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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…
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…
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…
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…
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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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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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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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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Reference H6 NAME Cromwell TYPE Sandstone GEOLOGY Upper Carboniferous. Coal Measures COUNTY West Yorkshire COLOUR Green/brown to blue/grey TEXTURE Fine grained BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) SUITABILITY General walling and paving USES (1) USES (2) USES (3) USES (4) Stone Names
Reference H5 NAME Cromwell Rustic TYPE Sandstone GEOLOGY Upper Carboniferous. Coal Measures COUNTY West Yorkshire COLOUR Buff/cream to grey TEXTURE Fine grained BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) SUITABILITY General walling and paving USES (1) Victoria and Albert Museum, London USES (2) Smith Square, Westminster, London USES (3) USES (4) <stone name> Stone Names