- June 18, 2020
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- History, News
- Clipsham stone, Hooby Lane Quarry, Oxford
The Stone that built Oxford!
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read more- February 20, 2020
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- History
- Bath stone, burford stone, Clipsham stone, doulton stone, Headington stone, milton stone, Oxford, quarry, Tynton
The Oxford shame of stones
Most of the stones used in the construction of Oxford have corroded over time. Below is a summary of all the stones that have failed at considerable cost to the numerous Colleges, religious establishments, the government for their civil and public buildings and the private l...
read more- December 19, 2019
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- History, News
- Hoydour, stonemasons, story
The story of Haydour
Christmas special - Lord of the Rocks A true story of christmas spirit to warm the hearts of all! Once upon a time two hundred million years before we were born there was the most perfect stone formed in middle earth. The land was called Haydour, such was its qualities th...
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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- 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...
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