Quarrying and stone working

Cop Crag is a fine grained yellow / pink variegated sandstone which is suitable for all building applications. Quarried near Otterburn in Northumberland, this is a very distinctive sandstone. Cop Crag's character is in its variation of colour, from its background of rusty buff to swirls of browns and splashes of pink this stone is unique and

Corsehill is a fine grained pink / red sandstone which is suitable for all building applications. Extracted near Annan in Dumfriesshire, this stone was extensively quarried in the 1800s and supplied to many prestigious projects throughout the UK, including the original pedestal to the Duke of Wellington's Monument (Admiralty Arch), Liverpool

Northumberland Buff is a medium grained honey/buff sandstone which is suitable for all building applications

Bearl is a light coloured medium grained sandstone that has been used to build houses, churches and bridges. This stone is good to work and carve and is also reasonably durable. The quarry near Corbridge in Northumberland yields good square block from plentiful reserves. Bearl has recently been used for the façade of a major shopping development

Lazonby is a medium grained salmon pink hard sandstone, suited to applications including flooring and paving

Dry stone silver grey granite for applications ranging from rock armour for coastal erosion protection to bulk fill, gabion fill and sub-base aggregates. Distributed throughout the UK

Blaxter is a medium grained honey/buff sandstone which is suitable for all building applications. Quarried near Otterburn in Northumberland this fine-grained honey coloured stone has been extracted since the 1890s and projects have included many prestigious buildings. In Newcastle it was used to supply the City Hall, the Postal Sorting Office and

Dunhouse Buff is a fine grained creamy buff sandstone, which is uniform in colour. It is suitable for all building applications. Extracted in the heart of Teesdale, Dunhouse Buff has proved popular for its blonde colouring, fine grain and consistency, making it ideal for carving and a good match for restoration and new builds in cities such as

Lovell Stone Group carries out the quarrying and processing of their historic blue, grey and white Lias Building Stone at their quarry situated at Bowden’s Lane in Langport, Somerset. We have substantial reserves of white, grey and blue Lias; all of which are traditionally used building and walling stones in the West Country and South Wales. This

Dunhouse Blue is a fine grained blue/grey sandstone which is suitable for all building applications, and excellent for paving/steps and severe-exposure areas. Extracted in Lancashire Dunhouse Blue has a very fine grain and is extremely durable due to its high strength and low porosity. Dunhouse Blue is therefore an excellent material for paving

Catcastle Buff is a medium grained buff/grey/variegated sandstone which is suitable for all building applications. Extracted near Blackburn in Lancashire, this buff gritstone has been quarried since the early 1940s. Extensively used in the last 15 years on some of the largest buildings in Edinburgh including the new Sheriff's Court building, the

A & D Sutherland Ltd provides Caithness flagstone from Spittal Quarry in northern Scotland. The flagstone is an attractive, durable stone which is impervious to moisture and extremes of temperature and humidity. Caithness flagstone is fine grained with a dark grey colour that may weather to fawn or ochre: slab nominal thicknesses in relation to

Catcastle Grey is a course grained brown/grey/variegated sandstone which is suitable for all building applications. It is ideal for paving and suitable for severe exposure areas such as sea walls and reservoir. Quarried at Lartington nr Barnard Castle in Teesdale, this quarry was initially opened up when the railway was laid over Deepdale valley