Bargate stone

It owes its yellow, butter or honey colouring to a high iron content.

[2] This stone was quarried for centuries in the Bargate Member of the Greensand Ridge, particularly where it is widest in south west Surrey, England.

[1] Bargate stone is rare in current use due to its short supply.

[3] Bargate Stone is found in many buildings in Surrey, approximately 250 of which are listed, and in two churches in London.

Its 20th-century use tended towards coursed use of Bargate sandstone with bricks, or concrete, sometimes with ashlar dressings or mortar rendering.