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THE CIVIL ENCINEER AND AR( rilTECTvS JOURNAL. 



[October, 



STONE FOR THE NEW HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT. 



Koferved lo in report in Inst monik's Jonrnal, poije 331. 



Table A. 



W K liave arranged tliis table diftercntly to what it a]>|)cars in the original 

 report, anil we liave classified tlie (|uarries in districts and counties; wldeli 

 will enalile nnr readers lo sec more readily tliosc ])arts of the kingdom wliicli 

 have been examined. 



The Talde contains The Naivik ok THt; Quarrv — its sitnation and 

 comdy — The Mineral fJe.sit/iuitiou of the Stone; its component parts — find 

 colour. Weigld of a cid)ic foot of stone in its ordinary slate — tlie entire 

 deptli of workable stone in the (piarry ; (h'scription of tlie beds, and size of 

 blocks that can be procured. — ^^'bcr(' Known or rritorled to have Iieen em- 

 ployed and general remarks — Trices of block slonc at the quarry ; dcscri])tion 

 and cost of carriage (cj to the jiool of IjOiidon ; cost of stone delivered in 

 London jier cubic foot ; anfl cost of plain rubbed work as compared w itli that 

 upon Portland stone in London per foot sniierlicial, Portland being taken at 

 10. 



DISTRICTS IN ENGL.VND. 



(North.} 



Dtirhdin. 



PKN'SHKK. — Pensher Colliery, Durham; anndslanr ; coarse quajlz grains, 

 with an arjrillo-.siliccous cement, plalcs of mica ; pole wliitish brown ; 134 llts. 

 5 oz. ; depth 40 to 50 feel ; thickest bed. 20 feet ; bhjcks any practicable size — 

 Pcnsher chapel. Scotch church. .Sunderland. St..lohrrs (dr^p^■I. l)isho]i Wear- 

 mo\uh, Wynyavd Mansion-house. Siuiderland |iicr. Seaham harbour. Victoria 

 bridge on the Wear, See. ; ?i(d per ft. a( i|u irry ; r. by railway. 1 nii'e and a 

 half to river, thence (o Sunderland. :unl Iheiu-c by sea lo London, total cost 

 13s 2d per ton, or Is 7d per foot in London ; plain ttork I'O. 



RKDtJATK. — Redgate, Durham ; sundslone : tine (piarlz grains Hilli a eal- 

 careo-argillo-silieeous cement, mica in jilanes of beds : /i^sht/erruginou.s brown ; 

 139 lbs, D oz. ; depth 20 f.-et ; the beds vary from 1 to 8 tVet thick ; thequarry 

 is neglected and badly worked. It is said to have been set out sometime 

 since nnder an inclosure act for the use of the ])arishioners for ever, uho get 

 all the stone from it which they retniirc free oi' charge forrtiyalty. The head 

 or cover of the ijuarry is G feet thick ; plain work O'i). 



STENTON. — Stenton Village, Durham ; sanihlonr ; fuie ipiarlz grains and 

 decomposed felspar, v\itli an argilUi-silieeous cement, fenuginous specks, and 

 some plates of mica ; fcrrni:inons li^hi hnnrn ; 142 lbs. 8 o/,. ; deptli 3.^ feet of 

 rock quarried ; irregular beds I'roni 2 to 8 feel in thickness ; blocks 1,5 to 20 

 feet lung — Round keep of Bern rd castle, joint-slock bank and market-house, 

 Bernard caslle ; sinks are worked out of this stone (i feet by 3 feet (i inches by 

 1 foot 6 inches, akso gTindslonej. Another qn iriy of stone, in all respects 

 similar to the south-e.ist of this quari'y, from ^ir. ('coige "White, farmer to 

 Robert BroHnless. Deplli of vinkable stone 2.) feet. Kloeks of 8 or 9 feet 

 cube. id. at the quarry, fine-tooled face, incluiiing joints and beds at id., if 

 rubbed 2d. extra. Quairy joints 2 to 8 feet aparl.' Dip of beds 4° or u°. The 

 quarry was opened about 60 years since : ^ilAper ft. in small blocks at quarry ; 

 f. by land to railroad east of Ri.shop Auck'and. § miles, at 4.-. per ton. tlien'ce 

 to Stockton, by the railway, 2s fid, thence to London. 8s per ton, in all 14s 

 fed per ton, or Is 51 per fciOt in London ; plain work 9. 



