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  2. Purbeck stone - Wikipedia

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    Purbeck stone has been widely used as a building stone particularly in the Purbeck area. The 'Burr' and the 'Freestone Vein' were used as ashlar. The dark colour of the Purbeck Marble meant that it was used for its decorative quality in churches and cathedrals across England, particularly for items such as fonts, tombs, flooring and shafts. [1]

  3. Purbeck Group - Wikipedia

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    The Purbeck Group is an Upper Jurassic to Lower Cretaceous lithostratigraphic group (a sequence of rock strata) in south-east England. The name is derived from the district known as the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset where the strata are exposed in the cliffs west of Swanage. The Purbeck Group is famous for its fossils of reptiles and early mammals.

  4. Purbeck Marble - Wikipedia

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    It has been less used in modern times, but a remarkable example is the church at Kingston, Purbeck, Dorset built in 1874–1880. [8] Other strata of Purbeck Limestone are being quarried at the present time (2021). Purbeck Marble was previously extracted in 1993. [9] Purbeck Marble is used by a number of contemporary sculptors, such as Emily ...

  5. Purbeck - Wikipedia

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    Purbeck Mineral and Mining Museum; Purbeck District, a local government district in the English county of Dorset; Purbeck Hills, a range of hills in the English county of Dorset; Purbeck stone. Purbeck Marble, a stone found on the Isle of Purbeck; Purbeck Ball Clay, a ball clay found on the Isle of Purbeck; Purbeck Group, a sequence of rock strata

  6. Swanage Museum & Heritage Centre - Wikipedia

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    The museum had exhibits relating to Swanage and Purbeck, including geology, local history, archaeology, maritime and stone quarrying. [4] The tithe barn is Grade II listed and is built of Purbeck stone. [5] The listing entry describes the barn as 18th-century, although the local historian David Lewer attributed it to the 16th-century. [6]

  7. Grade II* listed buildings in Purbeck (district) - Wikipedia

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    This page is a list of these buildings in the district of Purbeck in Dorset. Purbeck. Name Location Type Completed [note 1] Date designated Grid ref. [note 2]

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