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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- PRODUCT
- Dunhouse Quarry
Caithness flagstone quarry
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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- PRODUCT
- A & D Sutherland
Blaxter medium grained honey/buff sandstone
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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- PRODUCT
- Dunhouse Quarry
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- PRODUCT
- Dunhouse Quarry
Catcastle Grey coarse-grained sandstone
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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- PRODUCT
- Dunhouse Quarry
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- PRODUCT
- Dunhouse Quarry
Corsehill fine grained pink / red sandstone
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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- PRODUCT
- Dunhouse Quarry
Catcastle Buff medium grained sandstone
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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- PRODUCT
- Dunhouse Quarry
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- PRODUCT
- Dunhouse Quarry
Carnsew silver-grey coarse-grained granite
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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- PRODUCT
- Colas
White lias / blue lias stone
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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- PRODUCT
- Lovell Stone Group
Cop Crag from Dunhouse Quarries was one of the stones selected for the Peterloo Massacre Memorial in Manchester, built by Mather & Ellis using British stone. The £1million memorial is an outstanding example of masonry skills. The monument is 1.8m high and consists of two circular designs, one in the pavement and one rising out of the pavement in- PROJECT
- Dunhouse Quarry
Stone quarries - helping you find the best companies for your project.
A & D Sutherland
The company has produced Caithness Flagstone from Spittal Quarry for over 100 years. This fine grained sandstone is generally blue-grey in colour and riven in texture. Maintenance free and virtually indestructible, it is widely specified in internal and external paving schemes
Spittal Quarry, Watten, Wick, KW1 5XRA D Calvert Architectural Stone Supplies
The company offers Witton Fell, a buff / brown sandstone suitable for building and general masonry work. The stone is available as a fine to medium gritstone, or as a medium to coarse grained gritstone. Sawing and stone masonry facilities are provided. Witton Fell is used for both new build and restoration work
The Stone Yard, Wensley Road, Leyburn, DL8 5EDAlbion Stone plc
Has been quarrying fine Portland stone for more than 25 years, and has recently opened the first underground Portland stone mine. The company extracts from the Roach, Whitbed and Basebed Portland stone beds, and supplies quarried blocks, sawn slab, paving tiles and landscaping products, as well as intricate hand-worked masonry for large and small
Robert Denholm House, Bletchingly Road, Nutfield, Redhill, RH1 4HWBath Stone Group
Produces Stoke Ground Bath Stone, which varies in character from a finely grained cream / buff, to a slightly open grained light buff. The stone is suitable for all ashlar cladding, carving and external weathering courses such as cornices and copings
Stoke Hill Mine, Midford Lane, Limpley Stoke, Bath, BA2 7GPBerry & Marshall (Bolton Wood)
Offers a very fine-grained durable Yorkstone which can be coloured from brown / buff to blue / grey. The stone is used for paving, kerbs, steps, lintels and walling as well as cladding and roadstone. Also suitable for crazy paving and flags
Bolton Woods Quarry, Bolton Hall Road, Bradford, BD2 1BQBerwyn Slate Quarry
Quarries a blue / black slate suitable for building and hard landscaping applications, including sawn and crazy paving, and garden walling. Sawn paving is provided in random sizes in thicknesses of between 20 and 50mm. The company also supplies other types of slate, including slate from North Wales
Unit 4, Crofty Industrial Estate, Crofty, Gower, Swansea, SA4 3RSBurlington Stone
Provides slate which varies in colour from light green and olive green through to silver grey and blue grey. Finishes include honed, riven, sanded, flamed, gritblasted, textured and water jet. Suitable for wall and floor finishes, roofing, paving, cills, copings, water features, planters and benches
Cavendish House, Kirkby-in-Furness, LA17 7UN- 2 School Road, Saintfield, Ballynahinch, BT24 7JQ
- 6210 Bishops Court, Birmingham Business Park, Solihull Parkway, Birmingham, B37 7YB

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