York Sandstone

York Stone is a general term referring to Carboniferous (354 to 290 million years old) sandstone quarried (actively) in Yorkshire, particularly West Yorksire around Bradford, Halifax and Huddersfield. ‘York Stone’ includes Woodkirk, Crosland Hill, Moorfield, Fagley and Bolton Wood Sandstones among others. It ranges from buff to grey or brown and is fine to coarse grained with a porosity range of approximately 8-10%. It is used throughout the United Kingdom as stone replacement, paving and on new builds

Buildings constructed with this stone type:

RC Church of the Sacred Hea…

County Tyrone

Stone Types: Dungannon Sandstone, Flagstone, Locharbriggs Sandstone, Mudstone, York Sandstone
St. Patrick’s RC Chur…

County Down

Stone Types: Buff-Pink Sandstone, Dundonald Sandstone, Scrabo Sandstone, St. Bee’s Sandstone, York Sandstone
Killyleagh Parish Church

County Down

Stone Types: Castle Espie Limestone, Greywacke, Mourne Granite, York Sandstone
St. Patrick’s RC Church

County Antrim

Stone Types: Buff-Pink Sandstone, Corsehill Sandstone, Giffnock Sandstone, Scrabo Sandstone, York Sandstone
Former Corn Exchange

Belfast City

Stone Types: Buff-Pink Sandstone, English Carboniferous Sandstone, York Sandstone
St. Matthew’s Church

Belfast City

Stone Types: Buff-Pink Sandstone, Dundonald Sandstone, Locharbriggs Sandstone, York Sandstone

York Sandstone

Buildings constructed with this stone type:

RC Church of the Sacred Hea…

St. Patrick’s RC Chur…

Killyleagh Parish Church

St. Patrick’s RC Church

Former Corn Exchange

St. Matthew’s Church