Kentish ragstone is a hard grey limestone in Kent, England, drawn from the geological sequence known as the Hythe Beds of the Lower Greensand. For millennia...

more properly flag or slab work. Near London, "rag-stone" often means Kentish ragstone, a material from the neighbourhood of Maidstone. Rag-stone is peculiarly...

close to the curtain wall. The primary building material was local Kentish Ragstone; Caen stone used to face the keep was imported from Normandy. The same...

providing ammunition via hoist shafts. A defensible block constructed of Kentish ragstone closed off the arc and provided the fort's domestic accommodation....

Castle in Cheshire, both built in the 1220s. The castle was built of Kentish ragstone and cemented by a mortar containing a large proportion of seashells...

city wall is the largest surviving city gate in England. Built of Kentish ragstone around 1379, it is the last survivor of Canterbury's seven medieval...

known about its original appearance and dimensions. It was built using Kentish Ragstone with external flint courses and mouldings made from Reigate Stone....

bastion walls are 15 feet (4.6 m) thick. It was constructed using Kentish ragstone from near Maidstone, locally made bricks and Caen stone recycled from...

traditional peg tiles are on the roofs and the walls are faced in Kentish ragstone. The priory is a popular place for pilgrimage, as well as for retreats...

2nd century, the 5-level 8-sided tower was made of layers of tufa, Kentish ragstone, and red bricks. The castle lighthouse survived after being converted...

accommodation was added when the Water or Lollards' Tower, built of Kentish Ragstone with ashlar quoins, was built at the north-west corner in 1434-35....

Lumley Chapel on the site of a medieval church. It was built with Kentish ragstone below pitched slate roofs, with dressings to windows and doors in Bath...

Hackney-born Arthur Ashpitel, was built between 1843 and 1852, of Kentish ragstone, with a grant from the Incorporated Church Building Society and its...

It had gateways, towers and defensive ditches, and was built from Kentish ragstone, which was brought by barge from quarries near Maidstone. It was 2...

wall separates the road from the grounds. The building is built from Kentish Ragstone, a limey sandstone dating from the Cretaceous period. This stone gives...

modern pulpit, font and organ were installed, the building was clad in Kentish ragstone and a chancel, vestry and organ chamber were installed. Stained glass...

1973, and was buried there. The house is timber-framed, of brick and Kentish ragstone, with a tiled roof and is now sub-divided into two separate properties...

1016; and the second Battle of Brentford in 1642. Built in 1868 from Kentish ragstone, Saint Paul's Church is one of Brentford's two current Anglican parish...

and four fireplaces provided warmth. The main building material is Kentish ragstone, although some local mudstone was also used. Caen stone was imported...

it, offering little information externally. The construction is of "Kentish ragstone and dull red brick," the buildings of the courtyard having originally...

the list of rectors dates back 1248. The fabric of the church is of Kentish ragstone and flint rubble, with a Tudor porch constructed of red brick. The...

by a row of defensible buildings constructed from ashlar blocks of Kentish ragstone, with loopholes and gun ports in the flanks to facilitate close defence...

alterations in 1888-90 were made by Arthur Blomfield, it is constructed of Kentish ragstone in the early English style. The church was destroyed during the Battle...

line. The station buildings are gabled and highly decorated, built in Kentish ragstone with Caen stone dressings, in part reflecting a simplified version...

slumpage and slipping. Later improvements have included facings of Kentish ragstone, tightly packed granite or sandstone to reduce erosion from navigational...

1857, it was designed by the architect Joseph Jennings and built in Kentish ragstone. An extension, faced in striped stone and granite, linking Finsbury...

clay of the marshes, with the main length along the Thames faced with Kentish ragstone. A broad drainage ditch was dug inland off the area facing the river...

second line of defence. A single-storey defensible barracks built from Kentish Ragstone stood at the rear of the fort. It was equipped with loopholes so that...

formation ragstone is obtained. Kentish ragstone was a historically important building material in southeast England. The Romans used ragstone in the construction...

potassium and iron aluminium silicate mineral that is also found in Kentish Ragstone. The stone has a gritty texture because of the frequent presence of...