"HappyHunter" wrote in message
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You know, I found sea shells in the pointing ! Does sort of look like they
maybe visited the beach to get something to mix with the cement (or more
likely lime).

Around here (Suffolk) we are on Red Crag (above London Clay) and the sand is
very shelly.
Older properties (1930's) tend to have mortar using the local sand including
the shells.

Nowadays they tend to wash and grade everything so I haven't seen any shells
in the sand at the B&P Merchants.

Cheers

Dave R