Anston limestone
E41128
Anston limestone is a durable, fine-grained building stone from Anston in South Yorkshire, England, historically quarried for major 19th-century architectural projects.
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
ⓘ
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
|
| partOf | Magnesian Limestone succession ⓘ |
| quarriedIn |
Anston
ⓘ
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
ⓘ
ashlar ⓘ building stone ⓘ ornamental stonework ⓘ |
| usedIn | restoration work on historic buildings ⓘ |
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