Kentish ragstone information

Kentish ragstone is a hard grey limestone in Kent, England, drawn from the geological sequence known as the Hythe Beds of the Lower Greensand. For millennia...

close to the curtain wall. The primary building material was local Kentish Ragstone; Caen stone used to face the keep was imported from Normandy. The same...

traditional peg tiles are on the roofs and are the walls are faced in Kentish ragstone. The priory is a popular place for pilgrimage, as well as for retreats...

bastion walls are 15 feet (4.6 m) thick. It was constructed using Kentish ragstone from near Maidstone, locally made bricks and Caen stone recycled from...

It had gateways, towers and defensive ditches, and was built from Kentish ragstone, which was brought by barge from quarries near Maidstone. It was 2...

Castle in Cheshire, both built in the 1220s. The castle was built of Kentish ragstone and cemented by a mortar containing a large proportion of seashells...

1973, and was buried there. The house is timber-framed, of brick and Kentish ragstone, with a tiled roof and is now sub-divided into two separate properties...

the Broomway to farms on the shoreline, were mostly constructed of Kentish ragstone or gravel. Although a number are still marked on maps, the majority...

it, offering little information externally. The construction is of "Kentish ragstone and dull red brick," the buildings of the courtyard having originally...

2nd century, the 5-level 8-sided tower was made of layers of tufa, Kentish ragstone, and red bricks. The castle lighthouse survived after being converted...

and four fireplaces provided warmth. The main building material is Kentish ragstone, although some local mudstone was also used. Caen stone was imported...

Lumley Chapel on the site of a medieval church. It was built with Kentish ragstone below pitched slate roofs, with dressings to windows and doors in Bath...

1016; and the second Battle of Brentford in 1642. Built in 1868 from Kentish ragstone, Saint Paul's Church is one of Brentford's two current Anglican parish...

providing ammunition via hoist shafts. A defensible block constructed of Kentish ragstone closed off the arc and provided the fort's domestic accommodation....

Hackney-born Arthur Ashpitel, was built between 1843 and 1852, of Kentish ragstone, with a grant from the Incorporated Church Building Society and its...

clay of the marshes, with the main length along the Thames faced with Kentish ragstone. A broad drainage ditch was dug inland off the area facing the river...

slumpage and slipping. Later improvements have included facings of Kentish ragstone, tightly packed granite or sandstone to reduce erosion from navigational...

including Camulodunum, for a brief time in the First Century, as was Kentish Ragstone for building. The late 3rd century and 4th centuries saw a series of...

the Science Museum. The Jewel Tower is a three-storey building of Kentish ragstone with a brick parapet, structurally largely unchanged since the 14th...

potassium and iron aluminium silicate mineral that is also found in Kentish Ragstone. The stone has a gritty texture due to the frequent presence of shell...

separated from the garden beyond by a ha-ha and subsequently by a Kentish ragstone wall constructed in the 1950s. To the north lies the rose garden, laid...

1857, it was designed by the architect Joseph Jennings and built in Kentish Ragstone. An extension, faced in striped stone and granite, linking Finsbury...

corner, the Water Tower or Lollards' Tower mentioned above is made of Kentish Ragstone with ashlar quoins and a brick turret is much older. Among the portraits...

limestone from Oxford Hopton Wood stone – Type of limestone Kentish ragstone, also known as Kentish rag – Hard grey limestone in Kent, England Ketton stone...