Purbeck
Burr Limestone
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Purbeck
Burr Limestone
Jurassic/Cretacious Limestone

Burr Freestone or Broken Shell Limestone is a coarse grained sorted current-bedded bioclastic limestone

Colour/texture
Grey/Buff to Russet
Fossiliferous

Application
Ecclesiastical work
Manor House Restorations
Architectural Masonry
Dressed Building Stone

Please note
Lovell Purbeck products are produced from natural purbeck stone and consequently will show variations in finish and colour.

The paving colours cannot be accurately displayed on a computer screen.

Samples are available upon request.



Petrography
The stone quarried is Purbeck Limestone from the Lower, Middle and Upper Purbeck divisions of the Jurassic/Cretaceous period.

The beds of stone vary in colour and texture, depending on their fossil content.