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Intro: Doulting Limstone (A5)

Posted on 28 February 20239 April 2025 By Elizabeth Laycock No Comments on Intro: Doulting Limstone (A5)

150 x 150mm square sample of stoneA5

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Reference A5
NAME Doulting
TYPE Limestone
GEOLOGY Jurassic. Inferior Oolite
COUNTY Somerset
COLOUR Cream/brown
TEXTURE Fine to coarse grained, with fragments of sea lilies
 BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 600-750mm depth on bed
SUITABILITY Ashlar, copings, dressings and walling
 USES (1) All Saints Russian Orthodox Church, London
 USES (2) Hornimans Museum, Forest Hill, London
 USES (3) Mulberry’s, New Bond Street, London
 USES (4)
Stone Names Chelynch Stone

 

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