Author: Elizabeth Laycock

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

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…

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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…

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Reference J3 NAME Hollington Red TYPE Sandstone GEOLOGY Triassic. Keuper Sandstone COUNTY Staffordshire COLOUR Dull red TEXTURE Medium grained  BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 1200mm depth on bed SUITABILITY Ashlar, cladding, dressings and weathering courses  USES (1) Broken Wharf, London  USES (2) Bracken House, Queen Victoria Street, London.  USES (3) Newark Castle, Nottinghamshire  USES (4) Stone…

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Reference H10 NAME Woodkirk TYPE Sandstone GEOLOGY Upper Carboniferous. Coal Measures COUNTY West Yorkshire COLOUR Fawn/brown/grey with some coal flecks TEXTURE Fine grained  BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 1200mm depth on bed SUITABILITY Ashlar, cladding, general building and paving  USES (1) Tower of London  USES (2) Palace of Westminster  USES (3) Tobacco Dock, London  USES (4)…

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  Reference H9 NAME Bolton Woods Buff TYPE Sandstone GEOLOGY Upper Carboniferous. Coal Measures COUNTY West Yorkshire COLOUR Buff TEXTURE Fine to medium grained  BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) SUITABILITY Ashlar, cladding, memorials and roofing  USES (1) Buckingham Palace  USES (2) Windsor Castle  USES (3) Horsham War Memorial, Sussex  USES (4) York Minster Stone Names  …

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Reference H8 NAME Bolton Woods Grey TYPE Sandstone GEOLOGY Upper Carboniferous. Coal Measures COUNTY West Yorkshire COLOUR Grey/buff TEXTURE Fine to medium grained  BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) SUITABILITY Ashlar, cladding, memorials and roofing  USES (1) Buckingham Palace  USES (2) Windsor Castle  USES (3) Horsham War Memorial, Sussex  USES (4) York Minster Stone Names   Intro:…

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Reference H7 NAME Northowram Hills TYPE Sandstone GEOLOGY Upper Carboniferous. Coal Measures COUNTY West Yorkshire COLOUR Light brown/fawn to grey TEXTURE Fine grained  BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 2700x1500mm SUITABILITY Cladding, ashlar, paving and general walling  USES (1) Palace of Westminster  USES (2) St. John’s Lodge, Regent’s Park, London  USES (3) Tooting Improvement, Mitcham Road, London…

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