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Intro: Portland Limestone (C6) Combefield Whitbed

Posted on 12 October 20239 April 2025 By Elizabeth Laycock No Comments on Intro: Portland Limestone (C6) Combefield Whitbed

150 x 150mm square sample of stone

Reference C6
NAME Portland Whitbed COMBEFIELD
TYPE Limestone
GEOLOGY Jurassic. Portland Group
COUNTY Dorset
COLOUR White
TEXTURE Medium grained oolite with common shell fragments
 BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 1800mm depth. 4000mm length
SUITABILITY Ashlar, weathering courses, dressings, paving and carving
 USES (1) Wandsworth  Town Hall, London
 USES (2) Time & Life – New Bond Street, London
 USES (3) 80 Bishopsgate, London
 USES (4) Armour and Union House, London
Stone Names Portland Freestone

 

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