Hopton Wood stone
Hopton Wood stone (sometimes Hopton-Wood stone or Hoptonwood stone) is a type of limestone quarried west of Middleton-by-Wirksworth, Derbyshire, England.[1] Described as "very fine, almost like marble"[2] and as "England’s premier decorative stone",[3] it is particularly suited to carving, making it popular for tombstones (including many thousands for the Commonwealth War Graves Commission[2][3]), sculpture and building.
Buildings and structures made using Hopton Wood stone include the Houses of Parliament,[4] Westminster Abbey, the Albert Memorial,[4] Lichfield Cathedral,[4] Calke Abbey,[4] Chatsworth House[1] and Oscar Wilde's tomb.[5]
In 1947 the Hopton-Wood Stone Firms Ltd commissioned a book about Hopton Wood stone, published by Fanfare press.[6]
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