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Brunel House Business Park

Ashover Grit

  • Sedimentary
  • Sandstone
  • Upper Carboniferous

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Just found Ashover Grit in Brunel House Business Park.

Upper Carboniferous sandstone, quarried at Birchover, Derbyshire, England, UK. Nearest stop: Hathersage.

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Location Details

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Location of Geological Feature
Exterior ground floor stone cladding.
Rock Type
Sandstone
Geological Age
Upper Carboniferous
Quarry Location
Birchover, Derbyshire, England, UK
Category
Sedimentary
Nearest station
Hathersage
Address
Heather Lane S32 1DP
Date of build
2007
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Light and darker pink and light and medium buff colouring medium grained sandstone, with no decernable bedding. All from the same quarry.

Stone identified by Dave Wallis.
Brunel House Business Park — Ashover Grit
Ashover Grit at Brunel House Business Park
    Entry submitted by Dave Wallis

Nearby

The closest other recorded buildings.

  • Ladybower Reservoir MemorialMillstone Grit5.4 km
  • Coop SupermarketMillstone Grit5.9 km
  • Calver Village CrossMillstone Grit6.5 km
  • Co-op Market SquareAshover Grit13 km
  • Steel City HousePortland Stone: Whitbed13 km
  • Bench outside City HallKuppam Gneiss13 km

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Building stone data by Ruth Siddall, Dave Wallis and contributors. Project founded by Dave Wallis.

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