Ashford Black Marble, Victorian limestone craft center in Ashford-in-the-Water, England
The Ashford Black Marble features dark fine-grained limestone with natural veining patterns that turn glossy black when polished through specific techniques.
Local quarries near Ashford-in-the-Water supplied this dark limestone during the Victorian era, with Bess of Hardwick recorded as the first customer in 1580.
Derby Museum exhibits geological tablets created by White Watson in the late 1780s, displaying the regional rocks inlaid within Ashford Black Marble specimens.
The Buxton Museum and Art Gallery maintains the largest collection of Ashford Black Marble artifacts, open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 AM to 5 PM.
The limestone contains high levels of bitumen, allowing craftsmen to create intricate inlaid designs using various minerals through the pietra dura technique.
GPS coordinates: 53.22000,-1.71000
Latest update: March 8, 2025 05:14
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