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In their attempts to understand
the world the Greek philosophers
defined four elements from
which the whole of creation was
formed: fire, earth, water, and air.
Each element had its own
characteristics, its own way of
being; in combination they
produced everything we see
around us.
We may not now believe fire,
earth, water and air to be the
elemental principles of the
cosmos, but we still draw on
them in our thoughts, words
and designs as expressions of
the natural world.
Now we can add a fifth element,
to interact with the others and enable
designers to create striking features of
grace, beauty and natural richness.
This fifth element is stone.
fire earth water air stone
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fire
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Burlington stone was formed
from the fiery outpourings of
volcanoes and crushed into its
crystalline alignments by the
intense heat and pressure
kilometres beneath the surface
of the earth.
Fire has taken the different raw
materials and produced five
stones, each with a different
tone: Elterwater, Bursting Stone,
Broughton Moor, Brandy Crag
and Kirkby.
Fire has given Burlington stone
its irreproducible natural veining.
a pale green stone
a mid green stone
an olive green stone
a silver grey stone
a blue grey stone
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the f i e r y outpour ingof vo l canoes . . .
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Earth, the foundation upon
which everything else is built,
can be layered, cut and
supported with Burlington
stone. The results can be
informal, tactile landscapes
which express the durability
of the earth, or ordered
spaces of great richness
and beauty.
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iimmense c rea t i veposs ib i l i t i e s . . .
earth
Burlington stone is powerful
when it interacts and emerges
from the earth.
ii n ha rmony wi th natu re . . .
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A trickle of water stroking the
face of the stone. Still water
calmly encompassed in a
stone bowl. A fountain jet
shattering on a sea of paving .
droplets dancing, reflecting
from the polished surface .
Water brings life, brings
movement and coupled with
Burlington stone generates
restful, invigorating, perpetually
changing features.
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ddramat i cwate r fea tu res . . .
Burlington stone and air
juxtapose mass against lightness,
permanence against fluidity,
transparency against colour in an
enriching dichotomy capable of
great expression and power.
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tt ime le s s beauty. . .
RHS Chelsea Flower Show page 5
Designer: Andrew LoudonProduct: Elterwater
Lord Street, Southport, UK page 5
Architect: The Appleton GroupProduct: Paving with waterjet finish, bespoke
water feature with gritblasted andflame textured Broughton Moor
Chiltern Seeds, Cumbria, UK page 4
Wiltshire Courtyard, LA, USA page 4
Product: Elterwater
Paseo University page 4
Holker Hall, Cumbria, UK page 6
DHSS, Leeds, UK page 5
Architect: Building Design PartnershipProduct: Sawn Elterwater
Waterfront Needle, Jubilee Promenade, Jersey page 6
Architect: Richard PerryProduct: Elterwater, Broughton Moor,
Bursting Stone and Brandy Crag
RHS Chelsea Flower Show page 6
Designer: Arabella Lennox-BoydProduct: Flamed Brandy Crag
Wiltshire Courtyard, LA, USA page 6
Product: Elterwater
Holker Garden Festival, Cumbria, UK page 6
Designer: Lakes Gardener LtdProduct: Westmorland Green
RHS Chelsea Flower Show page 5
Architect: Tom Stuart Smith/Xa Tollemarche/John KelletProduct: Broughton Moor and Elterwater
Wiltshire Courtyard, LA, USA page 5
Product: Elterwater
Holker Hall, Cumbria, UK page 3
Chiltern Seeds, Cumbria, UK page 3
HM Treasury, Whitehall, London page 3
Architect: Foster and Partners/Gustafson PorterProduct: Flamed Blue/Grey Kirby
Glaxo Research, Stevenage, UK page 3
Architect: Sheppard RobsonProduct: Flamed Elterwater
CRS HQ, Rochdale, UK page 4
Architect: The Taylor Young PartnershipProduct: Brandy Crag
Holker Hall, Cumbria, UK page 2
Waterfront Needle, Jubilee Promenade, Jersey cover
Architect: Richard PerryProduct: Elterwater, Broughton Moor,
Bursting Stone and Brandy Crag
The Lake District, Cumbria, UK page 1
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Wentworth Tennis and Health Club, Surrey, UK page 4
Architect: Broadway MalyanProduct: Honed Westmorland Green
Burlington Slate LimitedHead OfficeCavendish House, Kirkby-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA17 7UN, UKTel: 01229 889 661 Fax: 01229 889 466e-mail: [email protected]: www.burlingtonstone.co.uk
London Office15 Queen Anne’s Gate, London, SW1H 9BU, UKTel: 020 7976 7676 Fax: 020 7976 0033
Burlington Natstone Inc.2701-C, West 15th Street, #505 Plano, TX 75075, USATel: (972) 985 9182 Fax: (972) 612 0847e-mail: [email protected]
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