Newark
St Mary Magdalene

Stonework

Description of the stones

The whole of the church fabric is constructed of buff to cream oolitic and shelly limestones from the Middle Jurassic. Lincolnshire Limestone. A large number of quarries are known along the outcrop, eg at Ancaster, Haydor etc.

Comparable stone buildings

St Wulfram at Grantham, Wollaton Hall, Belton House etc.