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Limestone quarried near Caen, France
Caen stone (French: Pierre de Caen) is a light creamy-yellow Jurassic limestone quarried in north-western France near the city of Caen. The limestone is
Caen_stone
Benedictine abbey in Caen, France
with the current early 19th-century ledger stone in white marble. The abbey was to be built in Caen stone, and construction began in 1066. For many decades
Abbey_of_Saint-Étienne,_Caen
Prefecture and commune in Normandy, France
Caen (/ˈkɒ̃/ or /ˈkɒn/; French: [kɑ̃] ; Norman: Kaem) is a city and commune 15 km (9.3 mi) inland from the northwestern coast of France. It is the prefecture
Caen
Geological formation in France
period. It was frequently quarried for building work and is referred to as Caen Stone. List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations Weishampel, David B; et al.
Calcaire_de_Caen
Seminar rooms and Libraries. in Dublin , Ireland
different from the one currently used by the college today) is of Caen stone from Caen, France. Overall the exterior amounted to just under half the cost
Museum Building (Trinity College Dublin)
Museum_Building_(Trinity_College_Dublin)
Railway viaduct in Sussex, England, carrying the London–Brighton line
Records Office ACC 8894/3/1) specified the stone work to have come from UK quarries but this changed to Caen stone from Normandy in France. This material
Ouse_Valley_Viaduct
Castle in London, England
material is Kentish ragstone, although some local mudstone was also used. Caen stone was imported from northern France to provide details in the Tower's facing
Tower_of_London
Demolished mansion in Manhattan, New York
access all of the primary first floor rooms. The grand hall was faced in Caen stone, as was much of the interior. It was worked and carved with decorative
William_K._Vanderbilt_House
Grade I listed structure in Chichester, England
Richmond in 1746, and stands to this day. The Market Cross is constructed of Caen stone, one of the most favoured building materials of the age. The cross's form
Chichester_Cross
Church in Hampshire, England
The original statue, made of Caen stone, was in a very poor state of repair. Caen stone was too soft as an external stone, especially on the exposed roof
Winchester_Cathedral
Manor house in East Sussex, England
VIII's will. The external cladding of the building is Georgian, using Caen Stone to make it look like a classical French Chateau. This work was completed
Firle_Place
Catholic church in Caen, France
Exmoisine, now rue Saint-Jean. In 1954–1956, monolithic sarcophagi made of Caen stone were discovered during work in the church. They testify to the probable
Church_of_Saint-Jean,_Caen
Demolished mansion in Manhattan, New York
and a private garden next door. The first floor featured a five-story Caen stone entrance hall leading to the library, a small salon, a grand salon, a
Cornelius_Vanderbilt_II_House
Village in Northumberland, England
country (60 ft; 18 m), was added in 1230; it contains an 1895 reredos in Caen stone by W.S. Hicks, depicting northern saints of the 7th and 8th centuries
Bamburgh
limestone, with the exception of several decorative features made from carved Caen stone that were brought in from France. In an unhappy co-incidence, in 1892
Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity, Bermuda
Cathedral_of_the_Most_Holy_Trinity,_Bermuda
Village in Devon, England
office, two pubs, a Primary school, a church, St Swithuns with a font of Caen stone, and minor football and cricket teams. It is linked by cycle/foot path
Sandford,_Devon
Church in Edinburgh, Scotland
table under the crossing. The pulpit dates to 1883 and was carved in Caen stone and green marble by John Rhind to a design by William Hay. The pulpit
St_Giles'_Cathedral
Central keep of the Tower of London
it survives, Caen stone was imported from northern France to provide details in the Tower's facing, much of it replaced by Portland stone in the 17th and
White_Tower_(Tower_of_London)
Wayside chapel in Dover, Kent, England
length, by 14 feet broad with walls of rubble masonry two feet thick, with Caen stone quoins and dressings. It was first consecrated on Refreshment Sunday 30
St_Edmund's_Chapel
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List_of_decorative_stones
Railway terminal in Manhattan, New York
Bedford, Indiana. The interiors use several varieties of stone, including imitation Caen stone for the Main Concourse; cream-colored Botticino marble for
Grand_Central_Terminal
Historic building in Snaresbrook, London
brick, with a coursed, squared and hammer-dressed Sneaton stone facing, and Bath and Caen stone dressings to the front and side elevations. The roofs are
Snaresbrook_Crown_Court
Third age of the Middle Jurassic
India, Rajputana and Gulf of Kutch, and in South America. The well-known Caen stone of Normandy and "Hauptrogenstein" of Swabia, as well as the "Eisenkalk"
