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Bowers Roach
BES 6001
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ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems
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ISO 45001 Health and Safety Management
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ISO 9001 Quality Management
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Portland stone for decorative stonework/ ornate carving.
Suitable for decorative stonework/ ornate carving and masonry units greater than 80 mm thick.
The stone is extracted from one of the largest mines on Portland and although there is no colour variation in the basic matrix of the stone, the shell content and texture of each bed will reflect the light differently, creating the eight variations of the stone. All beds of Portland Stone are suitable for carving, however, tighter stones such as the Basebed are particularly suitable for intricate carving.
Bowers Roach:
Contains large grey shell fragments that include Turreted Gastropods (Portland screws), as well as large clam shells. It has a large number of holes scattered throughout due to the removal of fossil shells by percolating rain.
Bowers Basebed:
Clean basebed that may contain small grey shell fragments that are randomly distributed across the stone.
Grove Whitbed:
Predominantly grey shells with some large white shell fragments, mainly large thin clams up to 100 mm long laid parallel to the bedding. Some banding is evident in larger slabs.
Fancy Beach Whitbed:
A moderately high shell content, which are predominantly grey. There are small voids throughout the slab and the texture varies.
Heritage Portland Stone:
The shells are randomly distributed across the stone, with some areas of low shell content and some areas of high shell content. Varied texture is evident across the slab.
Jordans Whitbed:
A medium shell content, mainly large, thin clams up to 80 mm long laid parallel to the bedding. The stone mellows over time to grey/ white due to grey and white fragments.
Jordans Basebed:
Fine grain Portland stone containing small grey shell fragments evenly distributed across the stone.
Ostrea Patch Reef Whitbed:
The shells are randomly distributed throughout the stone, including many large grey and white oyster shell fragments. It is typically coarse with some vuggy patches.
Stonehills Whitbed:
The stone has a low to medium shell content that are predominantly grey with some white fragments that are randomly distributed across the stone. Banding is evident, particularly in larger slabs.
Features and benefits:
Color | Cream White Grey Manufacturer guidanceCreamy/ white is typical Portland colour with grey shell included. |
Finish | Honed |
Material | Limestone |
Shape | Circle Oval Triangle Square Rectangle |
Length | Bespoke |
Width | Bespoke |
Height | Bespoke |
Material | Limestone |
Uniclass | |
CAWS | F21/110 Ashlar F21/110 Ashlar |
Standard | To BS EN 771-6. |
Denomination | |
Name (traditional) | Portland stone. |
Petrological family | Limestone.Guidance for specification option: Open textured oolitic limestone formed from ooliths in a micrite matrix. |
Colour | Creamy white.Manufacturer guidanceCreamy/ white is typical Portland colour. The content of grey shell can vary the overall colour depending on the density of included shell. |
Origin | Bowers Quarry, Isle of Portland, UK. |
Unit dimension tolerances | Category D2. |
Compressive strength | |
Mean value (minimum) | To BS EN 1926, 54.99 MPa. |
Open porosity | To BS EN 1936, 17.58%.Guidance for specification option: Lowest expected value 9.88%, highest expected value 28.39%. Manufacturer guidanceAverage value. |
Additional requirements | |
Apparent density | To BS EN 1936, 2191 kg/m³.Guidance for specification option: Lowest expected value 2123 kg/m³, highest expected value 2331 kg/m³. Manufacturer guidanceAverage value. |
Mean flexural strength | To BS EN 13161, 4.07 MPa. |
Saturation coefficient | To BS EN 12370, 2.88%. Guidance for specification option: Lowest expected value 0.67, highest expected value 0.85. Manufacturer guidanceAverage value. |
Light reflectance | 57.00 (mean value). Guidance for specification option: Value from Grove Whitbed test, however these stones are very similar. Manufacturer guidanceLight reflectance tested using NCL Colour Scan instrument - Grit 60. |
Breaking load | To BS EN 13364, 4032 N. Guidance for specification option: Lowest expected value 3492 N, highest expected value 5949 N. Manufacturer guidanceBreaking load at dowel hole (at 75 mm thick). Average value. |
Water absorption (maximum) | To BS EN 13755, 6.02%. Guidance for specification option: Lowest expected value 3.40%, highest expected value 8.40%. Manufacturer guidanceAverage value. |
Contains Red List materials | No |
Country of material origin | United Kingdom |
Country of product manufacture | United Kingdom |
Material | Limestone |
Embodied carbonA1-A3 (production stage) as defined in BS EN 15804 | 0.14 kg CO₂ eq/kg Self declared |
Recyclability | 100 |
Recycled contentAs defined in clause 7.8 of BS EN ISO 14021 | 0 % |
TDS - Jordans Whitbed
TDS - Jordans Roach
TDS - Jordans Basebed
TDS - Grove Whitbed
TDS - Fancy Beach Whitbed
TDS - Bowers Whitbed
TDS - Bowers Roach
TDS - Bowers Basebed
CE - Masonry Units - Jordans Whitbed
CE - Masonry Units - Jordans Roach
CE - Masonry Units - Jordans Basebed
CE - Masonry Units - Grove Whitbed
CE - Masonry Units - Fancy Beach Whitbed
CE - Masonry Units - Bowers Roach
CE - Masonry Units - Bowers Basebed
Heritage Portland Stone Datasheet