Newchurch Grey is a premium European sandstone, quarried in northern Spain and selected for its dense structure, high strength, and cool blue-grey tone with occasional warm flecks. With a fine to semi-fine grain and excellent weathering properties, it provides a clean, architectural finish suitable for a wide range of hard landscape and building applications.

This material is a strong alternative to now-unavailable British gritstones such as Scout Moor and Whitworth, with comparable strength and improved consistency. It delivers a compressive strength of 142.9 MPa and flexural strength of 26.8 MPa, maintaining high integrity even after frost cycles. The low absorption rate (0.43%) and minimal porosity (1.6%) make it especially suited to UK climates.

Newchurch Grey is available in a variety of finishes — including sawn, fine hammered, flamed, and aged — offering flexibility across both contemporary and traditional settings. Its slip resistance and abrasion performance meet the demands of pedestrian and trafficked areas, with a tested wet SRV of 69 and abrasion resistance of 20 mm.

Country of Origin: Northern Spain
Technical Data Sheet: Call +44 (0)1200 315026
Natural Product Notice: As a natural stone, Newchurch Grey may show variation in tone and pattern depending on the layer being extracted. For tailored advice or to request samples, please contact our team.