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

The exterior walls throughout consist of the intermixture of flint and stone, characteristic of the rest of the church, except the transepts, which are of Bath stone.

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

St. Dionis' Church is a noticeable object, built of red brick, with Bath stone dressings.

From Hammersmith, Fulham and Putney The Fascination of London by Besant, Walter, Sir

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.

It is inferior oolite, and very like Bath stone, which is the greater oolite.

From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Wells A Description of Its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See by Dearmer, Percy