Conservation & Heritage Issue 50 Winter 2025/Spring 2026 - Flipbook - Page 34
Wrights of Lymm Ltd: A
Golden Honour — The Royal
Warr ant and Its Meaning
In a world where craftsmanship increasingly gives way to mass production, the recent
awarding of the Royal Warrant to Wrights of Lymm Ltd stands as a potent affirmation of
enduring quality, heritage, and artistic excellence. For a company founded in 1840 that
specialises in premium quality gold leaf and gilding products, this accolade is more than a
mark of prestige, it is recognition of over 185 years of sustained commitment to craft and
service at the highest level.
A Royal Warrant is one of the oldest forms of business
recognition in Britain, historically granted to Britains most
trusted traditional companies that supply goods or services
to the Royal Household. Such appointments are not given
lightly, they signal consistent excellence over time and are
an unmistakable seal of approval from the Monarchy. Today,
companies granted a Royal Warrant can use the Royal Arms
on their branding and promotional materials, a powerful
endorsement that resonates with customers around the
globe.
But the story of this Royal recognition is as much about
people as it is about products. The company’s lineage traces
back through generations of family stewardship, most recently
under the leadership of managing director Clive Stonehouse
and his team, who have guided the business through modern
challenges while preserving its core identity.
Receiving the Royal Warrant also has practical implications
for Wrights of Lymm’s future. In addition to boosting
reputation and brand visibility, the warrant can and has
opened doors to new markets particularly among architects,
conservators, and designers who seek verified quality and
provenance, supplying Gold Leaf to prestigious companies
that have gone on to win such awards as the Oxford
Preservation Trust Judges Choice Award and The Historic
House Restoration Award, sponsored by Sotheby’s Auction
House. Wrights of Lymm are also sponsors of The Creative
For Wrights of Lymm, the award reflects both tradition and
trust. Operating from Lymm in Cheshire, the company
has remained true to its roots as a supplier of gold leaf, a
material of extraordinary delicacy, used for centuries to
embellish everything from cathedral domes to fine art and
architectural details.
Below, a photograph from the archives of the staff of Wrights of Lymm back in 1932 at Lymm Dam and some 90
years later we are still going strong and bizarrely based at Wright House right by the side of the Dam
ff of Wrights of Lymm back in 1932
still going strong and bizarrely based
t House right by the side of the Dam
Above, photograph from the archives of the staff of Wrights of Lymm back in 1932
at Lymm Dam and some 90 years later we are still going strong and bizarrely based
at Wright House right by the side of the Dam
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