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Intro: Monks Park Limestone (A8)

Posted on 1 March 20239 April 2025 By Elizabeth Laycock No Comments on Intro: Monks Park Limestone (A8)

150 x 150mm square sample of stone

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Reference A8
NAME Monks Park
TYPE Limestone
GEOLOGY Jurassic. Great Oolite
COUNTY Wiltshire
COLOUR Cream
TEXTURE Fine grained oolite with some shells
 BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 750mm depth on bed
SUITABILITY Ashlar, dressings, projections and carving
 USES (1) Grand Buildings, Trafalgar Square, London
 USES (2) Cliveden House, Berkshire
 USES (3)
 USES (4)
Stone Names (Type of Bath Stone)
Jurassic, Limestone, Sedimentary Tags:Bath Stone, Jurassic

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