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English Sandstones
Crosland Hill York
Light buff, very durable fine grain millstone grit freestone, from Crosland Hill, near Huddersfield. Widely used for paving.
Recent use: Scottish Equitable, Edinburgh; Fareham town centre.
Forest of Dean
Hurdcott Green Sandstone
Red St. Bees
Stanton Moor
Buff and pink/buff millstone grit sandstone, fine-mdeium grain, from Stanton-in-Peak, near Matlock, Derbyshire. Suitable for a wide range of uses including masonry, cladding, engineering, restoration, fireplaces, dry stone walling.
Recent use: Quayside, Newcastle upon Tyne; Pavilion, Yorkshire Showground, Harrogate.
Woodkirk York
Fawn/brown, fine grain sandstone, from Morley near Leeds. Suitable for walling, paving, fireplaces, monumental use.
Recent use: Calvin Klein, New York; Yorkshire Building Society, Bradford.
