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Pennine Sandstone (Yorkshire) H2 H5 -H10

Posted on 6 March 202312 September 2023 By Elizabeth Laycock No Comments on Pennine Sandstone (Yorkshire) H2 H5 -H10

 

H2H5H6

Reference H2 H5 H6
NAME Howley Park Cromwell Rustic Cromwell
TYPE Sandstone Sandstone Sandstone
GEOLOGY Upper Carboniferous. Coal Measures Upper Carboniferous. Coal Measures Upper Carboniferous. Coal Measures
COUNTY West Yorkshire West Yorkshire West Yorkshire
COLOUR Buff Buff/cream to grey Green/brown to blue/grey
TEXTURE Fine to medium grained Fine grained Fine grained
 BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm)
SUITABILITY General building General walling and paving General walling and paving
 USES (1) Victoria and Albert Museum, London
 USES (2) Smith Square, Westminster, London
 USES (3)
 USES (4) <stone name>
Stone Names

H7H8H9

Reference H7 H8 H9
NAME Northowram Hills Bolton Woods Grey Bolton Woods Buff
TYPE Sandstone Sandstone Sandstone
GEOLOGY Upper Carboniferous. Coal Measures Upper Carboniferous. Coal Measures Upper Carboniferous. Coal Measures
COUNTY West Yorkshire West Yorkshire West Yorkshire
COLOUR Light brown/fawn to grey Grey/buff Buff
TEXTURE Fine grained Fine to medium grained Fine to medium grained
 BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 2700x1500mm
SUITABILITY Cladding, ashlar, paving and general walling Ashlar, cladding, memorials and roofing Ashlar, cladding, memorials and roofing
 USES (1) Palace of Westminster Buckingham Palace Buckingham Palace
 USES (2) St. John’s Lodge, Regent’s Park, London Windsor Castle Windsor Castle
 USES (3) Tooting Improvement, Mitcham Road, London Horsham War Memorial, Sussex Horsham War Memorial, Sussex
 USES (4) Westminster Archive Building, London York Minster York Minster
Stone Names

H10

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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) Quarry Hill, Leeds
Stone Names

 

 

Carboniferous, Sandstone, Sedimentary Tags:North and East Yorkshire Atlas, West and South Yorkshire Atlas

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