materials and architectural antiques from a five-acre yard on the banks of the River Severn.
Looking for something in particular?
Browse all 17 lots →Search the yard by material, colour or category. Stock changes constantly — if it isn’t here today it may well be next week.
01The people to know
With a thirty-year history in reclamation, Ronson Reclaim is where architects, builders and dreamers come to find traditional materials with a past — and a future.
The “Ron” behind Ronson is Ron Jones — a Londoner turned building contractor who has spent three decades carefully saving, restoring and re-homing the fabric of historic buildings. What began as a passion for preserving the past is now one of the country’s most remarkable yards.
Visitors are welcome to wander the acres of treasures and find their own piece of history to take home. We export worldwide, and can arrange professional packing and shipping of any item.
— R.F.G. Jones, Proprietor
02The yard
Acres of treasures,
constantly changing.
Seven corners of the yard — each one stocked deep with material salvaged from historic buildings across Britain.
03Provenance
Not many people drive home through the original gates of Twickenham.
Our stock has stood in some of Britain’s most storied buildings — saved by hand and offered, piece by piece, to those who know what they’re looking at.
04A site with a past
Where the Severn divides, industry never really left.
At Upper Parting, just outside the old city of Gloucester, the river splits in two — and this 5-acre yard has been at work for the better part of two centuries.
Mid-1800s
The brickworks
Clay was tempered and pugged by hand, pressed into sanded moulds — as many as 5,000 bricks in a fourteen-hour shift — then fired for a week at some 1,800°F. The kiln chimney from those days still stands over the yard.
1860 — 1971
The tar works
William Butler of Crew’s Hole, Bristol, opened his second tar works here with Charles Bird. Crude tar travelled down the Severn to Bristol — first in horse-drawn narrow boats, then motorised barges as the times changed.
Today
Thirty years of reclamation
The same ground now holds acres of salvaged oak, stone, brick and iron — materials saved from historic buildings and waiting to be built into the next one.
05Visit the yard
Come and wander.
Six miles from Junction 11 of the M5. Wellies recommended — imagination essential.
Ronson Reclaim — Main Yard
Upper PartingSandhurst LaneSandhurst, GloucestershireGL2 9NG- Mon – Fri
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Lye Farm — Uley Showroom
Lye FarmLampern HillUley, GloucestershireGL11 5BT- Mon – Fri
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