BUILDING STONES
Red Sandstone Devonian
Ironstones Jurassic
Glasgow University
Britain has produced such a wide range of red sandstones that it is difficult to single out just a few for mention. The range of hues is in fact quite extensive, passing frompale pinks to deep reds and red browns. Red sandstones have been extensively used for buildings in Strathclyde, Cumbria, Cheshire, Staffordshire, Nottinghamshire, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Gloucestershire, Glamorgan and Somerset. Whilst colourfully decorative, they have shown to be widely varying in durability.
An ironstone is a sedimentary rock that has more than 50% iron-bearing minerals. The sedimentary ironstones may be hard and calcareous and contain quartz grains, pebbles and a wide variety of macrofossils. Ironstones are characterised by their strong yellow-brown or orange-brown colours when weathered. When quarried and in an unweathered state however, they may show more subdued grey and greenish grey colours, dependant on the oxidation state of the iron minerals. Fresh ironstone blocks are often “blue hearted” where the core of the block has been protected fromweathering and oxidation effects.
Old Red Sandstone at Auchmitie
Great Hall OakhamCastle
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Graeme Churchard (GOC53)
Ironstones
Carlisle Cathedral
poorer stones originally used, for example, Worcester and Carlisle Cathedrals. It should be noted that not all Triassic sandstones are necessarily red, e.g. yellow to buff Clashach (Moray) and white Grinshill (Shropshire).
John Mann (Own work) CC BY-SA 3.0
The resistant red sandstone used in Glasgow contrasts strongly with the
Iberis White
C3830E
B7600R
Iberis White
B9770J
B8550T
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C8140U
Pea Green
Obsidian
Ilex Green
D0310U
Y7180H
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