From: Steve Barnes, AScT,CET, President
Ontario Stone Quarriers Association
I know of (2) quarries in the UK that will most likely have what you are
looking for in the way of carvable limestone. These should be comparable to
the world famous
" Indiana Limestone."
1) Albion Stone Quarries
27-33 Brighton Rd.
Redhill, Surrey
Phone: 01737771772
E-mail: http://www.albionstonequarries.com
2) Bath & Portland Natural Stone
Bumpers Lane
Wakeham / Portland, Dorset
Phone: 01305820207
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> Can you help? I'm looking for a very soft, white stone
> to work for an indoor sculpture - about half the size of
> a person. On a recent trip to New Zealand I went to the
> Oamaru Stonecarving Symposium, and they gave me a piece
> of very soft, white limestone to carve. It is like
> carving butter. Since then, I have been wondering if
> there is something similar in Britain, and where I could
> get it from.
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