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Intro: Ham Hill Limestone (A7)

Posted on 1 March 20239 April 2025 By Elizabeth Laycock No Comments on Intro: Ham Hill Limestone (A7)

150 x 150mm square sample of stoneA7

Reference A7
NAME Ham Hill
TYPE Limestone
GEOLOGY Jurassic. Lias
COUNTY Somerset
COLOUR Pale orange/brown with rusty patches. Some grey/brown
TEXTURE Cross bedded, coarse shelly fragments with sporadic voids
 BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 600mm depth on bed
SUITABILITY Ashlar, dressings, walling, flooring and roofs
 USES (1) 96-100 Picadilly, London
 USES (2) Hampshire House, Hyde Park Place, London
 USES (3) Pembroke College, Cambridge
 USES (4) Palace Court, Bayswater Road, London
Stone Names Ham Hill Stone
Jurassic, Limestone, Sedimentary Tags:Somerset Building Stone Atlas

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