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Intro: Watts Cliff (E9) Millstone Grit – Yorkshire and Derbyshire

Posted on 12 October 202316 April 2025 By Elizabeth Laycock No Comments on Intro: Watts Cliff (E9) Millstone Grit – Yorkshire and Derbyshire

150 x 150mm square sample of stone

Reference E9
NAME Watts Cliff
TYPE Sandstone
GEOLOGY Upper Carboniferous. Millstone Grit
COUNTY Derbyshire
COLOUR Lilac/pink
TEXTURE Medium grained grit
 BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 2500x1500x1200mm
SUITABILITY Ashlar, weathering courses and dressings
 USES (1) Hereford Cathedral
 USES (2) Victoria Square, Birmingham
 USES (3) Leith Docks, Edinburgh
 USES (4)
Stone Names Wattscliffe Gritstone
Sandstone, Sedimentary

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