Goldholme took delivery of this huge 50 tonne Hitachi digger which can lift an incredible 12 tonnes, the equivalent of 10 ford fiesta cars. www.goldholme.com#bigdigger #limestone #goldholme #hyundai ...
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- November 7, 2019
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- Masonry
- french bull dog, sculpture, stone mason
Builder carved stunning French bull dog!
This picture of a French bull dog sculpture was sent to us by the very talented stone mason Chris Slack of S2 Builders. He has an interest in making stone sculptures and ordered some high quality block for his designs. We're looking forward to what he comes up with next. #stones...
read more- October 18, 2019
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- Environmental
- carbon, enviroment, insulation, limestone, neutral, straw
That’s the final straw, the truth about bale insulation!
We have recently prepared a thorough report comparing the 'true' carbon cost of building straw bale houses (often described as zero or negative carbon) to natural limestone. In short, straw bale house might be environmentally friendly if it wasn't for the following. Each crop...
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- October 3, 2019
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- Recent Projects
- contemporary, home, stone
Contemporary stone home!
Goldholme recently supplied the stone for a stunning home in the vale of Belvoir. The home owners were thrilled to be working with Goldholme and were extremely happy with the quality of the stone. https://youtu.be/fckFMrok6Dg ...
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- October 3, 2019
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- Environmental
- carbon, comparison, lorry, methane, oxen
Lorry Vs Oxen
During the roman period stone was hauled by a team of four oxen, a timber cart and a driver. The maximum cargo would be 650kg, the only data available comparable with the ox is a modern day horse at a carbon cost of 476kg per year. Plus a cow which is closely related to the ox. ...
read more- September 27, 2019
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- History, Quarry History
- Ancaster, tunnels
Have the drillers found an entrance to Ancaster’s secret tunnels?
The SIS drilling team we're forced to stop work on land owned by Goldholme. When the 100mm diameter drill plunged 10 feet from a depth of 6m to 9m whilst drilling core samples. This brought back memories of when a previous drilling team plunged into a similar void in 1999. Th...
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We recently came across this postcard from 1903 which gives us an insight into how the Lincolnshire limestone quarries were operating in the early 1900s ...
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- July 30, 2019
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- History, Quarry History
- archaeologists, fortress, Roman
Searching for the Roman fort!
In 2009 archaeologists uncovered the remains of a large Roman fortress. Distinguished by its defensive ditches and circular corners for archers to defend from. All Roman forts were built symmetrical and by studying the measurements of the 2009 report we can calculate the positio...
read more- July 25, 2019
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- Quarry History
A relic from the past
We recently came across a brochure we published nearly twenty years ago. At the time our main yard was based at a former railway station in little Bytham. As you can see from the picture on the back, the railway ran right past the back of our yard, notice the absence of any fenc...
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