Carrstone in Norfolk Buildings

📖 The Scoop

Along with flint and brick, carrstone is a common building material in north and west Norfolk, with local sources providing a readily available supply. This reconnaissance survey of the distribution and use of carrstone and leziate quartzite looks at standing buildings from all periods and across a large part of north and west Norfolk. Approaching the evidence more from a geological and geographical perspective than an archaeological one, John Allen discusses and illustrates the use of carrstone in settlements, proving particularly popular among large estates such as Holkham and Sandringham, in ecclesiastical buildings, in the construction of community and public buildings, monuments and memorials, and railway buildings and bridges. First used by the Romans, and continuing to be used in construction until the 19th century, the use of traditional building materials such as flint and carrstone is now enjoying a revival.

Genre: Social Science / Archaeology (fancy, right?)