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Intro: Cromwell Rustic (H5) Coal Measures Sandstones – Yorkshire and Derbyshire

Posted on 12 October 202316 April 2025 By Elizabeth Laycock No Comments on Intro: Cromwell Rustic (H5) Coal Measures Sandstones – Yorkshire and Derbyshire

150 x 150mm square sample of stone

Reference H5
NAME Cromwell Rustic
TYPE Sandstone
GEOLOGY Upper Carboniferous. Coal Measures
COUNTY West Yorkshire
COLOUR Buff/cream to grey
TEXTURE Fine grained
 BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm)
SUITABILITY 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
Sandstone, Sedimentary

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