Beige - Limestone
Quarry Location: Elm Park Mine, Corsham, Bath and North East Somertset County
Water Absorption: 10.0 %
Density: 2080.5 kg/m3
Compressive Strength: 32.6 MPa
Recommended Usage: Building stone, fireplaces, stairs, countertops, sinks, monuments, pool coping, sills, ornamental st
Finishing Surface: Sawn Cut, Sanded, Rockfaced, Sandblasted, Bushhammered, Tumbled, Thermalled, Natural Cleft, Weatheredge
Additional Names: Bath Limestone, Bath Stone, Stoke Ground Base Bed Bath Stone, Stoke Ground Top Bed Bath Stone, Westwood Bath Stone, Stoke Ground, Elm Park Bath Stone Limestone, Elm Park Bath Stone
Mined in the bath area this limestone is pale cream, and can have blue veins running through it. Ideal for natural stone fireplaces or limestone masonry detailing work.
Bath Stone is an Oolitic Limestone comprising granular fragments of calcium carbonate. Originally obtained from the Combe Down and Bathampton Down Mines under Combe Down, Somerset, England, its warm, honey colouring gives the World Heritage City of Bath, England its distinctive appearance. An important feature of Bath Stone is that it is a freestone, that is one that can be sawn or 'squared up' in any direction, unlike other rocks such as slate which forms distinct layers.