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Intro: Woodkirk (H10) Coal Measures Sandstones – Yorkshire and Derbyshire

Posted on 12 October 202316 April 2025 By Elizabeth Laycock No Comments on Intro: Woodkirk (H10) Coal Measures Sandstones – Yorkshire and Derbyshire

150 x 150mm square sample of stone

Reference H10
NAME Woodkirk
TYPE Sandstone
GEOLOGY Upper Carboniferous. Coal Measures
COUNTY West Yorkshire
COLOUR Fawn/brown/grey with some coal flecks
TEXTURE Fine grained
 BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 1200mm depth on bed
SUITABILITY Ashlar, cladding, general building and paving
 USES (1) Tower of London
 USES (2) Palace of Westminster
 USES (3) Tobacco Dock, London
 USES (4) Quarry Hill, Leeds
Stone Names
Sandstone, Sedimentary

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