History of Clipsham Stone

 Clipsham stone, which takes its name from the village of Clipsham in Rutland has been known since Roman times, when it was used to build local villas, near to Ermine Street, on the route from London to Lincoln. Traces of Roman workings have been found in “Old Quarry”.

The earliest recorded use of Clipsham Stone was Windsor Castle from 1363 to 1368, for which extraction is recorded as “Old Pits”, the medieval quarry on the Lincolnshire/Rutland county boundary.

Since that time Clipsham Stone has been used extensively in Oxford and Cambridge Colleges,  many Cathedrals and, most notably, The Houses of Parliament.

As the Old Quarry was extended westwards some quantities of high quality block stone began to appear again, and have continued to be discovered in increasing quantities.

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