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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: landscaping@burlingtonstone.co.ukwebsite: 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: BURSTONE@prodigy.net