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Category: Sandstone

Intro: Locharbriggs Sandstone (I9)

<stone name> Reference I9 NAME Locharbriggs TYPE Sandstone GEOLOGY Permian COUNTY Dumfries COLOUR Red (wet), pink (dry) TEXTURE Medium grained. Some fine banding parallel to bed  BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 2600x1500x1500mm SUITABILITY Ashlar, cladding, dressings and paving  USES (1) Carmellite Church (interior)  USES (2) Exchange Square, Broadgate  USES (3) Carlisle Cathedral  USES (4) The Convent,…

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Permian

Intro: Corncockle Sandstone (I8)

<stone name> Reference I8 NAME Corncockle TYPE Sandstone GEOLOGY Permian COUNTY Dumfries COLOUR Dark red TEXTURE Medium grained  BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 3000x2000x500mm SUITABILITY Ashlar, cladding, dressings and weathering courses  USES (1) Old Masonic Hall, Leeds  USES (2) Cathedral Court, Leeds  USES (3) Caledonian Hotel, Edinburgh  USES (4) Leith Academy, Edinburgh Stone Names    …

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Permian

Intro: Red Lazonby Sandstone (I7)

I7 Reference I7 NAME Red Lazonby TYPE Sandstone GEOLOGY Permian. Penrith Sandstone COUNTY Cumbria COLOUR Salmon pink/red. TEXTURE Medium grained  BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 1500x900x700mm SUITABILITY Ashlar, cladding, dressings, weathering courses and paving  USES (1) Chandos Place, London  USES (2) Selfridges Wine Shop, London  USES (3) Carlisle Castle  USES (4) Fargate, Sheffield Stone Names Penrith…

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Intro: Florida Sandstone (I6)

<stone name> Reference I6 NAME Florida TYPE Sandstone GEOLOGY Upper Carboniferous. Coal Measures COUNTY Dumfrieshire COLOUR Honey yellow/buff/white/grey TEXTURE Medium grained  BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 2800x1500x2000mm SUITABILITY Ashlar, cladding, dressings and paving  USES (1)  USES (2)  USES (3)  USES (4) Stone Names

Carboniferous

Intro: Cat Castle Sandstone (I5)

Reference I5 NAME Cat Castle TYPE Sandstone GEOLOGY Upper Carboniferous. Coal Measures COUNTY Durham COLOUR Buff/grey TEXTURE Medium to coarse grained grit  BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 3000x1000mm SUITABILITY Ashlar, cladding, general building, paving and engineering  USES (1) Sherrifs Court, Edinburgh  USES (2) Scarborough Sea Wall  USES (3) Crown Courts, Hull  USES (4) National Heritage Fishing…

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Intro: Springwell Sandstone (I4)

<stone name> Reference I4 NAME Springwell TYPE Sandstone GEOLOGY Upper Carboniferous. Coal Measures COUNTY Tyne and Wear COLOUR Buff TEXTURE Fine to medium grained  BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 1200mm depth on bed SUITABILITY Ashlar, cladding and general building  USES (1) Culzean Castle, Ayrshire  USES (2) County Hall, Durham  USES (3) Leith Walk, Edinburgh  USES (4)…

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Carboniferous

Intro: Stainton Sandstone (I3)

Reference I3 NAME Stainton TYPE Sandstone GEOLOGY Upper Carboniferous. Coal Measures COUNTY Durham COLOUR Buff with fine brown speckle and iron banding TEXTURE Fine grained  BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 1200mm depth on bed SUITABILITY Ashlar, cladding and general building  USES (1) Castle Terrace, Edinburgh  USES (2) John Lewis, Edinburgh  USES (3) George Street, Glasgow  USES…

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Carboniferous

Intro: Dunhouse Buff (I1) Upper Carboniferous sandstone, Durham

  I1 Reference I1 NAME Dunhouse Buff TYPE Sandstone GEOLOGY Upper Carboniferous. Coal Measures COUNTY Durham COLOUR Buff TEXTURE Fine grained  BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 3000x1000mm SUITABILITY Ashlar, cladding, general building and carving  USES (1) Mausoleum, Castle Howard  USES (2) Durham Cathedral  USES (3) King’s College, Durham  USES (4) Balmoral Hotel, Edinburgh Stone Names  …

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Pennine Sandstone (Yorkshire) H2 H5 -H10

  H2H5H6 Reference H2 H5 H6 NAME Howley Park Cromwell Rustic Cromwell TYPE Sandstone Sandstone Sandstone GEOLOGY Upper Carboniferous. Coal Measures Upper Carboniferous. Coal Measures Upper Carboniferous. Coal Measures COUNTY West Yorkshire West Yorkshire West Yorkshire COLOUR Buff Buff/cream to grey Green/brown to blue/grey TEXTURE Fine to medium grained Fine grained Fine grained  BLOCK SIZE…

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Carboniferous

Upper Carboniferous. Millstone Grit – Yorkshire and Derbyshire

        E9E10F1 F2F3F4 F5F6F7 F8F9F10 G1G2G3 G4G5H1 H2H5H6 H7H8H9 H10

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