Anston limestone
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Anston limestone is a durable, fine-grained building stone from Anston in South Yorkshire, England, historically quarried for major 19th-century architectural projects.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Anston limestone canonical | 3 |
| Anston Limestone | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T318076 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Anston limestone Context triple: [Palace of Westminster, constructionMaterial, Anston limestone]
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A.
Tura limestone
Tura limestone is a fine white Egyptian limestone historically prized for its high quality and used as the outer casing stone for major monuments such as the Great Pyramid of Giza.
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B.
Indiana limestone
Indiana limestone is a durable, fine-grained sedimentary building stone from Indiana widely used in prominent American architecture and monuments.
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C.
Aquia Creek sandstone
Aquia Creek sandstone is a historically significant building stone quarried in Virginia, widely known for its use in early U.S. federal architecture including the White House and the Capitol.
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D.
Tuckahoe marble
Tuckahoe marble is a high-quality white to gray dolomitic marble historically quarried in Westchester County, New York, widely used in prominent 19th-century American buildings and monuments.
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E.
Tennessee marble
Tennessee marble is a high-quality, pinkish to gray crystalline limestone from eastern Tennessee widely used as an ornamental building stone in prominent U.S. monuments and architecture.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Anston limestone Target entity description: Anston limestone is a durable, fine-grained building stone from Anston in South Yorkshire, England, historically quarried for major 19th-century architectural projects.
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A.
Tura limestone
Tura limestone is a fine white Egyptian limestone historically prized for its high quality and used as the outer casing stone for major monuments such as the Great Pyramid of Giza.
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B.
Indiana limestone
Indiana limestone is a durable, fine-grained sedimentary building stone from Indiana widely used in prominent American architecture and monuments.
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C.
Aquia Creek sandstone
Aquia Creek sandstone is a historically significant building stone quarried in Virginia, widely known for its use in early U.S. federal architecture including the White House and the Capitol.
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D.
Tuckahoe marble
Tuckahoe marble is a high-quality white to gray dolomitic marble historically quarried in Westchester County, New York, widely used in prominent 19th-century American buildings and monuments.
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E.
Tennessee marble
Tennessee marble is a high-quality, pinkish to gray crystalline limestone from eastern Tennessee widely used as an ornamental building stone in prominent U.S. monuments and architecture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
building stone
ⓘ
limestone ⓘ sedimentary rock ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Victorian architecture ⓘ |
| colour |
light buff
ⓘ
pale yellow ⓘ |
| contains | calcium carbonate ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| geologicalPeriod | Jurassic ⓘ |
| hasEconomicUse |
architectural detailing
ⓘ
building facings ⓘ dimension stone ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
hardens on exposure
ⓘ
workable when freshly quarried ⓘ |
| hasQuality |
durable
ⓘ
fine-grained ⓘ |
| hasReputationFor |
suitability for carving
ⓘ
weather resistance ⓘ |
| historicalUsePeak | 19th century ⓘ |
| lithology | oolitic limestone ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Anston
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England ⓘ South Yorkshire ⓘ Yorkshire Jurassic limestone belt ⓘ |
| notableUseInBuilding |
Palace of Westminster
ⓘ
surface form:
Houses of Parliament, London
London Bridge ⓘ
surface form:
London Bridge (19th-century structure)
Palace of Westminster ⓘ
surface form:
Palace of Westminster, London
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| partOf | Magnesian Limestone succession ⓘ |
| quarriedIn |
Anston
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Dinnington area ⓘ North Anston ⓘ South Anston ⓘ |
| quarryType | open-pit quarry ⓘ |
| region | South Yorkshire Coalfield margin ⓘ |
| sourceLocalAuthorityArea | Rotherham ⓘ |
| texture | fine-grained ⓘ |
| transportedBy |
canal
ⓘ
railway ⓘ |
| usedFor |
architectural masonry
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ashlar ⓘ building stone ⓘ ornamental stonework ⓘ |
| usedIn | restoration work on historic buildings ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Anston limestone Description of subject: Anston limestone is a durable, fine-grained building stone from Anston in South Yorkshire, England, historically quarried for major 19th-century architectural projects.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Anston Limestone