Mar 30
2025

Portland Bowers® Roach limestone.

Name of the stone: Portland Bowers® Roach

Stone type: limestone

Colour: Creamy White

Quarry location: Isle of Portland, Dorset England

Portland Bowers® Roach limestone.

Description of the stone: Typical for the Bowers Roach are the shells of Turreted Gastropods (usually named “tower shells“ or “tower snails“) and bivalve shells from the Jurassic Era (about 200 – 140 million years ago). Aptyxiella portlandica reaching up to 50 mm length is the most prominent variety.

Peculiarities of the stone: It is an oolitic limestone almost completely made of millimeter-sized spheres of carbonate called ooids. That gives the stone a special durability and mechanical strength making it an ideal material for construction used for many centuries.

Portland Bowers® Roach limestone.Portland Bowers® Roach limestone.

Application: Cladding, walling, paving and all internal applications.

Finishes: Typically rubbed to a 50 grit or 120 grit.

Certifications: ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, BES 6001 to the Excellent standard (only stone in the world to achieve this level), EPD (2024)

Frost resistant: Yes

Portland Bowers® Roach limestone.

Company: Albion Stone PLC is a family business that has been extracting and processing stone for generations. We are proud to have a helpful and skilled workforce as well as a modern and traditional manufacturing process to enable us to produce the highest quality Portland Stone with minimal environmental impact. We exclusively quarry our stones from our Jordans/Bowers and Stonehills Mines. The vast reserves enable us to provide our beautiful stones for many years to come.
https://www.albionstone.com/

Contact: Contact: Ben Levy (Mail)
Phone: +44 1737 771 772

Technical Data: download from https://www.albionstone.com/portland-stone/bowers-roach

Portland Bowers® Roach limestone.