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Definition of Bath stone

Bath stone
Bath Bath, n. A city in the west of England, resorted to for its hot springs, which has given its name to various objects. Bath brick, a preparation of calcareous earth, in the form of a brick, used for cleaning knives, polished metal, etc. Bath chair, a kind of chair on wheels, as used by invalids at Bath. ``People walked out, or drove out, or were pushed out in their Bath chairs.' --Dickens. Bath metal, an alloy consisting of four and a half ounces of zinc and one pound of copper. Bath note, a folded writing paper, 8 1/2 by 14 inches. Bath stone, a species of limestone (o["o]lite) found near Bath, used for building.

Meaning of Bath stone from wikipedia

- Bath Stone is an oolitic limestone comprising granular fragments of calcium carbonate originally obtained from the Middle Jur****ic aged Great Oolite Group...
- water from the springs, and Bath became po****r as a spa town in the Georgian era. Georgian architecture, crafted from Bath stone, includes the Royal Crescent...
- The word quarry can also include the underground quarrying for stone, such as Bath stone. Types of rock extracted from quarries include: Chalk China clay...
- famous Portland Stone, and part of the North York Moors. A particular type, Bath Stone, gives the buildings of the World Heritage City of Bath their distinctive...
- bought local stone mines from his postal profits and had Prior Park built as his house to show off the versatility of the local Bath stone, using the old...
- Saint Paul, commonly known as Bath Abbey, is a parish church of the Church of England and former Benedictine monastery in Bath, Somerset, England. Founded...
- The main spa building, the New Royal Bath, was designed by Grimshaw Architects and is constructed in Bath stone, enclosed by a gl**** envelope. It has...
- facade facing the entering visitor. Most of Bath's buildings are made from the local, golden-coloured, Bath Stone. The dominant architectural style is Georgian...
- It was designed by the Bath City Architect Major Charles Edward Davis for the hotelier Alfred Holland and built from Bath Stone, on the site of the Athenaeum...
- row of 30 terraced houses laid out in a sweeping crescent in the city of Bath, England. Designed by the architect John Wood, the Younger, and built between...