Yorkshire Stone is a sedimentary, carboniferous rock which was formed over 300 million years ago. Wind, pressure, heat and water have all combined together quartz, mica and felspar with natural bonding agents such as silica calcium carbonate, iron oxides and clays.

The resulting stone as we know it, has been a large part of the building industry for centuries.

From back-to-back and terrace houses built by Yorkshire mill owners for their workers, to stately homes and municipal buildings, many have been built from this beautiful material and have stood the test of time with very little deterioration. Even many streets of London, which were reputed to be paved with gold, were in fact paved with Yorkshire Stone.

Yorkshire Stone is in fact one of the few historic, natural materials in use today and will still be going strong in centuries to come.