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fine ftables of Sir Harry Grey, of Ho-wick, are built with it. The 

 church of his Villa of Hawick was alfo repaired with it by his 

 late father, of his own name, after a handfome manner ; an aft 

 of pious generofity that will ever refledl honour upon his me- 

 mory. 



There is a quarry of the fame kind by the fea at Bednel. 



At Bladon, near Belford, is a whitifh-brown free-Hone, with 

 glittering talcy particles, very good and lafting for ornamental 

 works. The genteel feat of Abraham Dixon, Efq; of Belford-Hall y 

 is built with it. 



By Glanton-pike, a hill fo called from its piked top, and the 

 neighbouring villa of Glanton, near Wbittingbam t i. e. the town by 

 the glen or valley, corruptly Glanton, is an excellent free-ftone, of 

 a brighter colour, and of a firm and clofe grit, many fpangles of 

 mice in it, much ufed in ornamental works. The antient feat of 

 Edivard Rodham, of Rodham, Efq; was lately rebuilt with it. 



At Etall is a good free-ftone, but of a duller colour, with which 

 the handfome feat of William Catr, Efq; is built. 



At Camhoe, near Wallington, is a free-ftone of a fine grit, and of 

 a bright whitifh-brown colour, with fplendid particles of talc, 

 accounted excellent for chimney-pieces, columns, and other or- 

 namental works. It has been much ufed in the genteel feat of 

 Sir Walter Calverley B-lacket^ Bart, at Wallington. 



A very good free-ftone is at Belfay j of a clofe grit ; of a dull 

 whitifh-brown colour, with filvery fpangles of talc. It is ufed 

 for columns and chimney-pieces ; for which ufes fome pieces 

 were lately wrought for the handfome feat of the Revd. Dr. New- 

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