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Ancaster Limestones is a cream coloured Jurassic Oolitic limestone forming part of the Inferior Oolite Group (https://webapps.bgs.ac.uk/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?pub=INO) Upper Lincolnshire Limestone Formation. In a medium grained oolitic limestone containing shell fragments and can vary in composition between quarries. Oolites are small spherical grains of calcium carbonate which range in size from 0.2mm to a few mm. …
Clipsham Limestone <NOTE: CONTENTS ARE BETA VERSION – SUBJECT TO FACT CHECK AND VERIFICATION> changed Geological Formation of Clipsham Limestone The Clipsham Limestone is a Jurassic limestone that was deposited in a shallow marine environment. It is part of the Lincolnshire Limestone Formation and belongs to the Inferior Oolite Group, which dates back to the…
<stone name> Reference B4 NAME Ketton TYPE Limestone GEOLOGY Jurassic. Inferior Oolite COUNTY Leicestershire COLOUR Cream/buff and some pink TEXTURE Fine and even grained oolite, with few shell fragments BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 900-1200mm depth on bed SUITABILITY Ashlar, walling and carving USES (1) Cambridge Colleges USES (2) USES (3) USES (4) Stone Names
Bath Stone <NOTE: CONTENTS ARE BETA VERSION – SUBJECT TO FACT CHECK AND VERIFICATION> changes Geological Formation of Bath Stone Bath Stone is a type of limestone widely used as a building stone in England, particularly in the city of Bath. The stone is renowned for its distinctive creamy-yellow color, which weathers to a pale…
Reference B2 NAME Westwood Ground TYPE Limestone GEOLOGY Jurassic. Great Oolite COUNTY Wiltshire COLOUR Cream TEXTURE Medium grained oolite BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 750-1200mm depth on bed SUITABILITY Ashlar, dressings and weathering courses USES (1) All Saints Church, Fulham, London USES (2) Barnards Inn, Fetter Lane, London USES (3) British Petroleum HQ, Hemel Hempstead USES…
Combe Down Limestone <NOTE: CONTENTS ARE BETA VERSION – SUBJECT TO FACT CHECK AND VERIFICATION> changes Geological Formation of Combe Down Limestone Combe Down Limestone is a white to cream-coloured limestone that was formed during the Jurassic period, between 201 and 145 million years ago. The stone was formed in a shallow marine environment, from…
<stone name> Reference A9 A10 NAME Stoke Ground Base Bed Stoke Ground Top Bed TYPE Limestone Limestone GEOLOGY Jurassic. Great Oolite Jurassic. Great Oolite COUNTY Avon Avon COLOUR Cream/buff Cream/buff TEXTURE Medium grained oolite with shell fragments. Slightly open texture Fine grained oolite BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 3500x1500x1000mm 3500x1200x1600mm SUITABILITY Ashlar, cladding and weathering…
<stone name> Reference A8 NAME Monks Park TYPE Limestone GEOLOGY Jurassic. Great Oolite COUNTY Wiltshire COLOUR Cream TEXTURE Fine grained oolite with some shells BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 750mm depth on bed SUITABILITY Ashlar, dressings, projections and carving USES (1) Grand Buildings, Trafalgar Square, London USES (2) Cliveden House, Berkshire USES (3) USES (4) Stone…
A7 Reference A7 NAME Ham Hill TYPE Limestone GEOLOGY Jurassic. Lias COUNTY Somerset COLOUR Pale orange/brown with rusty patches. Some grey/brown TEXTURE Cross bedded, coarse shelly fragments with sporadic voids BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 600mm depth on bed SUITABILITY Ashlar, dressings, walling, flooring and roofs USES (1) 96-100 Picadilly, London USES (2) Hampshire House, Hyde…
<image> Stone Name Locality for past extraction of this stone (from Building Stones of England English Heritage – excel file) Cleeve Hill Oolite Gloucestershire Buildings (https://historicengland.org.uk/content/docs/advice/building-stones-england/bse-excel-gloucestershire/); Crickley Oncolite Gloucestershire Buildings (https://historicengland.org.uk/content/docs/advice/building-stones-england/bse-excel-gloucestershire/); Devil’s Chimney Oolite Gloucestershire Buildings (https://historicengland.org.uk/content/docs/advice/building-stones-england/bse-excel-gloucestershire/); Fiddlers Elbow Limestone Gloucestershire Buildings (https://historicengland.org.uk/content/docs/advice/building-stones-england/bse-excel-gloucestershire/); Frocester Hill Oolite Gloucestershire Buildings (https://historicengland.org.uk/content/docs/advice/building-stones-england/bse-excel-gloucestershire/); Lower Freestone Gloucestershire Buildings (https://historicengland.org.uk/content/docs/advice/building-stones-england/bse-excel-gloucestershire/);…