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]
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]