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Intro: Stoke Ground Base Bed (A9)

Posted on 1 March 20239 April 2025 By Elizabeth Laycock No Comments on Intro: Stoke Ground Base Bed (A9)

150 x 150mm square sample of stone

 

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Reference A9 A10
NAME Stoke Ground Base Bed Stoke Ground Top Bed
TYPE Limestone Limestone
GEOLOGY Jurassic. Great Oolite Jurassic. Great Oolite
COUNTY Avon Avon
COLOUR Cream/buff Cream/buff
TEXTURE Medium grained oolite with shell fragments. Slightly open texture Fine grained oolite
 BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 3500x1500x1000mm 3500x1200x1600mm
SUITABILITY Ashlar, cladding and weathering courses Ashlar, cladding and carving
 USES (1) Hampton Court Palace, London Liverpool Street Station, London
 USES (2) Lambeth Palace, London Hampton Court, London
 USES (3) Richmond Terrace, London Merton College, Oxford
 USES (4) British Petroleum HQ, Hemel Hempstead
Stone Names Bath Stone Bath Stone
Jurassic, Limestone, Sedimentary Tags:Gloucestershire Building Stone Atlas, Wiltshire Building Stone Atlas

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