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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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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,…
Reference B7 NAME Clipsham (honed) TYPE Limestone GEOLOGY Jurassic. Inferior Oolite COUNTY Leicestershire COLOUR Cream/blue, blue and cream TEXTURE Coarse, shelly oolite BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 1200mm depth on bed SUITABILITY Ashlar, cladding, walling, monumental and carving USES (1) Ely Cathedral USES (2) Christ’s College, Cambridge USES (3) King’s College Chapel, Cambridge USES (4) Blue…
Reference B6 NAME Clipsham (honed) TYPE Limestone GEOLOGY Jurassic. Inferior Oolite COUNTY Leicestershire COLOUR Cream/blue, blue and cream TEXTURE Coarse, shelly oolite BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 1200mm depth on bed SUITABILITY Ashlar, cladding, walling, monumental and carving USES (1) Ely Cathedral USES (2) Christ’s College, Cambridge USES (3) King’s College Chapel, Cambridge USES (4) Blue…
Reference B5 NAME Clipsham (sawn) TYPE Limestone GEOLOGY Jurassic. Inferior Oolite COUNTY Leicestershire COLOUR Cream/blue, blue and cream TEXTURE Coarse, shelly oolite BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 1200mm depth on bed SUITABILITY Ashlar, cladding, walling, monumental and carving USES (1) Ely Cathedral USES (2) Christ’s College, Cambridge USES (3) King’s College Chapel, Cambridge USES (4) Blue…
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NAME Primary Colour Cream / Buff Surface Appearance Oolitic/Pisolitic Grain Sorting Moderately well sorted Grain size Medium Localities used at Henry VII’s Chapel, Westminster Abbey: Walls Prior Park, Bath: Ashlar/Facing Stone Known use Modern uses include walling and dressed stone. Known quarries Mount Pleasant Quarry, Combe Down, Upper Lawn Quarry, Combe Down Ref and further…