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Hopton wood|ˈhɒptən ˈwʊd|
Also Hopton-Wood, Hoptonwood.
The name of a wood and neighbouring quarries close to Wirksworth, Derbyshire, used attrib. and absol. to designate a pale brownish- or greyish-white carboniferous limestone used for building and decorative purposes.
[1811J. Farey Gen. View of Agric. & Minerals Derbyshire I. 419 List of..Building-Stone Quarries, or Delphs... Hopton-Wood, in Middleton by Wirksworth.] 1888G. H. Blagrove Marble Decoration 86 Hopton Wood. This stone deserves to rank as a marble, for it will take an excellent polish. 1911J. Watson Brit. & Foreign Building Stones 117 Hopton Wood Stone has been employed for constructing many important buildings, including the Guildhall (1789), and the Imperial Institute (1881), in London. 1962Times 3 Aug. 7/1 Any opaque stone—sandstone, bath, hoptonwood, basalt. 1967G. Sims Last Best Friend vii. 62 A fine example of lapidary art..cut on a panel of Hopton-Wood stone. 1973Times 14 May 14/8 Later he began to experiment with native stones, such as Hopton Wood and Ancaster. |