Northumberland. 



HKDDON. — Meddon on the Walt. Northumberland ; snudalmie ; coarse 

 quartz grains and decompo.sed fel-par. with anargillo-siliceous cement, ferru- 

 ginous .spots : Vj;ht-hron'n nelire ; 130 llis. 11 oz. ; depth 49 leet ; beds vary 

 from 4 to 12 feet Ihiek ; blocks any pr.ieticable size— C hnrcli at I kddoii, stCi-plc 

 17H4, Norman chancel, cnhimns of portico lo theatre, and (.'rev monument 

 at Newcastle, and nearly all the buildings, ancient and modern, in and about 

 Newti. ■' ■ clay balls arc occasionally met with in this stone as well as 

 laminalii'iis ot carbonaceous matter, (.Juarry joints II lo30 feet apart. Quarry 

 opened above 200 years .since. Quarry cover 10 t'cet thick ; (id to 10.1 perfl. 

 according to size at.t|uarry; e. Iiy la'iid to the Tyiic at Ncuburne, 2 miles, 

 ihencc to Neueastle, and by sea to London, or Is 8d to 2s per foot for blocks 

 under 4 tons, in London ; plain work LI. 



KLNTON. — Kenton. Northumberland ; sandslmic ; fine quartz grains with 

 an argillo-siliceous and ferruginous cement, mica in planes of beds ; lifflil 

 ferriif^iiwus brvu'u ; 145 lbs. 1 oz. ; depth 25 to 30 feet ; beds vary from a few* 

 inches to 5 feet in thickness : 10 ton blocks if rc({iurcd ; nearly all the new 

 buildings at Newcastle erected by Mr Grainger; this stone is selected parti- 

 cularly for line work, carving, !s.e.. mill stones are made of it. The upper beds 

 are similar to the York llagging usually brouglil lo the London market. — The 

 bulk ot the stone used for ordinary purposes in Newcastle is from the Felling 

 near Gateshead, and the chunli (|uarry, Gateshead Fell, Joints in quarry 2 

 lo 20 feel apart. Dip of beds 11°. Quarry cover 15 feet. Quarry opened 20 

 years since ; Bd per ft. blocks under 7 feel. 9d blocks under 14 feet. Is blocks 

 under 20 feet. Is 4d blocks under 50 feet. ;U quarry ; c. by kind lo Newcastle, 

 the small blocks 2s (id per Ion. large blocks 3s (id ]icr Ion, llience bysealo 

 London, 8s per ton for blocks under 2 tons, or 2s per foot average size blocks 

 in London ; ]ilain work 1'3. 



Liiiculiishin. 



ANCASTF.R. — Ancaster, Lincolnshire; oolite ; fine oolitic grains cemented 

 hy compact and often crystalline carbonate of lime; ereiini ; 139 lbs. 4 oz.; 

 depth 13 feet; numerous 'beds, ruiiiiing into ca( b oilier, Irom a few inches 

 to 18 inches, the lowest beds are llic most crystalline ; blocks 3 lo 5 tons— 



■\Vulli4tw;) liall, Belvwir Castle, Beltuu lluiise, iiuJ muncrvus raansiyns anil 



churches in Lincolnshire; Ibis slone is worked with the .same lords as Rath 

 stone, joints in i|uarry from 4 lo 20 leet apart, beds with a mi'derate dip, 

 ipiarry cover 7 feel of clay ; numerous and extensive i|uarriesof similar slime 

 in the iminediali' locality, opened several cenluries since, now out of wiu'K — 

 '.)d perfl. in random blocks at quarry ; c. by lanil lo Grantbaui, 7 miles, Ibenec 

 to Boston by canal Is M jier foot, thence by sea to London 9d per fool, in 

 all Is lOd, or 2s 7d perfl. in London ; j/lain work 05. 



