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Purbeck Stone for Paving

 

....... and flooring

  Since Roman times Purbeck stone has provided a hardwearing and beautiful stone for curbs, paving and channel. The various beds of stone used for this paving give it an immediate look of ageing and quality with which many limestone's find it hard to compete.

After the Great Fire of London the City began to implement the paving of its streets and highways and Purbeck became the stone of choice for this work.

"It derived great benefit from the mode of NEW PAVING the metropolis, which commenced about 1763. Parliament street, Charing cross, Cockspur street, and Pall mall had then good Edinburgh-stones laid down for the carriage ways, with Purbeck pavements" ..........

St. James's street, and various others in the vicinity were also new paved about the same period; and this improvement was soon progressively extended through most parts of the metropolis.

  
       
Today we quarry block from our own Quarries during the Spring and Summer and this provides a stockpile of stone.

The raw block is graded and sorted awaiting transportation to and loading on to our large circular saws.

  

Here you can see the largest of our circular saws being loaded with a large block. 		 
       
  Sawn paving is normally produced from a variety of Purbeck beds to provide the subtle colour variations and warmth distinctive of this product.

We normally cut the stone to five set course widths and random lengths for final trimming on site. Stone thickness is normally 25mm but can be specified.

  
       
Here Purbeck Cap has been sawn and awaits final inspection and packing.    
       
  Sawn paving can be given a light sanding to remove saw marks.

Here you can see Purbeck Grub bed paving which has been sawn and then given a honed or rubbed finish which accentuates the fossil marking in this beautiful stone.

  
       
  J. Suttle Swanage Quarries Ltd., California Quarry,
Swanage, Dorset, BH19 2QS
+00 44 (0) 1929 423576 (facsimile 427656)