Author: Elizabeth Laycock
Intro: Farmington Bath Stone B3
<stone name> Reference B3 NAME Bath Stone (Farmington) TYPE Limestone GEOLOGY Jurassic. Great Oolite COUNTY Gloucestershire COLOUR Cream TEXTURE Fine grained oolite with some shell fragments and cross bedding BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 1400x800x500mm SUITABILITY Ashlar, dressings and weathering courses and flooring USES (1) University College, Oxford USES (2) American Museum, Bath USES (3) Bank…
Intro: Portmadoc Welsh Slate (N6)
Reference N6 NAME Portmadoc (honed) TYPE Slate GEOLOGY Ordovician. Llandeilo Series COUNTY Gwynedd COLOUR Blue/grey. Occasional pyrite flecks TEXTURE Extremely fine grained. Finely cleaved BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) SUITABILITY Roofing, cladding, flooring and architectural USES (1) USES (2) USES (3) USES (4) Stone Names
Intro: Corsehill Sandstone (K2)
Reference K2 NAME Corsehill TYPE Sandstone GEOLOGY Triassic. COUNTY Dumfries COLOUR Pink/red. darkens noticeably when wet TEXTURE Fine grained BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 3000x1400mm SUITABILITY Ashlar, dressings, weathering courses and carving USES (1) National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh USES (2) Reading Town Hall USES (3) Kirkwall Cathedral, Orkney USES (4) Sheriffs Court, Falkirk Stone Names
Intro: Hollington Tearne (J6) Sandstone
Reference J6 NAME Hollington Tearne TYPE Sandstone GEOLOGY Triassic. Keuper Sandstone COUNTY Staffordshire COLOUR Pink TEXTURE Medium grained BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 1200mm depth on bed SUITABILITY Ashlar, cladding, dressings and weathering courses USES (1) USES (2) USES (3) USES (4) Stone Names Intro: Hollington Mottled (J4) Sandstone – Stone Library (shu.ac.uk) Intro: Hollington…
Intro: Hollington Tearne (J5) Sandstone
Reference J5 NAME Hollington Tearne TYPE Sandstone GEOLOGY Triassic. Keuper Sandstone COUNTY Staffordshire COLOUR Red/pink TEXTURE Medium grained BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 1200mm depth on bed SUITABILITY Ashlar, cladding, dressings and weathering courses USES (1) USES (2) USES (3) USES (4) Stone Names Intro: Hollington Mottled (J4) Sandstone – Stone Library (shu.ac.uk) Intro: Hollington…
Intro: Hollington Mottled (J4) Sandstone
Reference J4 NAME Hollington Mottled TYPE Sandstone GEOLOGY Triassic. Keuper Sandstone COUNTY Staffordshire COLOUR Pink with cream and darker red patches and bands TEXTURE Medium grained BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 1200mm depth on bed SUITABILITY Ashlar, cladding, dressings and weathering courses USES (1) USES (2) USES (3) USES (4) Stone Names Intro: Hollington Mottled…