Bathonian
Hotel in Manhattan, New York
paneling, 12 feet (3.7 m) high, with finishes and doorway surrounds made of Caen stone. The walls originally had oak wainscoting and an Aubosson tapestry frieze
Plaza_Hotel
Memorial in Oxfordshire, England
three statues of Cranmer, Latimer and Ridley. The statues are carved from Caen stone while the monument itself is made of Magnesian limestone. The monument
Martyrs'_Memorial,_Oxford
Church in Bilton, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
are lancets. Inside, there is an octagonal font, a communion rail of Caen stone built in the 1860s, and an ornate reredos installed in 1886. The east
St_Peter's_Church,_Bilton
Architectural sculptors in Leeds, England
communion rail is of Caen stone, pierced and carved [and has] red stone pillars which terminate the rail. The pulpit, mainly of Caen stone, is circular in
Mawer_and_Ingle
Synagogue in Caen, France
The Caen Synagogue (French: Synagogue de Caen), officially Synagogue of the Hebrew Cultural Association, is a Jewish congregation and synagogue, located
Caen_Synagogue
including stone for the construction of Mont Saint-Michel. The Caen plain and the area of Bessin use the traditional unusually hard limestone, called Caen stone
Architecture_of_Normandy
Church
French influence”, is an ornate structure built of local granite with Caen stone dressings, with a high altar with solid round pillars and the nave supporting
St_Anne's_Church,_Alderney
Irish medical school
used in the construction are granite, black stone, Tullamore limestone, Portland, Caen, and Cumberland red stone. The front is faced with rough punched granite
Carmichael_School_of_Medicine
19th-century British sculptor (c. 1836–1892)
divided from each other by serpentine marble shafts.The canopy is of Caen stone, and elaborately carved. The heads at the intersection of the pediment
Robert_Beall_(sculptor)
Church in Armagh, Northern Ireland
with carved angels terminating the hammer beams and stone saints as corbels. He designed a Caen stone reredos which spans the entire wall of the east end
St Patrick's Cathedral, Armagh (Roman Catholic)
St_Patrick's_Cathedral,_Armagh_(Roman_Catholic)
Department of France
a large instance of largely intact original medieval architecture, of Caen stone – the widely cited benchmark for construction limestone, sometimes used
Calvados_(department)
16th century artillery fort in Kent, England
constructed using Kentish ragstone from near Maidstone, locally made bricks and Caen stone recycled from local monasteries. It was larger than its sister castles
Deal_Castle
Traditional building material of chalky limestone rock
material Caen stone – Limestone quarried near Caen, France Bargate stone – Highly durable form of sandstone used for building Portland stone – Limestone
Clunch
Church in Worthing, West Sussex, England
building is of Norman style using Caen stone and flints with Early English Gothic additions using Sussex Weald stone and flints. The clay subsoil has required
St_Mary's_Church,_Broadwater
Church in Kent, England
closely on that of the Abbey of Saint-Étienne in Caen, where he had previously been abbot, using stone brought from France. The new church, its central
Canterbury_Cathedral
Church in Pennsylvania, United States
chancel contains a decorated coffered ceiling. The high altar is made of Caen stone and was installed in 1905. In 1929 the artist and parishioner George Fort
Church of the Good Shepherd (Rosemont, Pennsylvania)
Church_of_the_Good_Shepherd_(Rosemont,_Pennsylvania)
Meeting place of the UK Parliament
decorative element with military undertones are the eight statues of gilded Caen stone that flank the three doorways and the bay window of the Gallery, sculpted
Palace_of_Westminster
Church in Mylor Churchtown, Cornwall
transept was removed and replaced by a south aisle with chapel, and a Caen stone arcade was inserted between the nave and aisle. A bell turret was added
St_Mylor_Church
British architectural sculptor
neo-Romanesque carving" to replace or repair stones in the restoration of this building. "The font at the west end is of Caen stone, on alabaster shafts and capitals
Charles_Mawer
Chapel inside the White Tower at the Tower of London
oldest part of William the Conqueror's powerful fortress. Constructed from Caen stone imported from France, St John's has a tunnel-vaulted nave with groin-vaulted
St_John's_Chapel,_London
British architectural sculptor (1803–1877)
herself as a stone carver in the 1861 and 1871 Censuses, although her son does so. She is credited by the Leeds Intelligencer for her Caen stone carving in
Catherine_Mawer
Religious building
in medieval Norman style, with a circular capital, some spandrels in Caen stone and some plant motifs, was completed in 1228. Under the rule of the 29th
Mont-Saint-Michel_Abbey
