Bargate stone
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Bargate stone is a distinctive, coarse-grained sandstone from the Guildford area of Surrey, England, historically quarried for use in prominent local buildings and fortifications.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
building stone
ⓘ
geologic material ⓘ sandstone ⓘ |
| alternativeName | Bargate sandstone ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Guildford’s historic core
ⓘ
Surrey vernacular architecture ⓘ |
| color |
buff
ⓘ
honey-coloured ⓘ yellow-brown ⓘ |
| contains |
chert fragments
ⓘ
ferruginous concretions ⓘ iron oxide cement ⓘ quartz grains ⓘ siliceous cement ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| durability | weather-resistant ⓘ |
| formation | Lower Greensand Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalPeriod | Lower Cretaceous NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
Tudor period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Victorian period ⓘ medieval period ⓘ |
| lithology | coarse-grained sandstone ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
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Guildford area ⓘ Surrey NERFINISHED ⓘ Weald Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableProperty |
distinctive coarse texture
ⓘ
suitable for ashlar and rubble masonry ⓘ warm coloration ⓘ |
| quarriedIn |
Godalming area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Puttenham area NERFINISHED ⓘ Shalford area ⓘ |
| quarryingStatus | largely disused ⓘ |
| regionalSignificance |
characteristic of Guildford architecture
ⓘ
traditional Surrey building material ⓘ |
| texture | coarse-grained ⓘ |
| transport | historically moved short distances from local quarries ⓘ |
| usedFor |
bridges
ⓘ
building construction ⓘ churches ⓘ domestic buildings ⓘ fortifications ⓘ walls ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Abbot’s Hospital, Guildford
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Guildford Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ Guildford town walls NERFINISHED ⓘ Holy Trinity Church, Guildford NERFINISHED ⓘ St Nicolas Church, Guildford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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