E of Rotherham, Roche Abbey. Magnesian limestone. Fine-grained but No Rotherham. rather soft and subject to discolouration. Near Halifax, Scout Stone. Sandstone. Hard and durable. No Calderdale. Light brown to greyish white. W of Tadcaster, Tadcaster/Thevesdale. Magnesian limestone. Fine-grained. Yes Yorkshire. York and Beverley Minsters; Selby Abbey. Barton, near Swaledale. Limestone. Barton marble also produced. No Darlington to SW, Light brown with many North Yorkshire. fossils. Thornton, near Thornton Blue. Sandstone. Fine-grained but costly to No Bradford, Bradford. Bluish grey. work. Very hard and durable. Huddersfield, Wellfield. Sandstone. Fine-grained, free working. No Kirklees. brown, occasional quartz Very durable. pebbles. Keighley, Bradford. West End. Sandstone. Fine texture. Very hard and No Brown. durable. SW of Sheffield, Stoke Hall. Sandstone. Fine-grained. Yes Sheffield. Cream to brown. Sheffield Town Hall. Morley, near Leeds. Woodkirk Blue. Sandstone. Fine-grained. Good working. No Blue. Durable. Morley, near Leeds. Woodkirk Brown. Sandstone. Fine-grained in massive beds. Yes
E of Rotherham, Rotherham. Roche Abbey. Magnesian limestone. Fine-grained but rather soft and subject to discolouration. No Near Halifax, Calderdale. Scout Stone. Light brown to greyish white. Sandstone. Hard and durable. No W of Tadcaster, Yorkshire. Tadcaster/Thevesdale. Magnesian limestone. Fine-grained. York and Beverley Minsters; Selby Abbey. Yes Barton, near Darlington to SW, North Yorkshire. Swaledale. Light brown with many fossils. Limestone. Barton marble also produced. No Thornton, near Bradford, Bradford. Thornton Blue. Bluish grey. Sandstone. Fine-grained but costly to work. Very hard and durable. No Huddersfield, Kirklees. Wellfield. brown, occasional quartz pebbles. Sandstone. Fine-grained, free working. Very durable. No Keighley, Bradford. West End. Brown. Sandstone. Fine texture. Very hard and durable. No SW of Sheffield, Sheffield. Stoke Hall. Cream to brown. Sandstone. Fine-grained. Sheffield Town Hall. Yes Morley, near Leeds. Woodkirk Blue. Blue. Sandstone. Fine-grained. Good working. Durable. No Morley, near Leeds. Woodkirk Brown. Sandstone. Fine-grained in massive beds. Yes
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