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Facit Mine taps into the Haslingden series of sandstone deposits, a quite hard rock, which was used for paving flags, machine beds, construction and later hardcore and aggregate for motorway construction
Some quarries in the area are now reopened with small scale production of flag stones and other products. Despite the abundance of quarries in the area : Facit, Britannia, Lands, Abraham etc; mine workings are very common – as the best stone is often found under thousands of tons of overburden and inferior stone – known as “ feight “, so adits were sunk and the stone excavated from pillar and stall workings
Tramways remains that carried the stone down to the valley floor cross ever hill and in the late 19th century , the rail line from Accrington to Rochdale was opened – allowing ease of transport .
These days the quarries seem to be used for off-road vehicles and motorbikes, most if not all will be totally unaware of what lurks below.
Locality: Kanab, Utah
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
A sandstone with heavy deposits of hematite and limonite. Close Up View showing the individual quartz grains and iron oxides staining.
The brief
The client has lived in the house for several years with her two six year old twin girls. The existing garden is overgrown and fairly unusable. It has very little to offer in terms of interest and the client is keen to develop the space into an extension of the home, to make it a functional space for all the family to enjoy. She would like somewhere for the kids to be able to play as well as bike storage. In such a small space, positioning and design will be paramount and the challenge will be to deliver the requirements while retaining the aesthetic appeal of the space.
The solution
The design seeks to deliver something for everyone, answering the practical requirements as well making the 5m x 4m space appealing to the eye. The side return will be given over to the children. Although a very small area it will be packed with several features to entertain the kids. An archway marks the entrance onto which a variety of things can be hung, from a swing, to beaded curtains - it can change as the girls grow. Inside the area, a blackboard allows for a creative streak, whilst a sail will fuel imaginative play, where accessories can be added over the years.
Returning to the garden proper, directly outside the backdoor a raised railway sleeper bed allows for vegetable growing whilst additional pots can be added if more veg growing is required. The flooring directly outside the backdoor will be a mixture of Indian sandstone slabs, pea shingle and creeping thyme. A bespoke timber storage unit, big enough to house an adult bike, will be constructed directly under the kitchen window. As it is a large structure in the space, it will masked as much as possible with planting and made more attractive with the addition of a living sedum roof. Flooring in the space will be on the form of an Indian sandstone circle measuring 3.6m in diameter. Asection of the outer ring will be elevated to form the a seat fronting a raised planting bed in the bottom left of the space.
The existing walls will be rendered and painted and the fence panel mended.
Planting in the space will be rich and romantic with deep plums and soft pinks set against zingy limed green varieties. A mixture of shrubs and herbaceous perennials, with several climbers will maximise the planting space, while a specimen Acer atro purpureum will take centre stage in the raised bed, adding height and a focal point.
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One of a set of images taken by Geoff Cooke when he hosted the Geoff's Trains group at the Stars of Sandstone Festival in April 2019. Copyright Geoff Cooke. Please do not use without permission.
One of a set of images taken by Geoff Cooke when he hosted the Geoff's Trains group at the Stars of Sandstone Festival in April 2019. Copyright Geoff Cooke. Please do not use without permission.
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These magnificent sandstone sculptures created by time and nature are found on a Navajo American-indian reservation at Antelope Canyon near the town of Page in northern Arizona. The narrow gorge 'slot canyon' is a photographer’s paradise because the waters that roar through it after a desert rainstorm have washed away portions of the canyon walls. What’s left behind are gentle swirls and abstract patterns on the remaining sandstone, enhanced by brilliant colors that multiply when the sun peeks over the rim.
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One of a set of images taken by Geoff Cooke when he hosted the Geoff's Trains group at the Stars of Sandstone Festival in April 2019. Copyright Geoff Cooke. Please do not use without permission.
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One of a set of images taken by Geoff Cooke when he hosted the Geoff's Trains group at the Stars of Sandstone Festival in April 2019. Copyright Geoff Cooke. Please do not use without permission.
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One of a set of images taken by Geoff Cooke when he hosted the Geoff's Trains group at the Stars of Sandstone Festival in April 2019. Copyright Geoff Cooke. Please do not use without permission.
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Sandstone, a sedimentary rock composed primarily of quartz sand grains. The pink colour is due to the presence of trace amounts of iron oxides. Specimen source: USask teaching collection.
The beautiful pink winter sunsets of New Mexico. Mount Taylor in the distance from the Sandstone Bluffs of El Malpais National Monument. View large on black
One of a set of images taken by Geoff Cooke when he hosted the Geoff's Trains group at the Stars of Sandstone Festival in April 2019. Copyright Geoff Cooke. Please do not use without permission.
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One of a set of images taken by Geoff Cooke when he hosted the Geoff's Trains group at the Stars of Sandstone Festival in April 2019. Copyright Geoff Cooke. Please do not use without permission.
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sandstone weathered by spray and wind on sea cliffs in Royal National Park, Sydney NSW Australia
Canon AE1, Kodachrome 100, summer 1984
An 8"x10" slab of dendritic sandstone. The branching tree-like form is a result of manganese crystals that precipate out of metal rich water percolating through cracks in the sandstone matrix.
These dendritic forms are often mistaken for fossils, but are, in fact, entirely mineral in origin.
I like to think this one looks like storm clouds over a desert.
Locality: Near Payson, Arizona, Coconino Sandstone Formation, Permian in age.
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
One of a set of images taken by Geoff Cooke when he hosted the Geoff's Trains group at the Stars of Sandstone Festival in April 2019. Copyright Geoff Cooke. Please do not use without permission.
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This abandoned quarry is very close to my parents house in Switzerland. Last time I was here was on a class field trip in 3rd grade. I didn't remember exactly what it looks like, and was worried that I remember it way bigger than it actually is. But to my surprise the quarry is pretty big and we spend a couple hours walking around in it.
I brought a couple candles with me for dramatic lighting... The greenish light is actually sunlight shining through leaves at one of the entrances.
Thanjavur - Tamil Nadu - South India.
Brihadishwara Temple (10th century). Tamil Nadu's most awesome Chola monument. The entrance gopuram were buit with famous Sandstone. Dedicated to Shiva.
sandstone detail along halfway hollow near zebra slot canyon.grand staircase-escalante national monument.utah
Fossil sandstone of church wall at Frisby on the Wreake in Leicestershire. Middle Lias sandstone with lamp-shells - possibly Terebratulids
One of a set of images taken by Geoff Cooke when he hosted the Geoff's Trains group at the Stars of Sandstone Festival in April 2019. Copyright Geoff Cooke. Please do not use without permission.
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