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1003 Building stone, Red Ancaster, Ancaster, Lincolnshire, England, purchased 1883.

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Item purchased in 1883, so presumably quarried prior to this date.

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Description
Building stone, Red Ancaster, Ancaster, Lincolnshire, England, purchased 1883.
Building stone, Red Ancaster. One of the dolitic group and although called red is only of a greyish red. It is found only in limited quantities in the upper strata of the Ancaster quarries. Many of the ancient Lincolnshire churches and all the gentlemen's houses in the district are built of this stone. Locality: Ancaster, near Grantham, Lincolnshire, England.

Maker: unknown; Ancaster, England; 1883
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1003
Production date
1883

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Acquisition credit line
Purchased 1883

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