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In 1954 the British Stone Federation, forerunner of the Stone Federation Great Britain, began an occasional series of information sheets about British stone and its use. These are reproduced below with their permission.

They are primarily historical documents and, although much of what they contain is still correct, the technical specifications for stone construction changed in the following 50 years and therefore the technical details should not be relied on. Nonetheless these details will be useful to anyone working on older buildings especially if major alterations are planned. Stone Federation GB publishes up-to-date technical advice.

No 1 May 1954	The material of great architecture Technical data - On choosing stone Portland stone
No 2 July 1954	Granite Technical data - Building with stone Creetown granite
No 3 January 1955	Sandstone for character and colour Construction notes - Stonework in steel-framed structures Hollington stone
No 4 March 1955	Stone in school design Technical data - Block stone facings to load-bearing walls Bath stone
No 5 May 1955	Stone in the rebuilding of the city Construction notes - Stone dressing Pelastine granite
No 6 July 1955	Stone in civic buildings Construction notes - Block facings to framed structures Dunhouse stone
No 7 November 1955	Stone in housing Construction notes - Granite facings Ancaster stone
No 8 March 1956	Monumental uses of stone Construction notes - Granite slab facings Shap granite
No 9 May 1956	Stone in bridge building Construction notes - Construction of fascia courses Clipsham stone
No 10 August 1956	Inns of stone Construction notes - Block facings Rubislaw granite
No 11 March 1957	Hardness with charm from Yorkshire Stones for skyscrapers Construction notes - Stonework fascia and soffit courses Trevor granite
No 12 May 1957	Cotswold stone Men of the stones Construction notes - Securing stonework facings above wide openings Ketton Freestone
No 13 & 14 November 1957	Modern stone preservation and restoration 1 Power stations Construction notes - Fixing stone slab facings Silex Hard York stone Modern stone preservation and restoration 2 Stone preparation 1 - primary sawing Fixing stone facings to reinforced concrete Guiting stone
No 15 October 1958	Cornish granite Stone preparation part 2 - secondary sawing Whatstandwell stone
Nos 16 Feb 1959	Testing building stone 1 Stone preparation 3 - machining and moulding Blaxter sandstone
No 17 May 1959	Testing building stone 2 Stone preparation 4 - banker work Boughton Moor and Spout Crag Langdale slate
No 18 November 1959	Stone sculpture for modern buildings Stone preparation 5 - Finishing Mason marks De Lank granite
No 19 January 1960	Marble is again in favour Stone preparation 6 - Erection of stonework Painswick stone
No 20 December 1960	New uses for slate Natural stone for road bridges Stone preparation 7 - granite Mourne granite
No 21 May 1961	Aberdeen Granite Stone waller's glossary Fireplace design Doulting stone
No 22 April 1963	Stone for the space age Glossary for stone fixers Building stones on display Birchover stone
No 23 Dec 1963	Natural stone - and no apologies Guide to cladding 1 - Backing, slab dimensions, cramps Aberllefeni Welsh blue slate
No 24 April 1964	Prefabrication and natural stone Glossary of stone - Labours and finishes Guide to cladding 2 - Anchors and joints Tor Down granite
No 25 July 1964	Bridges still need stone Circular columns in Cornish granite Guide to cladding 3 - Mortars, grouts and waterproofing Wellfield and Waterholes York sandstone