Collyweston Mine
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Quarry Name
Collyweston Mine
Website
First Name
Nigel
Last Name
Smith
Address 1
1A Slate Drift
Address 2
Collyweston
Town
Stamford
County
Lincolnshire
Country
England
Postcode
PE9 3PG
Company Email
nigel@claude-smith.co.uk
Phone
Geology
Jurassic, fissile limestone
Stone Type
Polish
No
Block
No
Six Sides
No
Notes
From the initial freeze-thaw process that enables the stone to be riven into thin sheets for roofing, to the chipping and dressing of each unique slate ready for installation, Collyweston roofing slate production is an art of its own even before the slate is laid on a roof.
Finished
No
Weathered Samples
The town of Stamford, where many roofs feature Collyweston.
Suitability
Roofing slates
Recent Use Samples
In and around Stamford are many new builds and extensions featuring Collyweston roofs. Recently King's College, Cambridge, has used 151 roofing squares of it. A roofing square is the amount of slate needed to cover 100 square feet of roof, taking account of the overlaps.
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