Donation of Block to Stonemasonry Colleges
We are currently donating block to a number of Stonemasonry Colleges and aim to sponsor various competitions. We believe this to be a positive step forward to taking Marnhull Stone […]
News
Feature in the Natural Stone Specialist Magazine
Marnhull Stone Ltd were featured in the October 2016 edition of the Natural Stone Specialist Magazine. The Editor, Eric Bignell visited Whiteway Quarry in August 2016. Eric spent most of […]
Gillingham and Shaftesbury Show 2016
In August 2016 we decided to have a display at the local Gillingham and Shaftesbury Show. Our objective was to ‘ get the stone out there ‘. Well the day […]
Summary of Geological beds found at Whiteway Quarry
We believe that the geological beds of stone found at Whiteway Quarry have a somewhat niche marketplace. They will not appeal to every individual taste, but we have had a […]
Marnhull / Todber Freestone
The photo shows the usual Marnhull / Todber Freestone beds. It is classed as a moderate wearing Limestone floor.
Intra Newton Beige / Grey bed
This layer is found under the Newton Clay also. Once again we are looking at this bed for its suitability as a flooring and cropped stone. There appears to be […]
Clavellata Bed
This particular bed of stone in the past has been overlooked and generally thrown to one side to get to the Marnhull / Todber Freestone beds. I noticed on closer […]
Marnhull Marble Intra Newton
This bed is a thin bed of stone which is found under a layer of Newton Clay which is described as blue in colour. It is still Limestone rather than […]
The different geological beds of stone found at Whiteway Quarry
We have different looking geological beds of stone found within the quarry and some have not been extracted historically or used for different purposes. We are currently carrying out tests […]
New signage at Whiteway Quarry
The Quarry Manager after 17 years of managing quarries thought that he would try his hand at letter cutting. This is his second attempt in his new found hobby. He […]
