What Is Ashburton Marble Used For

This is a soft grey and blush pink lightly veined marble with evidence of fossil remains of creatures principally corals crinoids and brachiopods that lived in the devonian sea 360 380 million years ago it was quarried in devon in the west of england mainly during the 19th century.

What is ashburton marble used for.

Ashburton marble was quarried from the linhay quarry at the eastern end of the town until the late 20th century. Made famous by the torquay marble polishers this devonian marble features in many of the county s local churches and grand houses. In the rain the colours are striking. In its unpolished state it was used for walls and can still be found as kerbstones along east street in ashburton.

Ask us about ashburton marble contact us directly. It was often used for fireplaces architectural features and monuments examples occur in the cathedrals. The starting point for this project was being asked by a client if we thought there was anything we could do with some pieces of marble that had been passed. In exeter there are slabs of torquay marble in the cathedral.

Outside of devon it is found in. An impressive and large baptismal font entirely carved from ashburton marble. Marble granite in ashburton area on yellow. Trusted local business listings and maps.

Unpolished marble was used in walls and for kerbstones as in ashburton ashburton marble is another devon marble. Or use the form below. 75 and now a hairdressers has marble on the external façade. But the lower temperatures and pressure did preserve many of the fossil corals and.

In fact it is not a true marble. Used for both cladding and flooring this marble can be found in the bathrooms of the london hilton and the foyer of the post office tower. Ashburton marble contains corals crinoids and brachiopod fossils from the devonian sea. The county chambers in queen street no.

This stone is especially good for wall and floor applications countertops mosaic fountains pool and wall capping stairs window sills and other design projects. 44 0 1935 847333. The personal information you have provided will be used solely to respond to your enquiry. To be called this it would have had to have undergone extremes of heat which did not occur with this limestone.

Used for both cladding and flooring this marble can be found in the bathrooms of the london hilton and the foyer of the post office tower. It also called ashburton pink stone ashburton pink limestone. The marble kintsugi table was made with the same matte black steel frame as our grid tables however in place of a wooden top is an amazing cracked and repaired slab of ashburton marble.