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Red St.Bees Sandstone Stone variations
St.Bees has played a significant role in the life of the British Isles. Stone from St.Bees Stancliffe Stone Head has been used for hundreds of years from Furness Abbey in Cumbria in the 13th Suppliers of Natural Stone century to Hope University in Liverpool in the 21st. Stancliffe Stone The distinctive close bedding and fine grain size means that the stone is resistant to weathering Grangemill, Matlock both aesthetically and physically. The inherent strength of the stone allows it to be used for a Derbyshire DE4 4BW variety of projects from gate posts, where an high degree of structural integrity is required, to Telephone: 01629 653 000 more traditional cladding and masonry projects where the consistency of colour and its physical Facsimile: 01629 650 996 reliability make it a natural choice. Email: [email protected]
Locharbriggs Sandstone Locharbriggs, Dumfries Dumfries & Galloway DG1 1QS Telephone: 01387 711 511 Facsimile 01387 711 358 The variation shown above is characteristic of Red St.Bees. This is not something that can be Email: info@locharbriggs- controlled but it can be managed. Please make contact to discuss specific project requirements. sandstone.co.uk
Stone being a natural product may vary significantly in colour and texture within the same range of Stoke Hall Quarry stone. Descriptions given in this leaflet concerning the colour of the products and the images depicting Grindleford, Hope Valley their colour are approximate only. It is strongly recommended that customers request physical Derbyshire S32 2HW samples of the colour and texture of stone available from any particular range before placing orders. Telephone: 01433 637 920 Facsimile: 01433 631 353 Email: [email protected] Stancliffe Stone will not under any circumstances accept liability for any variation in colour or texture between the products as described/depicted in this leaflet and the stone supplied by them. Any condition which might be implied by law to the effect that goods supplied will correspond with any description in this leaflet as to their colour or texture is hereby excluded. www.stancliffe.com 36500_Swatches_01_16 31/5/07 10:31 Page 6
Specification guide
St.Bees is a dark red sandstone of Permo-Triassic Age, which forms the sea cliffs of St.Bees Head, near Whitehaven, Cumbria. The 100 metre high cliffs are an obvious source of building stone and quarrying has been carried out since medieval times. George Washington’s house was paved with sandstone from St.Bees Head. Since re-opening in 1981, there has been a consistently strong demand for St.Bees sandstone for a whole range of building applications.
These figures should only be used as indications of the future performance of the stone. The information given is for guidance only and is subject to alteration without notice. We recommend customers contact Stancliffe Stone to ensure details are currently valid. Test results may not be representative of the whole quarry and are provided for comparison purposes only.
Specifications of Red St.Bees Sandstone Stone Red St.Bees Sandstone Quarry Birkhams Quarry Supplier Stancliffe Stone
Physical Performance of Red St.Bees Sandstone Geological type Sandstone Colour/texture Dark red / fine grained Maximum size Please consult Petrographic description New Red Sandstone of Triassic Age BSEN 12440:2001 Apparent density 2187 Kgm BSEN 1936:1999 Open Porosity 17.6% BSEN 1936:1999 Water absorption 5.7% (by wt) BSEN 13755:2002 Flexural strength 6.98 MPa BSEN 13161:2001 Breaking strength 6.56 MPa BSEN 12371:2001 (After 48 freeze/ thaw cycles-frost resistance) Compressive strength 53 MPa BSEN 1926:1999 Breaking load at dowel hole 1924 N BSEN 13364:2002