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    How small is a small quarry?
    Minerals Policy Statement 1 (MPS1) “Planning and minerals” refers to building stone quarries in terms of small and large scale operations. However it does not provide definitions of these, leaving that to the discretion of individual Mineral Planning Authorities. >

    England's Heritage in Stone published
    The English Stone Forum 2008

    To request a review copy email Terry

    The papers presented at the 2005 conference covering the historic use of stone, conservation practice, supply of stone, and planning issues associated with the use of indigenous stone.

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  • England's Heritage in Stone Peter Doyle, Geoconservation Commission
  • Historical Perspective of Conservation, Chris Wood, English Heritage
  • Building Stone as a Resource Tim Yates Building Research Establishment
  • Vernacular Slate and Stone Roofs in England, Terry Hughes, Slate and Stone Consultants
  • The development of the Victorian Stone Industry, Graham Lott, British Geological Survey
  • Vernacular Stone Buildings in Northamptonshire, Diana S. Sutherland
  • A Geologist's Guide to Building, Stone Eric Robinson
  • Limestone Petrography and Durability in English Jurassic Freestones Tim  Palmer, University of Wales, Aberystwyth
  • Field Guide to the Upper Permian Cadeby Formation (Magnesian limestone) of Yorkshire,  G K Lott and A H Cooper
  • Hopton Wood Stone, England's premier decorative stone. Ian Thomas National Stone Centre
  • Conference Abstracts