All Saints, Broseley © Stephen Richards - Geograph Britain and …
Jun 7, 2011 · A large church built, of Highley sandstone, in 1843-45 by Harvey Eginton, "In a remarkably serious Perp style", wrote Pevsner, which I have to confess is beyond my ken. Grade II* listed.
The Building Stone GIS map allows you to search the Building Stones Database for England for: A building stone type in an area. Details on individual mapped buildings or stone sources. Potential sources of building stone sources within a given proximity of a stone building or area.
Building Stones of Worcester Cathedral EarthCache - Geocaching
Oct 2, 2016 · Highly Sandstone. The majority of the original sandstone used to build the Cathedral dates from the Carboniferous Period (359.2 to 299 million years ago during the late Paleozoic Era.) One such stone comes from the Halesowen Formation. The …
Geology and Landscape - Abberley and Malvern Hills Geopark
Sandstone too has been quarried and used as building stone and tiles. The sandstone formed around 300 million years ago from sand particles that travelled from the south in rivers before being deposited in the delta.
Each guide describes the local building stones in their geological timescale order, starting with the oldest layers through to the youngest. The guide ends with examples of other notable building stones from other parts of England and further afield.
GeoScenic | Image Details - P752227
Sandstone. Stanley, Highley, Shropshire. Econ. 1135. Description: Case: Building Stone Case 6, side 1. fragment in R & S 3047. Photographer: Witney, P. Associate: Image enhancement and …
Photos of highley - Geograph Britain and Ireland
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Landscape history - Highley
It is an ornate building, with decorative bands of green and grey sandstone alternating around its walls. The green sandstone is from the Highley area; it appears it is the nearest source for such a material.
Highley Sandstone was quarried nearby and taken down river to Worcester Cathedral where it was one of the significant stones to be used in the cathedral building, its darker colour contrasting well with lighter coloured limestones. (See WF U3A Geology Group Info Sheet 5). wagon, filled Coal mining in Highley began in the 1878 and
Highley photos, maps, books, memories - Francis Frith
Browse our selection of vintage and retro black & white photographs of Highley, along with old maps, local history books, and fascinating memories that our visitors have contributed.