House in Worcester Road, Clifton, Bristol
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House in Worcester Road, Clifton, Bristol
Image: © Robin Stott Taken: 25 Jun 2017
This is but one example of the variety of building stones in Bristol. The frontage is of grey Pennant Sandstone; the dressings are presumed to be Bath Stone; the end wall is probably Dolomitic Conglomerate. Three for the price of one! A display in Bristol Museum and Art Gallery explains: Dolomitic Conglomerate. Deposits that were laid down in desert conditions around the margins of uplands during the Triassic period. Very variable in colour – yellows and reds are most common – and in grain size from fine sand up to large boulders. Uses. Rough walling and coursed squared rubble walling, especially in Clifton and Redland. Sources. Often dug on the spot where houses were built. Quarries on the north side of the King's Weston Ridge supplied a good quality ashlar stone.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.460016
Longitude
-2.617582