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Intro: Northowram Hills (H7) Coal Measures Sandstones – Yorkshire and Derbyshire

Posted on 12 October 202316 April 2025 By Elizabeth Laycock No Comments on Intro: Northowram Hills (H7) Coal Measures Sandstones – Yorkshire and Derbyshire

150 x 150mm square sample of stone

Reference H7
NAME Northowram Hills
TYPE Sandstone
GEOLOGY Upper Carboniferous. Coal Measures
COUNTY West Yorkshire
COLOUR Light brown/fawn to grey
TEXTURE Fine grained
 BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 2700x1500mm
SUITABILITY Cladding, ashlar, paving and general walling
 USES (1) Palace of Westminster
 USES (2) St. John’s Lodge, Regent’s Park, London
 USES (3) Tooting Improvement, Mitcham Road, London
 USES (4) Westminster Archive Building, London
Stone Names
Sandstone, Sedimentary

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