Cambridgeshire Burwell, NE of Burwell. Limestone. Chalk often called No ‘clunch’. Cambridge, White. Still available to SW of Cambridge at Cambridgeshire. Barrington Quarry. Gloucestershire Coleford, Forest of Dean. Sandsone. Fine-grained, hard and Yes Gloucestershire. Dark blue grey durable. Nat West, Eastgate, Gloucester. Fishponds, Bristol. Pennant. Sandstone. Fine-grained. Hard and No Dark blue and grey, red. difficult to work but much used locally. Very durable. Hall, Gloucester (1816). Guiting, E of Guiting. Limestone. Coarse-grained with fossil Yes Cheltenham, warm to content. ‘Yellow’ – Gloucestershire. yellow; white to Royal Oxford Hotel (‘yellow’). ‘White’ – cream. Forest of Dean, Red Wilderness. Sandstone. Yes Gloucestershire. Farmington, Painswick. Limestone. A building stone. No ‘Cotswold’ Northleach, Cream. Gloucestershire.
Cambridgeshire Burwell, NE of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire. Burwell. White. Limestone. Chalk often called ‘clunch’. Still available to SW of Cambridge at Barrington Quarry. No Gloucestershire Coleford, Gloucestershire. Forest of Dean. Dark blue grey Sandsone. Fine-grained, hard and durable. Nat West, Eastgate, Gloucester. Yes Fishponds, Bristol. Pennant. Dark blue and grey, red. Sandstone. Fine-grained. Hard and difficult to work but much used locally. Very durable. Hall, Gloucester (1816). No Guiting, E of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. Guiting. ‘Yellow’ – warm to yellow; ‘White’ – white to cream. Limestone. Coarse-grained with fossil content. Royal Oxford Hotel (‘yellow’). Yes Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire. Red Wilderness. Sandstone. Yes Farmington, Northleach, Gloucestershire. Painswick. Cream. Limestone. A ‘Cotswold’ building stone. No
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