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Frosterley Marble

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Usage

General Comments:

Use of this marble declined in the eighteenth century but was revived at the end of the nineteenth century for a variety of ornamental purposes particularly in churches and public buidlings.

Known Usage: Peterborough Cathedral: Steps,
Windsor Castle, St George's Chapel: Steps,
St Albans Cathedral, Hertfordshire,
St Michael's Church, Frosterley: Font,
Windsor Castle, St George's Chapel: Font Base,
Durham Cathedral: Columns,
Bishop Auckland Castle, Durham: Great Hall,
Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle: Floor Tiles.