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Westmoreland & Delabole Slate (English)
Quarried in the beautiful Lakes District of Cumbria, England. Westmoreland GREENS were always considered the “Creme de la Creme” of roof slates.
Sold mostly by the TON and laid as RANDOMS in DIMINISHING courses, usually 20″ long at eaves down to 10″ long at ridge.
Some of the most prestigous public buildings, castles and large homes have fine examples of Westmoreland GREEN slates. The finest example in Ireland is Christchurch in Dublin.
Usually split thicker owing to concerns about acid resistance. Easiky identified from other GREEN slates because of its very distinctive ” volcanic ” surface.
English Slate
It has been quarried since Roman times, and throughout the centuries was cut by hand, sent by pack-horse to nearby ports and shipped all over England to become part of Britain’s architectural heritage.
Cumbria (N.W. England)
There were several quarries in the Lake District in Cumbria producing blue/grey slate and the unique Westmoreland Green slates.The historic building (photo) in Cumbria, has unequal slate courses, slate reveals, slate firehearth, slate lintels, slate sills, slate damp course, slate walling, slate paving and slate flooring.
Delabole (Cornwall, England)
This slate is blue / grey colour and limited amounts of second-hand Delabole slates are found in Ireland.
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