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Reference C7 NAME Portland Whitbed PERRYCOT TYPE Limestone GEOLOGY Jurassic. Portland Group COUNTY Dorset COLOUR White TEXTURE Dense fine grained oolite with few shells BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) SUITABILITY Paving USES (1) USES (2) USES (3) USES (4) Stone Names Portland Limestone – Stone Library (shu.ac.uk) RELATED MATERIALS Intro: Portland Limestone (B10) Fancy Beach…
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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,…
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Reference C5 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,…
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Reference C4 NAME Portland Whitbed PERRYFIELD TYPE Limestone GEOLOGY Jurassic. Portland Group COUNTY Dorset COLOUR White TEXTURE Fine grained oolite with few shells BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 1800mm depth. 3000mm length SUITABILITY Ashlar, weathering courses, dressings, paving and carving USES (1) Westminster Abbey restoration USES (2) Henrietta House, London USES (3) Council Offices, Ludgate Hill,…
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Reference C3 NAME Portland Whitbed PERRYFIELD TYPE Limestone GEOLOGY Jurassic. Portland Group COUNTY Dorset COLOUR White TEXTURE Fine grained oolite with few shells BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 1800mm depth. 3000mm length SUITABILITY Ashlar, weathering courses, dressings, paving and carving USES (1) Westminster Abbey restoration USES (2) Henrietta House, London USES (3) Council Offices, Ludgate Hill,…
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Reference C2 NAME Portland Basebed BOWERS TYPE Limestone GEOLOGY Jurassic. Portland Group COUNTY Dorset COLOUR White TEXTURE Fine grained oolite with few shells and with close pore structure BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 3000x2000mm SUITABILITY Ashlar, walling, dressings and carving. USES (1) USES (2) USES (3) USES (4) Stone Names Portland Freestone Portland Limestone – Stone…
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Reference C1 NAME Portland Basebed FANCY BEACH TYPE Limestone GEOLOGY Jurassic. Portland Group COUNTY Dorset COLOUR White TEXTURE Fine grained oolite with few shells. Dense cement BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 1200mm depth. 3000mm length SUITABILITY Ashlar, weathering courses, dressings, paving and carving USES (1) Commonwealth War Graves USES (2) USES (3) USES (4) Stone Names…
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Information: https://stonelibrary.shu.ac.uk/portland-limestone-b10-d2/ RELATED MATERIALS Portland Limestone (B10) Fancy Beach Base Bed https://stonelibrary.shu.ac.uk/portland-limesto…y-beach-base-bed/ Portland Limestone (C1) Fancy Beach Base Bed https://stonelibrary.shu.ac.uk/portland-limesto…y-beach-base-bed/ Portland Limestone (C2) Bowers Base bed https://stonelibrary.shu.ac.uk/portland-limesto…-bowers-base-bed/ Portland Limestone (C3) Perryfield Whitbed https://stonelibrary.shu.ac.uk/portland-limesto…rryfield-whitbed/ Portland Limestone (C4) Perryfield Whitbed https://stonelibrary.shu.ac.uk/portland-limesto…rryfield-whitbed/ Portland Limestone (C5) Combefield Whitbed https://stonelibrary.shu.ac.uk/portland-limesto…mbefield-whitbed/ Portland Limestone (C6) Combefield Whitbed https://stonelibrary.shu.ac.uk/portland-limesto…mbefield-whitbed/ Portland Limestone (C7)…
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Reference B8 B9 NAME Ancaster Weatherbed Ancaster Hard White TYPE Limestone Limestone GEOLOGY Jurassic. Inferior Oolite Jurassic. Inferior Oolite COUNTY Lincolnshire Lincolnshire COLOUR Cream/blue, blue and cream. Some pink Cream/white TEXTURE Coarse, shelly oolite Fine to medium grained, with shells and distinct ripple structures BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 1800x1000x400mm 700mm depth on bed SUITABILITY Ashlar,…
Reference B8 B9 NAME Ancaster Weatherbed Ancaster Hard White TYPE Limestone Limestone GEOLOGY Jurassic. Inferior Oolite Jurassic. Inferior Oolite COUNTY Lincolnshire Lincolnshire COLOUR Cream/blue, blue and cream. Some pink Cream/white TEXTURE Coarse, shelly oolite Fine to medium grained, with shells and distinct ripple structures BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 1800x1000x400mm 700mm depth on bed SUITABILITY Ashlar,…