tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post6384664695782599975..comments2024-03-27T16:39:43.522+00:00Comments on Liberal England: Mountsorrel - the largest granite quarry in EuropeJonathan Calderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00730157683743989696noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post-39065705360048479142016-11-28T13:01:25.751+00:002016-11-28T13:01:25.751+00:00The pink Mountsorrel granite is rather lovely and ...The pink Mountsorrel granite is rather lovely and very distinctive. Kerbs made from it are gradually being phased out in Leicester, but you also see them in other cities (for instance Birmingham).<br /><br />It's a shame that we only seem to use Chinese granite now. I've been told that the Chinese stuff is much softer and hence easier to cut than the Mountsorrel granite, which is so hard that it can only be riven. Consequently, the majority of our local granite is chipped and ends up underneath roads, which seems a shame to me.Jonathan Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04378915030678201708noreply@blogger.com