Bath stone

British  

noun

1. a kind of limestone used as a building material, esp at Bath in England

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Bath stone

The creamy surface is crushed Bath stone, often used even in brick towns for important public buildings.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 6, 2012

This spire was, in fact, a narrowing octagon, its sides hung with slate, its eight ridges faced with Bath stone, and edged from top to bottom with ornamental crockets.

From The Adventures of Harry Revel by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir

In the renovation of both transepts blue Bath stone has been used internally, and Portland stone with flints for the exterior.

From Bell's Cathedrals: The Priory Church of St. Bartholomew-the-Great, Smithfield A Short History of the Foundation and a Description of the Fabric and also of the Church of St. Bartholomew-the-Less by Worley, George

When chiseled smooth, it makes elegant fronts for houses, equal in colour and grain to Bath stone; and superior in one respect, that, when seasoned, it does not scale. 

From The Natural History of Selborne, Vol. 1 by Morley, Henry

When this screen in turn was taken down, the old canopies, much battered and largely repaired with plaster, were examined, and found to be of Bath stone, and in this the repairs were executed.

From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Lichfield A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Espicopal See by Clifton, A. B.