English riven flags

slickboy · Post: # 12685Post **slickboy** Thu Jun 29, 2006 7:24 pm

Where is a good place can I source a variety of riven flags that are actually quarried in england (or even the British Isles). I'm not talking Yorkstone here either. I'm In East Lancs by the way. Any info mucho appreci..appreciat...err.......o!

mouldmaker · Post: # 12692Post **mouldmaker** Sat Jul 01, 2006 8:47 am

Might help if you say which variety?

slickboy · Post: # 12693Post **slickboy** Sat Jul 01, 2006 8:52 am

Any variety as long a they are quarried in the UK

bobhughes · Post: # 12694Post **bobhughes** Sat Jul 01, 2006 11:43 am

I googled "riven flags" and got loads of hits (A lot seemed to be from some bloke called the "paving expert" -yeah right!!!-)

This was one of the hits but there were many more.

Bob

slickboy · Post: # 12697Post **slickboy** Sat Jul 01, 2006 1:09 pm

Thanks bob, I tried "english riven flags" but didn't turn up much but that place looks about what I was looking for

bobhughes · Post: # 12701Post **bobhughes** Sat Jul 01, 2006 5:50 pm

There's a knack to google. And it helps to have a fast connection.

mouldmaker · Post: # 12707Post **mouldmaker** Sun Jul 02, 2006 9:51 pm

slickboy wrote:Any variety as long a they are quarried in the UK

Anything but Yorkstone? What is it you're actually looking for?

slickboy · Post: # 12709Post **slickboy** Mon Jul 03, 2006 12:02 am

I already have a supplier of Yorkstone and the customer specifically required English quarried flagstones, hence my asking for anything but Yorkstone.

Post: # 12832Post **Tony McC** Sun Jul 09, 2006 12:18 pm

Pennant Stone is available in Gloucestershire and S.Wales. Caithness is Scottish, but used in many towns and cities in Northern England. There are some riven limestones on the south coast but they are quite rare and bloody expensive.

There's a reason why Yorkstone is so successful - it's plentiful; it's reliable; and it's sensibly priced.