Bath stone

British  

noun

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

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Example Sentences

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

From The Guardian • Jul. 6, 2012

Ancaster stone has been chiefly employed, except in the roof, where the ribs of the vaulting are of Bath stone, the filling being made up of chalk and firestone.

From Bell's Cathedrals: Southwark Cathedral Formerly the Collegiate Church of St. Saviour, Otherwise St. Mary Overie. A Short History and Description of the Fabric, with Some Account of the College and the See by Worley, George

The building is of Bath stone, and has flying buttresses and a high square tower.

From Chelsea The Fascination of London by Besant, Walter, Sir

Besides its shipping trade, Bridgwater does a large business in bricks and tiles, and possesses a unique industry in the manufacture of Bath bricks—presumably so called from their resemblance to Bath stone.

From Somerset by Wade, G. W.

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.