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Hopton Wood stone (sometimes Hopton-Wood stone or Hoptonwood stone) is a type of limestone quarried west of Middleton-by-Wirksworth, Derbyshire, England.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Bright Stone: Hopton Wood )〕 Described as "very fine, almost like marble"〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=WIRKSWORTH-Parish Records 1608-1899-Hopton Stone )〕 and as "England’s premier decorative stone", it is particularly suited to carving, making it popular for tombstones (including many thousands for the Commonwealth War Graves Commission〔〔), sculpture and building. Buildings and structures made using Hopton Wood stone include the Houses of Parliament,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Hopton Wood Limestone )〕 Westminster Abbey, the Albert Memorial,〔 Lichfield Cathedral,〔 Calke Abbey,〔 Chatsworth House〔 and Oscar Wilde's tomb. In 1947 the Hopton-Wood Stone Firms Ltd commissioned a book about Hopton Wood stone, published by Fanfare press.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Book )〕 == References ==
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