| G7 | |
| NAME | Forest of Dean BIXHEAD |
| TYPE | Sandstone |
| GEOLOGY | Upper Carboniferous. Coal Measures |
| COUNTY | Gloucestershire |
| COLOUR | Blue/grey with feint orange banding. |
| TEXTURE | Fine to medium grained |
| BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) | 2100x900x900mm |
| SUITABILITY | Ashlar, cladding, monumental and paving |
| USES (1) | The Compressor House, Royal Albert Dock, London |
| USES (2) | Dudley Castle, Shropshire |
| USES (3) | Various churches along the Welsh Borders |
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