(ilLl'.S (.SAINT).— Near Lineidn. Lincolnshire ; depth S feet ;75Uaiglit and 

 Ibin bedded, thickest bed 15 intdics, two blue heds below bottom of quarry, 

 upper part of quarry alternatitms of clay or marl or limestones, beus vary 

 much in te.vlure. best bed contains an abundance of shells — Lincoln Cathedral 

 in part; i|uarry cover 5 feet thick. 



IIAVnOK. — llaydor, Linco'iidiirc ; liniesliine {utdilie) ; carboiialc of lime 

 wilb tiolitic grains, often crystalline; brotrnish eremn ; 133 lbs. 7 oz. : deiith 

 131 feel; thickest bed ISinclies; blocks 14 fi'ct, 3 leet by 4 feel— Lincoln 

 c.ilhedial, Boston chiircli. (ilran'.hara eliurcb, Newark church, and mo.sl ol ' 

 the churclir'S in ilic neiglibourhood, and in the low er part of Jjincolnshire. 

 Cidverthorpc lioiise. Belvoir castle. &c. ; it is es,senlial that this stone should 

 alw.iys be scl upon its natural bed. This qu;irry and those immediately .id- 

 joiuiiig. wliich are numerous and extensive, are of great antiquity. Quarry 

 cover (d'clay 14feel thick; Sd perfl. at quarry ; e. by land to Sleaford (id per 

 fool, thence Ihrongli ]5oston to the Pool of London, Irom Is 5d lo Is 8d per 

 fool according to season, or 2s 4d per foot in London ; plain w ork Oo, 



Yorkshire. 



BOLTON'S QUARRY. — Aislaby, Yorkshire; OTnrf.s/one; moderately fine 

 siliceous grains w illi :irgillo-silicious cement, plates of mica and spots of carbon 

 disseminated ; lenrin lis^bt hrmen ; 12() ll>s. II oz. ; depth4()fl.. (op beds 26 feet 

 deep for h(mse building, bottom beds 20 feet for docks, !>;e.. be<ls generally from 

 to 8 feel thick ; blocks 100 feel- V.'liitl'y Abbi-y, New University Library al 

 Caininidge, ,Scarl.'oriiugh and Briddluiglon Piers. Sheerness and SLKalherine's 

 n<ieks. )ve.; blocks of 100 leet cube have been obtained from this quarry ; 

 stone usually sent In two-horse earls lo Whitby, carrying 3^ lo 4 tons, each 

 carl will make three journeys per diem ; joinis in quarry 10 fo 25 feel apart ; 

 beds with a moderate dip; quarry openeil 23 years since; lOil lo \aperfl. 

 according to size ;it quarry ; land carriage to Whitby 3d per fool, freight 

 varying from 8d lo 10^ per foot lo London, Is 9d to 2s Ulperfl. in London ; 

 plain work 0'75. 



BlvAMLI'iY i''ALL(Oi.n (JuAr.Rv).— Leeds (near to) Yorkshire : .somlslone : 

 quartz grains (often coarse) and decomposed felspar, A\ilh argillo-siliceous 

 cemeul, niiea rare, small ferruginous .spots disseminated; brown; 142 His.ooz. ; 

 depth 45 fei't ; six beds, the thickest of which is 16 feet ; blocks up to 18 tons — 

 In numerous bridges, w;iler»orks, &c. ; this quarry is nearly exhausted. The 

 slone is now dilhcull and expensi.e to ohtain in c<msefpience oi' Ihe great 

 thickness of betid. Blocks of 18 tons have been obtained ; plain work [.■2. 



