Ashburton

Made famous by the Torquay marble polishers, this Devonian Marble features in many of the county’s local churches and grand houses. Used for both cladding and flooring, this marble can be found in the bathrooms of the London Hilton and the foyer of the Post Office Tower.

During the latter half of the 20th century the material was widely exported to South Africa, Hong Kong and the United States where, most notably, it was used in the President Roosevelt Memorial in Washington DC. This beautiful stone comprises of a dark grey background with swirls of coral fossil and white or pink calcite veins.

Location

Devon

Slab Sizes

1.7m x 1.5m
(sizes can vary)

Factsheet

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Stones

Alabaster

Anglesey

Anglesey Vein

Ashburton

Ball Eye Blue

Dumfries Red

Eskett Black / Vein

Eskett Leopard

Eskett Light

Eskett Red

Frosterley

Green Serpentine

Hopton Wood

Ledmore

Ledmore Grey

Mendip

Moorcroft Cartoon

Moorcroft Grey

Moorcroft Vein

Red Serpentine

Salterwath

Stanhope Black

Stoneycombe

Swaledale Fossil