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Intro: Farmington Bath Stone B3

Posted on 23 July 202416 April 2025 By Elizabeth Laycock No Comments on Intro: Farmington Bath Stone B3

150 x 150mm square sample of stone

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Reference B3
NAME Bath Stone (Farmington)
TYPE Limestone
GEOLOGY Jurassic. Great Oolite
COUNTY Gloucestershire
COLOUR Cream
TEXTURE Fine grained oolite with some shell fragments and cross bedding
 BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 1400x800x500mm
SUITABILITY Ashlar, dressings and weathering courses and flooring
 USES (1) University College, Oxford
 USES (2) American Museum, Bath
 USES (3) Bank of Scotland, Bristol
 USES (4)
Stone Names
Limestone, Sedimentary

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