RRODSM'ORTIL — Bro-lswdrlh, Yorkshire; 7nagne.sion limestone ; chiefly 

 carboiKtte of lime and c:irljor.ate of magnesia, with sub-oolitic grains, friable ; 

 lii^hl brown linl ; 133 lbs. 10 oz. ; depth uncertain, but very great ; regularly 

 beddeil, central beds llie best, hard beds from 1 lo 3S feet, softer beds 6 to 18 

 inches, thickest beds 3 feet 6 inches — l^oneasler old Church and Mansion 

 House. Brocklesby Hall. &e.; blocks of groat size e;m be procured. Joiiils in 

 quarrv irregular, some 20 feet ajiart. Beds dip sliglitly ; r. liy land lo Don- 

 easier, ami thence by water to London, price of stone at Donuasler 1^ Id, 

 or 2s Id ill London ; plain work 8.5. 



CADFd>Y. — C'jrdeby. Yorkshire ; wagneslnn limestone; chiefly carbonate of 

 lime and carbonate of magnesia, with sub-oolilie and irregularly formed ooli- 

 tic grains, friable ; errant ; 126 lbs. 9 oz. ; beds from 8 inches to 3 feet 3 inches 

 thick. reguUirly and straight bedded, central beds apparently lire l)esl slone, 

 4 feet thick — I'Jay and Martin's, High Ilolbom. Almshouses at I'jdgeware; 

 joints in (|Uirry 5 lo 14 feel apart, lie !s nearly level; e. by Ian I to Dun 

 Navigation 1 mile, iheiice lo Tliorne 14or Ijmiles, thence by sea to London, 

 or Is'lOd ;)!■/•/<. in London; i)l,ain work 08. 



lOLLAND KDGFi. — Yorkshire: sandstone; line quartz grains w iili an ar- 

 gillo-siliceous cement, micaceous in planes oi' beds ; light grei/ broien ; 153 lis. 

 i oz. 



GATIIFdlLKY MOOR. — (iailierley Moor. Yorkshire; souilstimt : quartz 

 grains of moderate size and an argillo-siliceous cement, ferruginous spots, 

 ;nid plates of mica; ereom ; 135 lbs. 13 oz. ; deptli 30 feet ; irregularly bedded, 

 from a few inches to 12 feet thick, some with diagonal cleavage — 18 feet of 

 the top rock fit (ally for backing, 12 feet freeslonc, fit for ashlar and (ither 

 works; blocks 1 lo 3 Ions — A.ste Hall, near Richmond. Rielmiond and Cate- 

 rick Bridges o\er the Swale, Pur.se Bridge over the Tees. Skellon Castle. Dar- 

 lington Town Hall, .Sockburn Hall, and inimerous modern buildings; quarry 

 prieesfor labour and stone — jioinlcd work 7d.. chiselled work Sd., :iiid rubbi'cl 

 work 9(/. per superficial fool ; 8<l per ft. for the 12 feet bed at (|uarry ; c. by 

 land to Darlington 6s )ier ton, thenee by rtdlway to .Slockbm 5s, thence by 

 sea to London 12s, in all 23s per ton, or 2s Id in liondon ; phtin work 93. 



lllLDF.Nfd'',Y. — New Mallon. Y'orkshire ; limestone; caleareous. resem- 

 bling iiidur;it(il chalk ; n-hiiish ereom ; 137 H s. 10 oz. ; deplh 15 feel ; in lliln 

 ijcds. much shallercd on the face, the thickest bed about 22 inches; ipiery — 

 Kirkluim jirior)'. for pavings and also for columns in elcipel al Caslle How ;ifil ; 

 if this stone is .sent lo Jjondon a railway should be laid from the ipiarry lo 

 the Derwcns, about one m le and a half, and thence in small craft lo Lonilon. 

 1 1 may be w orked freely in all directions. Dip of beds in this quarry 4° to 5" ; 

 plain work 8. 



llOOKSTONb;. — Harrow gate, Yorkshire; sandstone; quartz gr.-iins of mo- 

 dertite size willi siliceous cement; n-itite and dork brown; 142 lbs. 10 oz. : 

 irregular, from 2 lo it feet ; sloue expensive lo get on account of the dip of 

 the beds. Occasionally stained witli oxide of iron. Quarry joints a few 

 ukIk's to 5 feet apart. Dip of hgds 28° ; plain work L25. 



