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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…
Stone enthusiasts are recommended to Prof Ruth Siddall’s amazing site https://www.londonpavementgeology.co.uk/geo-sites/ The site covers cities around the UK and is regularly added to .
Adlingfleet is a beautiful building in a rural environment. It does suffer from areas of damp and work by SHU and the Diocese of Sheffield hopes to understand this. If the sources of water into the building can be verified then cost effective solutions can be explored to improve the internal environment. What SHU have…
The parish church of All Saints Adlingfleet is a Grade I listed building that was built during the 13th century. It has a cruciform (cross-shaped) plan with a nave, chancel, south aisle, north and south transepts, and a square tower. (HE, Nd) “The finest medieval church in the Marshland region of the lower Trent and…