Rubislaw grey granite from Aberdeen. St. Mary’s Cathedral, Palmerston Place, Edinburgh, portico columns (1917). Ulverston Kirkby-in-Furness, Burlington Blue Slate. For both roofing and cladding. Yes Cumbria. Grey. Blue through to black. BHS, Eastgate, Gloucester, panels. Natural History Museum, London, roofing slates, alternating with Westmorland green slates. County Durham Springwell, Gateshead. Springwell. Sandstone. Medium-grained. Fairly easy Yes Yellow. to work. Durable. Apex House, Leith Walk (1975); 8–11 Royal Crescent, restoration (1979) (both Edinburgh). Winston between Dunhouse. Sandstone. Fine-grained. Durable. Yes Darlington and Egglestone Abbey, Bowes Museum. Barnard Castle, M&S, 104 Princes Street (1980), Durham. Exchange Plaza, Lothian Road (1997), 1-8 Atholl Crescent, repairs (1985), Edinburgh. Stainton near Barnard Stainton. Sandstone. Fine- to medium-grained. Yes Castle, Durham. Buff. Saltire Court, Castle Terrace (1991); Standard Life, Lothian Road (1997);
Rubislaw grey granite from Aberdeen. St. Mary’s Cathedral, Palmerston Place, Edinburgh, portico columns (1917). Ulverston Kirkby-in-Furness, Cumbria. Burlington Blue Grey. Blue through to black. Slate. For both roofing and cladding. BHS, Eastgate, Gloucester, panels. Natural History Museum, London, roofing slates, alternating with Westmorland green slates. Yes County Durham Springwell, Gateshead. Springwell. Yellow. Sandstone. Medium-grained. Fairly easy to work. Durable. Apex House, Leith Walk (1975); 8–11 Royal Crescent, restoration (1979) (both Edinburgh). Yes Winston between Darlington and Barnard Castle, Durham. Dunhouse. Sandstone. Fine-grained. Durable. Egglestone Abbey, Bowes Museum. M&S, 104 Princes Street (1980), Exchange Plaza, Lothian Road (1997), 1-8 Atholl Crescent, repairs (1985), Edinburgh. Yes Stainton near Barnard Castle, Durham. Stainton. Buff. Sandstone. Fine- to medium-grained. Saltire Court, Castle Terrace (1991); Standard Life, Lothian Road (1997); Yes