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Reference K6 NAME Newington Rag Blue TYPE Limestone GEOLOGY Cretaceous. Lower Greensand COUNTY Kent COLOUR Grey/green/brown TEXTURE Medium grained rounded silica/glauconite in fine calcite matrix BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) SUITABILITY General Building USES (1) USES (2) USES (3) USES (4) Stone Names RELATED MATERIALS Intro: Newington Rag Blue Limestone (D8) – Stone Library…
Reference K5 NAME Newington Rag Brown TYPE Limestone GEOLOGY Cretaceous. Lower Greensand COUNTY Kent COLOUR Grey/green/ blue TEXTURE Medium grained rounded silica/glauconite in fine calcite matrix BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) SUITABILITY General Building USES (1) USES (2) USES (3) USES (4) Stone Names RELATED MATERIALS Intro: Newington Rag Blue Limestone (D8) – Stone…
Reference K8 NAME Midhurst TYPE Sandstone GEOLOGY Cretaceous. Lower Greensand COUNTY West Sussex COLOUR Light buff/green TEXTURE Very fine grained BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) SUITABILITY Ashlar, masonry and walling USES (1) Cowdray House, Midhurst, Sussex USES (2) Leconfield Memorial Hall, Petworth, Sussex USES (3) USES (4) Stone Names
Reference K4 NAME Folkestone Rag TYPE Sandy Limestone GEOLOGY Cretaceous. Lower Greensand COUNTY Kent COLOUR Grey/green TEXTURE Medium grained rounded silica/glauconite in fine calcite matrix BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) SUITABILITY General Building USES (1) USES (2) USES (3) USES (4) Stone Names
Reference K3 NAME Cove TYPE Sandstone GEOLOGY Triassic. COUNTY Dumfries COLOUR Red TEXTURE Fine grained. Bedding structures often visible BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 2000x1000x400mm SUITABILITY Ashlar, dressings, weathering courses and engineering USES (1) Great St. Helens, London USES (2) Stag Place Piazza, London USES (3) Scottish National Gallery, Glasgow USES (4) Stone Names
Reference K1 NAME Gatelawbridge TYPE Sandstone GEOLOGY Triassic. COUNTY Dumfries COLOUR Warm red TEXTURE Fine to medium grained BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 3000x1500mm SUITABILITY Ashlar, dressings, weathering courses and carving USES (1) Kilmarnock Sheriff Court USES (2) Caledonia Hotel, Edinburgh USES (3) Elphinstone House, Glasgow USES (4) Paisley Post Office, Glasgow Stone Names
Reference J9 NAME Red St. Bees – BANK END TYPE Sandstone GEOLOGY Triassic. St. Bees Sandstone COUNTY Cumbria COLOUR Dull red. Darkens considerably when wet TEXTURE Very fine grained BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 900mm depth on bed SUITABILITY Ashlar, dressings, walling and weathering courses USES (1) 52-55 Picadilly, London USES (2) 25-26 Lovatt Lane, London…
<stone name> Reference J8 NAME Myddle TYPE Sandstone GEOLOGY Triassic. Keuper Sandstone COUNTY Shropshire COLOUR Bright red TEXTURE Fine to medium grained BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 1200mm depth on bed SUITABILITY Ashlar, dressings, weathering courses and carving USES (1) USES (2) USES (3) USES (4) Stone Names
Reference J7 NAME Grinshill TYPE Sandstone GEOLOGY Triassic. Keuper Sandstone COUNTY Shropshire COLOUR Cream with fine brown fleck, white and red TEXTURE Fine to medium grained BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 1000mm depth on bed SUITABILITY Ashlar, dressings, weathering courses and carving USES (1) USES (2) USES (3) USES (4) Stone Names
I10 Reference I10 NAME Clashach Dark TYPE Sandstone GEOLOGY Permo-Triassic. Hopeman Sandstone COUNTY Grampian COLOUR Golden to pale brown with dark mottling TEXTURE Fine grained BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 3000x1800mm SUITABILITY Ashlar, cladding, dressings and weathering courses USES (1) Chandos House, London USES (2) National Gallery, Edinburgh USES (3) Bolsover Castle, Derbyshire USES (4) New…