DERBYSHIRE AND THE PEAK PARK  

 

During 1995 - 96 a study was carried out into the grey slates of Derbyshire and the Peak District National Park.  This was published in 1996 and copies are held in the local libraries and county archives.


One objective of the work was to consider how many different types of stone slates would be needed to be able to conserve the range of roofs in the region.  Based on visual characteristics of colour, texture etc, the six types shown below were proposed and five named for the type locality.


A seventh type was added later, Magnesian limestone, which is very similar in appearance to Cotswold limestones

Yorkstone

Kerridge

Cracken Edge

Teggs Nose

Freebirch

Wirksworth

Another objective was to create a visual record of the stone slates. Some of those image locations are shown by red dots in the map. 

13/10/12

Flash

Hathersage

Mickley

Carteledge

Freebirch

Holymoorside

Tansley

Stanton

Monyash

Roaches

Teggs Nose

Pott Shrigley

New Mills

Rowarth

Cromford

Milldale Mill

Harden Clough

Holme Valley

Little Shepherds Castle

Penistone

Old Brampton

Holloway

Heage

Tintwistle

Tintwistle

Whitwell Magnesian limestone