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A recent paper on the challenges of increasing use of UK stone. Charlotte Taylor, Hannah Gold, David Watson, Anthony Darby, Richard Ball, Tim Ibell, Will Hawkins, On solid ground: Assessing the scale-up potential of structural stone in the UK, Resources Policy, Volume 106, 2025, 105601, ISSN 0301-4207, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resourpol.2025.105601. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301420725001436)
Plans to rehome the Triton stone library began in 2021 with the opportunity to provide a permanent display location in one of Sheffield Hallam University’s new buildings. To make the content relevant to students in Architecture, Geography and Construction disciplines, each sample in the library is supplemented by an evolving online library. The aspiration is…
This sample of insulated lime plaster was provided by Mick Gasz of Core Conservation Ltd ( (www.coreconservation.co.uk) {PICTURE HERE} This sample shows recent innovations in traditional technologies. This aerogel-lime lime plaster base provides an excellent insulating under layer which has the vapour buffering and fast drying associated with lime. One half of the sample has…
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(26) Post | Feed | LinkedIn Scott Boote ConnectConnect with Scott Boote The use of ‘low-carbon’ stone bricks is on the rise But its time to think bigger with stone Stone bricks are gaining traction as low‑carbon alternatives to fired clay bricks, or concrete blocks. Sound in theory, appealing in texture, colour, public opinion and…
This sample of a Marmorino lime finish on a cocciopesto base was provided by Mick Gasz of Core Conservation Ltd ( (www.coreconservation.co.uk) {PICTURE HERE} This combination represents an authentic and durable finish used in Venice over hundreds of years. For an example of where this has been sucessfully used in conservation, see the case study…
<NOTE: CONTENTS ARE BETA VERSION – SUBJECT TO FACT CHECK AND VERIFICATION> Reference CED11 NAME Kilkenny TYPE Limestone GEOLOGY Butlersgrove Formation – Carboniferous 340-350 million years old COUNTY Kilkenny – Ireland COLOUR TEXTURE BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) Up to 2.5m x 1.5m x 1m SUITABILITY Ashlar, cladding, general building, paving and engineering USES (1)…
<NOTE: CONTENTS ARE BETA VERSION – SUBJECT TO FACT CHECK AND VERIFICATION> Reference CED10 NAME Avochie TYPE Gneissose Granite GEOLOGY North-east Grampian Granitic Suite – Ordovician 485.4-443.8 million years ago COUNTY Aberdeenshire – Scotland COLOUR TEXTURE BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) Up to 2.5m x 1.5m x 1m SUITABILITY Ashlar, cladding, general building, paving and…
<NOTE: CONTENTS ARE BETA VERSION – SUBJECT TO FACT CHECK AND VERIFICATION> Caithness Flagstone was quarried from more than seven hundred sites in Caithness. The stone consisted originally of mud and fine sand that was deposited in layers on the floor of a lake filling a large inland basin (the Orcadian Basin) during the middle…
<NOTE: CONTENTS ARE BETA VERSION – SUBJECT TO FACT CHECK AND VERIFICATION> Reference CED06 NAME Spynie TYPE Sandstone GEOLOGY Lossiemouth Sandstone Formation – Triassic S241.5-209.5 million years ago COUNTY Moray – Scotland COLOUR Pale Buff TEXTURE BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) SUITABILITY Ashlar, cladding, general building, paving and engineering USES (1) Natural History Museum, London…
<NOTE: CONTENTS ARE BETA VERSION – SUBJECT TO FACT CHECK AND VERIFICATION> Whinstone was formed during the Carboniferous period and made mostly of Plagioclase Feldspar and Clinopyroxene along with smaller amounts of other minerals such as Biotite. This red variation is relatively rare in occurrence. Reference CED04 NAME Red Whinstone TYPE Gabbro/Dolorite GEOLOGY Carboniferous…