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Intro: Dukes (F3) Millstone Grit – Yorkshire and Derbyshire

Posted on 12 October 202316 April 2025 By Elizabeth Laycock No Comments on Intro: Dukes (F3) Millstone Grit – Yorkshire and Derbyshire

150 x 150mm square sample of stone

Reference F3
NAME Dukes
TYPE Sandstone
GEOLOGY Upper Carboniferous. Millstone Grit
COUNTY Derbyshire
COLOUR Pink/lilac, often with pronounced reddened bands
TEXTURE Medium grained grit with some coarser material
 BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 1400x900x700mm
SUITABILITY Ashlar, weathering courses and dressings
 USES (1) Mappa Mundi Chained Library, Hereford
 USES (2) Trent Bridge, Nottingham
 USES (3) Railway Stations between Derby and Crewe
 USES (4) Hereford Cathedral
Stone Names Ashover Grit
Sandstone, Sedimentary

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