What Is Ashburton Marble Used For

Unpolished marble was used in walls and for kerbstones as in ashburton ashburton marble is another devon marble.

What is ashburton marble used for. In exeter there are slabs of torquay marble in the cathedral. Made famous by the torquay marble polishers this devonian marble features in many of the county s local churches and grand houses. In its unpolished state it was used for walls and can still be found as kerbstones along east street in ashburton. Ashburton marble contains corals crinoids and brachiopod fossils from the devonian sea.

75 and now a hairdressers has marble on the external façade. 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. 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. Outside of devon it is found in.

It also called ashburton pink stone ashburton pink limestone. Ashburton pink marble is a dark grey almost black to dark brown background with swirls of coral fossil and white or pink calcite veins quarried in united kingdom. 44 0 1935 847333. Marble granite in ashburton area on yellow.

Trusted local business listings and maps. Ask us about ashburton marble contact us directly. 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. In fact it is not a true marble.

Ashburton marble was quarried from the linhay quarry at the eastern end of the town until the late 20th century. 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. The county chambers in queen street no. Made famous by the torquay marble polishers this devonian marble features in many of the county s local churches and grand houses.

To be called this it would have had to have undergone extremes of heat which did not occur with this limestone. But the lower temperatures and pressure did preserve many of the fossil corals and. 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. An impressive and large baptismal font entirely carved from ashburton marble.

In the rain the colours are striking. It was often used for fireplaces architectural features and monuments examples occur in the cathedrals. Speak with our stone consultants.