Earth and Environment Atlas

How The Planet Works
Sign In
Text size
100%
Theme
Geological Formations

Bath Stone

Sedimentary and Stratigraphic Formations

Citation Formats

General Reference

APA Style

BibTeX

Bath Stone is an oolitic limestone of calcium carbonate granules from the Great Oolite Group of the Middle Jurassic, historically mined underground at Combe Down and Bathampton Down in Somerset, England. Its honey color gives the World Heritage city of Bath its distinctive look, and it was also used to build the Royal Crescent in Bath, Bristol Cathedral, Lancaster House in London and Reading railway station.

Comments (0)
No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.
Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.

View At A Past Year

The atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.