Stoke Ground Bath stone – top bed
Stoke Ground Top Bed is a finely grained, exceptionally consistent limestone with a pale cream or buff colour that mellows to the quintessential honey colour that is the hallmark of quality Bath Stone.
Petrographic Description and Mineral Examination
Produced from our own mine at Limpley Stoke, near Bath, our Stoke Ground Bath stone top bed is a Consistent, finely grained limestone with a pale cream / buff colour which mellows with age to a light honey colour, infamous of Bath Stone. It is suitable for all carving, ashlar walling and fireplaces. Top bed Bath stone is extensively used in restoration work and new builds throughout the UK. It possesses an unusually high bed height of up to 1,600mm and is therefore attractive to masons and carvers.
BSE Test Data
| Open Porosity | 19.5 % by vol. | BSEN 1936 |
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| Appartent Density | 1930 kg/m³ | BSEN 1936 |
| Water Absortption [Atmospheric Pressure] | 10.30% | BSEN 13755 |
| Water Absortption [by Capillarity] | 102.1 gm²s-0.5 | BSEN 772-11 |
| Compressive Strength | 13.9 MPa | BSEN 772-11 |
| Frost Resistance | 3 56 Cycles | BSEN 12371 |
| Thermal Conductivity [10 dry units] | 1.4 W[m.k]-1 | BSEN 1745 |
| Specific heat capacity | 1000 J/[kgK] | BSEN 13501-1 |
*All comprehensive British and European Standards test data and declaration of performance for CE marking
application are available on request.
| Bed Height | 300mm – 1000mm |
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| Block Length | Up to 3000mm |
| Block Width | Up to 1500mm |
| Weight | Up to 16 tons |
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