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L3 Reference L3 NAME Hillend Black TYPE Dolerite GEOLOGY Permian/Carboniferous COUNTY Strathclyde COLOUR Black/charcoal grey TEXTURE Very fine and even grained, with barely distinguishable crystals BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 1500x1000x1000mm SUITABILITY Cladding, paving, kerbs, setts, monumental and engineering USES (1) Black Rod’s Garden, Palace of Westminster USES (2) Brook House, Park Lane, London USES…
L1 Reference L1 NAME Shap Light TYPE Granite GEOLOGY Devonian COUNTY Cumbria COLOUR Grey/pink TEXTURE Large rectangular feldspars in a finer grained crystalline matrix BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 1200x600x600mm SUITABILITY Cladding, paving, kerbs, setts, monumental and engineering USES (1) USES (2) USES (3) USES (4) Stone Names Shap Granite Intro: Shap Granite (L1)…
K10 Reference K10 NAME Merrivale TYPE Granite GEOLOGY Armorican COUNTY Devon COLOUR Light grey TEXTURE Fine/medium even grained. Feldspar, quartz and mica BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 3500x1200x1200mm SUITABILITY Cladding, paving, kerbs, setts, monumental and engineering USES (1) London Bridge USES (2) Trafalgar Square, London USES (3) Biochemical Laboratory, University College, London USES (4)…
K9 Reference K9 NAME De Lank TYPE Granite GEOLOGY Armorican COUNTY Cornwall COLOUR Silver/grey with some light brown markings TEXTURE Fine/medium even grained. Feldspar, quartz and mica BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 3500x1200x1200mm SUITABILITY Cladding, paving, kerbs, setts, monumental and engineering USES (1) Corn Exchange, Mark Lane, London USES (2) Ludgate Circus, London USES…
K8 Reference K8 NAME Midhurst TYPE Sandstone GEOLOGY Cretaceous. Lower Greensand COUNTY West Sussex COLOUR Light buff/green TEXTURE Very fine grained BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) SUITABILITY Ashlar, masonry and walling USES (1) Cowdray House, Midhurst, Sussex USES (2) Leconfield Memorial Hall, Petworth, Sussex USES (3) USES (4) Stone Names
K4 Reference K4 NAME Folkestone Rag TYPE Sandy Limestone GEOLOGY Cretaceous. Lower Greensand COUNTY Kent COLOUR Grey/green TEXTURE Medium grained rounded silica/glauconite in fine calcite matrix BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) SUITABILITY General Building USES (1) USES (2) USES (3) USES (4) Stone Names
K3 Reference K3 NAME Cove TYPE Sandstone GEOLOGY Triassic. COUNTY Dumfries COLOUR Red TEXTURE Fine grained. Bedding structures often visible BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 2000x1000x400mm SUITABILITY Ashlar, dressings, weathering courses and engineering USES (1) Great St. Helens, London USES (2) Stag Place Piazza, London USES (3) Scottish National Gallery, Glasgow USES (4)…
K1 Reference K1 NAME Gatelawbridge TYPE Sandstone GEOLOGY Triassic. COUNTY Dumfries COLOUR Warm red TEXTURE Fine to medium grained BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 3000x1500mm SUITABILITY Ashlar, dressings, weathering courses and carving USES (1) Kilmarnock Sheriff Court USES (2) Caledonia Hotel, Edinburgh USES (3) Elphinstone House, Glasgow USES (4) Paisley Post Office, Glasgow Stone…
J9 Reference J9 NAME Red St. Bees – BANK END TYPE Sandstone GEOLOGY Triassic. St. Bees Sandstone COUNTY Cumbria COLOUR Dull red. Darkens considerably when wet TEXTURE Very fine grained BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 900mm depth on bed SUITABILITY Ashlar, dressings, walling and weathering courses USES (1) 52-55 Picadilly, London USES (2) 25-26 Lovatt…
J8 <stone name> Reference J8 NAME Myddle TYPE Sandstone GEOLOGY Triassic. Keuper Sandstone COUNTY Shropshire COLOUR Bright red TEXTURE Fine to medium grained BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 1200mm depth on bed SUITABILITY Ashlar, dressings, weathering courses and carving USES (1) USES (2) USES (3) USES (4) Stone Names