Author: Elizabeth Laycock

G7  NAME Forest of Dean BIXHEAD TYPE Sandstone GEOLOGY Upper Carboniferous. Coal Measures COUNTY Gloucestershire COLOUR Blue/grey with feint orange banding. TEXTURE Fine to medium grained  BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 2100x900x900mm SUITABILITY Ashlar, cladding, monumental and paving  USES (1) The Compressor House, Royal Albert Dock, London  USES (2) Dudley Castle, Shropshire  USES (3) Various churches…

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Reference F7 NAME Flash TYPE Sandstone GEOLOGY Upper Carboniferous. Millstone Grit COUNTY Derbyshire COLOUR Light buff/cream with some purple/black bands TEXTURE Medium grained grit  BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 1000x600x500mm SUITABILITY Ashlar, walling and cladding  USES (1)    USES (2)    USES (3)    USES (4)   Stone Names Chatsworth grit

Reference M5 NAME Elterwater R TYPE Slate GEOLOGY Ordovician. Borrowdale Volcanics Series COUNTY Cumbria COLOUR Pale green with veining TEXTURE Bedded angular fragments of varying size in fine grained matrix  BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 1500x900mm SUITABILITY Roofing, cladding, paving, cills, copings and fireplaces  USES (1)  USES (2)  USES (3)  USES (4) Stone Names Seathwaite Fell…

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Reference I1 NAME Dunhouse Buff TYPE Sandstone GEOLOGY Upper Carboniferous. Coal Measures COUNTY Durham COLOUR Buff TEXTURE Fine grained  BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 3000x1000mm SUITABILITY Ashlar, cladding, general building and carving  USES (1) Mausoleum, Castle Howard  USES (2) Durham Cathedral  USES (3) King’s College, Durham  USES (4) Balmoral Hotel, Edinburgh Stone Names      …

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Reference L9 NAME Donegal (textured) TYPE Granite GEOLOGY Caledonian COUNTY Co Roscommon COLOUR Salmon pink/red, but with considerable variation TEXTURE Coarse grained. Quartz, feldspar and biotite mica  BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 3000x1300x1200mm SUITABILITY Cladding, paving and monumental  USES (1)  USES (2)  USES (3)  USES (4) Stone Names   Intro: Donegal Granite (L9) Irish Granite –…

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H3  NAME Shepley Multicoloured TYPE Sandstone GEOLOGY Upper Carboniferous. Coal Measures COUNTY West Yorkshire COLOUR Green/brown to blue/grey TEXTURE Fine grained  BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 900mm depth on bed SUITABILITY Paving and steps  USES (1) County Hall, London  USES (2) Trafalgar Square, London  USES (3)  USES (4) Intro: Shepley H3 – Stone Library (shu.ac.uk) Intro:…

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G8  NAME Forest of Dean MINE TRAIN TYPE Sandstone GEOLOGY Upper Carboniferous. Coal Measures COUNTY Gloucestershire COLOUR Blue/grey with feint orange banding TEXTURE Fine to medium grained  BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 1200x1200x900mm SUITABILITY Cladding, ashlar, paving, monumental and engineering  USES (1) Cardiff Docks  USES (2) Worcester Cathedral  USES (3) Neath Abbey  USES (4) Paisley Church,…

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G6  NAME Forest of Dean BIXHEAD TYPE Sandstone GEOLOGY Upper Carboniferous. Coal Measures COUNTY Gloucestershire COLOUR Green/grey with feint orange banding TEXTURE Fine to medium grained  BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 2100x900x900mm SUITABILITY Ashlar, cladding, monumental and paving  USES (1) The Compressor House, Royal Albert Dock, London  USES (2) Dudley Castle, Shropshire  USES (3) Various churches…

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