Portland Stone Range

Architects and specifiers are putting the aesthetic appeal of natural products ahead of the cost advantages of other materials, and if longevity is a consideration, natural stone is more economical than most alternatives. The Portland stone range is distinguished by its creamy colour and the fossilised shells it contains, combining a number of qualities ideal for building including excellent durability.

It is easy to work allowing intricate design profiles to be created, and is particularly suitable for detailed facades. These qualities have made it one of Britain’s most popular and widely used building stones – St Paul’s Cathedral was built using Portland stone from our still operational Broadcroft quarry.

Please see below for our Portland stone range.

 

Portland Stone Quarry

Our stone range is extracted from three operational quarries that we own. We have over 140,000 m3 of Portland stone reserves.

 

Broadcroft Whitbed

A tightly grained stone with a medium shell content and a small amount of white flec.

 

Coombefield Whitbed

A tightly grained stone with a medium shell content.
 
 

Coombefield Shelly Whitbed

This is a mostly shelly stone, with a slightly open texture, but does not have the openness of Roach.

 

Coombefield XE

This is a Whitbed, similar to Coombefield Whitbed, but has a slightly more open texture and the occasional white fleck.

 

Perryfield Basebed

A tightly grained stone with very little shell content, similar in looks to the Whitbed, but with a slightly more buff colour.

 

Perryfield Whitbed

A tightly grained stone with very little shell content, used as a match for basebed where more durability is required.

 

Perryfield Shelly

A tightly grained stone with very little shell content, used as a match for basebed where more durability is required.

 

Perryfield Roach

This is a very open textured and shelly stone, which is often used as a feature course or where a building requires a lot of character.