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Intro: Midhurst Sandstone (K8)

Posted on 6 March 20239 April 2025 By Elizabeth Laycock No Comments on Intro: Midhurst Sandstone (K8)

150 x 150mm square sample of stone

Reference K8
NAME Midhurst
TYPE Sandstone
GEOLOGY Cretaceous. Lower Greensand
COUNTY West Sussex
COLOUR Light buff/green
TEXTURE Very fine grained
 BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm)
SUITABILITY Ashlar, masonry and walling
 USES (1) Cowdray House, Midhurst, Sussex
 USES (2) Leconfield Memorial Hall, Petworth, Sussex
 USES (3)
 USES (4)
Stone Names
Cretaceous, Sandstone, Sedimentary Tags:West Sussex Building stone Atlas Kent Building stone Atlas

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