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

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

When Bath chairs, Bath chaps, Bath stone, and Bath buns are no longer so distinguished, then will come the final crash.

From The Bath Road History, Fashion, & Frivolity on an Old Highway by Harper, Charles G. (Charles George)

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