Author: Elizabeth Laycock

Reference F1 NAME Stanton Moor TYPE Sandstone GEOLOGY Upper Carboniferous. Millstone Grit COUNTY Derbyshire COLOUR Buff and occasionally pink, with some iron banding TEXTURE Medium grained grit with some coarser material  BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 3000x3000x1500mm SUITABILITY Ashlar, weathering courses, dressings and paving  USES (1) Crown Courts, Newcastle  USES (2) Lichfield Cathedral  USES (3) Burrell…

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Reference E10 NAME Stanton Moor PILOUGH TYPE Sandstone GEOLOGY Upper Carboniferous. Millstone Grit COUNTY Derbyshire COLOUR Buff and occasionally pink, with some iron banding TEXTURE Medium grained grit with some coarser material  BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 1500x800x800mm SUITABILITY Ashlar, weathering courses, dressings and paving  USES (1) Sheffield Crown Courts  USES (2) National Westminster Bank, Chester…

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Reference E9 NAME Watts Cliff TYPE Sandstone GEOLOGY Upper Carboniferous. Millstone Grit COUNTY Derbyshire COLOUR Lilac/pink TEXTURE Medium grained grit  BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 2500x1500x1200mm SUITABILITY Ashlar, weathering courses and dressings  USES (1) Hereford Cathedral  USES (2) Victoria Square, Birmingham  USES (3) Leith Docks, Edinburgh  USES (4) Stone Names Wattscliffe Gritstone

Reference E8 NAME Doddington TYPE Sandstone GEOLOGY Lower Carboniferous COUNTY Northumberland COLOUR Pink with variations. Rust coloured spots TEXTURE Fine to medium grained  BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) SUITABILITY Ashlar, walling and cladding  USES (1) National War Memorial, Edinburgh Castle  USES (2) John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford  USES (3)  USES (4) Stone Names

Reference E7 NAME Darney TYPE Sandstone GEOLOGY Lower Carboniferous COUNTY Northumberland COLOUR Cream/pale buff with fine brown speckle TEXTURE Fine grained  BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) SUITABILITY Ashlar, walling and cladding  USES (1) Lloyds Bank, Newcastle  USES (2) Northumberland Street, Edinburgh  USES (3)  USES (4) Stone Names

Reference E6 NAME Blaxter High Nick TYPE Sandstone GEOLOGY Lower Carboniferous COUNTY Northumberland COLOUR Yellow/buff with dark veining TEXTURE Fine to medium grained  BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) SUITABILITY Ashlar, walling and cladding  USES (1) Snowhill, London  USES (2) Killock Street, King’s Cross, London  USES (3)  USES (4) Stone Names  

Reference E5 NAME Coal Measures Sandstone (Black Pasture) TYPE Sandstone GEOLOGY Lower Carboniferous COUNTY Northumberland COLOUR Light buff TEXTURE Fine to medium grained  BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 3000x1500mm SUITABILITY Ashlar, building and dressings  USES (1) Durham Cathedral  USES (2) Edinburgh and Glasgow  USES (3)  USES (4) Stone Names

Reference K5 NAME Newington Rag Brown TYPE Limestone GEOLOGY Cretaceous. Lower Greensand COUNTY Kent COLOUR Grey/green/ blue 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