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Intro: Birchover (F2) Millstone Grit – Yorkshire and Derbyshire

Posted on 12 October 202316 April 2025 By Elizabeth Laycock No Comments on Intro: Birchover (F2) Millstone Grit – Yorkshire and Derbyshire

150 x 150mm square sample of stone

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Reference F2
NAME Birchover
TYPE Sandstone
GEOLOGY Upper Carboniferous. Millstone Grit
COUNTY Derbyshire
COLOUR Pink to buff
TEXTURE Medium grained grit with some coarser material
 BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm)
SUITABILITY Ashlar, walling and cladding
 USES (1) New Parliamentary Building, London
 USES (2) Anglican Cathedral, Sheffield
 USES (3) Evening Post Building, Nottingham
 USES (4) Ship Canal Restoration, Manchester
Stone Names Ashover Grit

 

 

Sandstone, Sedimentary

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