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Hornton stone

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Hornton stone. A limestone named after quarries at Hornton in north-west Oxfordshire. It is typically a rich rusty brown in colour, but green and greyish-blue tints also occur. It was a favourite stone of Henry Moore, the celebrated Madonna and Child (1943–4) in St Matthew's, Northampton, being one of his best-known works in this material. The quarries at Hornton are now closed, but similar stone is obtained at nearby Edge Hill in Warwickshire.

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Hornton stone

The Oxford Dictionary of Art | 2004 | | Copyright

Hornton stone. Limestone named after quarries at Hornton in north-west Oxfordshire. It is usually a rich tawny brown in colour, but green and greyish-blue tints also occur. It was a favourite stone of Henry Moore, the Madonna and Child (1943–4) in St Matthew's, Northampton, being one of his best-known works in this material. The quarries at Hornton are now closed, but similar stone is obtained at nearby Edge Hill in Warwickshire.

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