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Intro: Corsehill Sandstone (K2)
<image> Reference K2 NAME Corsehill TYPE Sandstone GEOLOGY Triassic. COUNTY Dumfries COLOUR Pink/red. darkens noticeably when wet TEXTURE Fine grained BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 3000x1400mm SUITABILITY Ashlar, dressings, weathering courses and carving USES (1) National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh USES (2) Reading Town Hall USES (3) Kirkwall Cathedral, Orkney USES (4) Sheriffs Court, Falkirk Stone Names
Intro: Hollington Tearne (J6) Sandstone
Reference J6 NAME Hollington Tearne TYPE Sandstone GEOLOGY Triassic. Keuper Sandstone COUNTY Staffordshire COLOUR Pink TEXTURE Medium grained BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 1200mm depth on bed SUITABILITY Ashlar, cladding, dressings and weathering courses USES (1) USES (2) USES (3) USES (4) Stone Names Intro: Hollington Mottled (J4) Sandstone – Stone Library (shu.ac.uk) Intro: Hollington…
Intro: Hollington Tearne (J5) Sandstone
Reference J5 NAME Hollington Tearne TYPE Sandstone GEOLOGY Triassic. Keuper Sandstone COUNTY Staffordshire COLOUR Red/pink TEXTURE Medium grained BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 1200mm depth on bed SUITABILITY Ashlar, cladding, dressings and weathering courses USES (1) USES (2) USES (3) USES (4) Stone Names Intro: Hollington Mottled (J4) Sandstone – Stone Library (shu.ac.uk) Intro: Hollington…
Intro: Hollington Mottled (J4) Sandstone
Reference J4 NAME Hollington Mottled TYPE Sandstone GEOLOGY Triassic. Keuper Sandstone COUNTY Staffordshire COLOUR Pink with cream and darker red patches and bands TEXTURE Medium grained BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 1200mm depth on bed SUITABILITY Ashlar, cladding, dressings and weathering courses USES (1) USES (2) USES (3) USES (4) Stone Names Intro: Hollington Mottled…
Intro: Hollington Red (J3) Sandstone
Reference J3 NAME Hollington Red TYPE Sandstone GEOLOGY Triassic. Keuper Sandstone COUNTY Staffordshire COLOUR Dull red TEXTURE Medium grained BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 1200mm depth on bed SUITABILITY Ashlar, cladding, dressings and weathering courses USES (1) Broken Wharf, London USES (2) Bracken House, Queen Victoria Street, London. USES (3) Newark Castle, Nottinghamshire USES (4) Stone…
Intro: Woodkirk (H10) Coal Measures Sandstones – Yorkshire and Derbyshire
Reference H10 NAME Woodkirk TYPE Sandstone GEOLOGY Upper Carboniferous. Coal Measures COUNTY West Yorkshire COLOUR Fawn/brown/grey with some coal flecks TEXTURE Fine grained BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 1200mm depth on bed SUITABILITY Ashlar, cladding, general building and paving USES (1) Tower of London USES (2) Palace of Westminster USES (3) Tobacco Dock, London USES (4)…
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Intro: Bolton Woods Buff (H9) Coal Measures Sandstones – Yorkshire and Derbyshire
Reference H9 NAME Bolton Woods Buff TYPE Sandstone GEOLOGY Upper Carboniferous. Coal Measures COUNTY West Yorkshire COLOUR Buff TEXTURE Fine to medium grained BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) SUITABILITY Ashlar, cladding, memorials and roofing USES (1) Buckingham Palace USES (2) Windsor Castle USES (3) Horsham War Memorial, Sussex USES (4) York Minster Stone Names …
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Intro: Bolton Woods Grey (H8) Coal Measures Sandstones – Yorkshire and Derbyshire
Reference H8 NAME Bolton Woods Grey TYPE Sandstone GEOLOGY Upper Carboniferous. Coal Measures COUNTY West Yorkshire COLOUR Grey/buff TEXTURE Fine to medium grained BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) SUITABILITY Ashlar, cladding, memorials and roofing USES (1) Buckingham Palace USES (2) Windsor Castle USES (3) Horsham War Memorial, Sussex USES (4) York Minster Stone Names Intro:…
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Intro: Northowram Hills (H7) Coal Measures Sandstones – Yorkshire and Derbyshire
Reference H7 NAME Northowram Hills TYPE Sandstone GEOLOGY Upper Carboniferous. Coal Measures COUNTY West Yorkshire COLOUR Light brown/fawn to grey TEXTURE Fine grained BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 2700x1500mm SUITABILITY Cladding, ashlar, paving and general walling USES (1) Palace of Westminster USES (2) St. John’s Lodge, Regent’s Park, London USES (3) Tooting Improvement, Mitcham Road, London…
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