Bath Stone is a honey-coloured oolitic limestone that dates back around 160 million years to the Jurassic period. Bath Stone was first used by the Romans for the construction of many buildings during the occupation of Bath, including the famous Bath Spas. The Georgian period transformed Bath's architecture led by three local entreprenuers, one of which was Ralph Allen, the cities former Mayor. He was fundamental in the reform of the postal service and used his profits to buy local bath stone mines; Ralph Allen commissioned the build of Prior Park and worked with architects John Wood the Elder and Younger to develop much of the Georgian city using Bath Stone. Today, Bath is the only UK city to be designated a World Heritage Site.  

left image: Bath, Royal Crescent, built 1767 - 74, Bath Stone

main image: Bristol Art Gallery & Museum built in 1901 in Hartham Park Bath Stone

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Bath Stone is without doubt one of the most iconic British Stones and is a designated Global Heritage Stone resource. Hartham Park Bath Stone has, throughout the decades, enhanced the landscape of Bath and many other prestigious landmarks; from Bristol Art Gallery & Museum to Buckingham Palace. It is favoured by stone masons throughout the UK as one of the finest carving and architectural masonry stones in the country.

image: Bristol Central Library, built 1906 in Hartham Park Bath Stone, Edwardian Grade I listed

The surviving records of historical Hartham Park Bath Stone sales are limited but the following are just some of the buildings that have used our stone:

Bristol Central Library

Bristol Art Gallry & Museum

Cheltenham Town Hall

Lloyds Bank in Cheltenham

Bath Pump room extension

Pen y Fal Hospital (Abergavenny)

Harley House, London

Queens' Gallery extension, Buckingham Palace

Oriel College; St Mary's quadrangle, Oxford,

Gloucester Cathedral

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image: Cheltenham Town Hall, built in 1902-1903 in Hartham Park Bath Stone