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

More than a year had gone by since that awful night, and a new Wimperfield House was slowly rising from the ashes of the Bath stone mansion with the Grecian portico.

From The Golden Calf by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon

It is built in the ornamented parts and internally of Bath stone, the exterior being the gritstone of the neighbourhood. 

From The Forest of Dean An Historical and Descriptive Account by H. G. (Henry George) Nicholls

Nothing in the world could equal it for painting upon, except a surface of coarse clean Bath stone, with all its pores open.

From The Life, Letters and Work of Frederic Leighton Volume II by Mrs. Russell Barrington

The building is faced with Suffolk brick and Bath stone.

From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 551, June 9, 1832 by Various

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