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SANDSTONES OF ENGLAND AND WALES. 257 dish, light brown, and white freestone of good quality, thin-bedded in the upper part, massive below. Worcester Cathedral is now being restored with stone from these quarries. 14. Oreton Hill, near Wolverhampton. White and light brown freestone. 15. Overton Scar, Edge Hill, Chester. White freestone. 16. Park Quarry, Tixall, Staffordshire. Light brown, or grey sandstone, sometimes micaceous, in beds from 4 to 8 feet thick; used in old mansions at Tixall, Tixall Hall, St. George’s Church, Birming ham, Sandwell Hall, Staffordshire. 17. Peckforton, Cheshire. Massive light red sand stone, durable, rather hard ; used in the construction of Peckforton Castle. A similar material is used in Beeston Castle, now a ruin. 18. Stanton, near Ashbourn. White and light red freestone, similar to that of Hollington. 19. Tixall and Weston, Bugeley, Staffordshire. Light brown, compact sandstone; sometimes mica ceous. 20. Weston, near Shrewsbury. White and light grey sandstone. 21. Weston Cliff, Bonington Park, near Derby. White and light brown sandstone. 22. Woodhead, near Cheadle, Staffordshire. Light brown sandstone. s