some stone was shipped from Normandy, whose quarries produced an exceptionally fine pale-coloured stone – Caen stone. The preferred building stone in the
Construction of Gothic cathedrals
Construction_of_Gothic_cathedrals
Commune in Normandy, France
oldest church in the city. It is constructed of chalk with flint and of Caen stone, the city of Honfleur being located at the border of those two calcareous
Honfleur
English architectural sculptor (1807–1854)
angels. The nave has original pews with crocketed finials ... pulpit of Caen stone on the west side." The Mill Hill Chapel replaced a previous Mill Hill
Robert_Mawer
Inn in Rye, East Sussex, England
18th-century. The tiled roof has one gable end. The chimney is made of Caen stone and embellished with decorations. The secret passages that existed in
The_Mermaid_Inn,_Rye
Limestone quarried at New Zealand
Its chemistry makes it similar to the Ketton stone oolite of southern England and France's Caen stone, though it is considerably lighter in weight at
Oamaru_stone
Historic house in Rhode Island, United States
tapestry. Its ceiling is coffered. Its overscaled Gothic fireplace of Caen stone is the one eclectic anomaly in Rosecliff's interiors. Upstairs, three
Rosecliff
Church in London, England
bell tower which used meticulously tooled Caen stone, this chancel rebuild used the cheaper Reigate stone instead. Over the top of the levelled apse
St_Bride's_Church
British architectural firm
Cantius and St Nicholas Catholic Church in Broxburn, West Lothian in Caen stone and marble. There are reputedly about a hundred buildings by the firm
Pugin_&_Pugin
Historic castle in Suffolk, England
detailed stonework being carved from limestone from Caen in Normandy, the remainder of the stone being variously local mudstone and coralline, as well
Orford_Castle
Church in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England
reaching 75 feet (23 m) in total height. Inside, there is a reredos of Caen stone, and the floor is covered with Minton tiles. Wikimedia Commons has media
St_Margaret's_Church,_Beswick
Broadway theater in Manhattan, New York
a mantel of Caen stone and gray-washed brick. The ceiling is a segmental dome, supported by an oval colonnade of plain, round Caen-stone columns. Eight
New_Amsterdam_Theatre
Listed building in West Sussex, England
thought to be the oldest complete non-religious building in Britain. The Caen stone frontage is thought to have been added in the late-13th to early-14th century
Marlipins_Museum
Clubhouse in Manhattan, New York
paved in red stone and was covered with green trellises. The top floor was used as servants' quarters. A grand staircase of Caen stone leads from the
New_York_Yacht_Club_Building
Gentlemen's club in London, England
replaced by a third clubhouse on the same site in 1856.[citation needed] The Caen stone used on the façade of the third building proved unsuitable in the London
Carlton_Club
Church in Detroit, Michigan, United States
dedicated in 1963. The altar, installed in 1873, is constructed of white Caen stone; it serves as a memorial to the mother of then-Rector George Worthington
St. John's Episcopal Church (Detroit)
St._John's_Episcopal_Church_(Detroit)
Chapel in New York, United States
rood beam carved in 1913 by Johannes Kirchmayer of Boston; an altar of Caen stone and Carrara marble, by the firm of J. and R. Lamb, dedicated in 1915;
Church of the Saviour (Syracuse, New York)
Church_of_the_Saviour_(Syracuse,_New_York)
Historic house in London, England
occupation by the end of the year. The building is of red Suffolk bricks with Caen Stone dressings in a restrained Classical style. The architect extended the
Leighton_House
Church in City of London, England
Cheapside was dedicated to St Mary and was constructed from Caen stone from Normandy, the same stone used in the Tower of London. The architect for the Tower
St_Mary-le-Bow
Church in England
Amondesham (c.1490) were retained from the old church. The marble and Caen stone reredos was adorned with Salviati mosaics. There is a memorial to John
St_Mary's_Church,_Ealing
Church in Southampton, England
[citation needed] The walls of the church are of Purbeck Stone with mouldings of Caen Stone and the painted glass windows were created by Nixon and Ward
Highfield_Church
Church in Dorset, England
Dodson of Weymouth. St John's is built of Ridgeway Hill stone, with dressings in Bath and Caen stone. The south-west tower and spire stands at a height of
St_John's_Church,_Weymouth
Roman Catholic parish in Ireland
it was officially opened and blessed on 21 October 1877. The altar of Caen stone and marble was consecrated by Bishop McCormack on 9 June 1884. Church
Carracastle
Church in County Wexford, Ireland
local stone, including stone salvaged from a nearby ruined Franciscan Friary. Notable features include the façade, a reredos carved from Caen stone and
St._Aidan's_Cathedral
Human settlement in England
Baroque church, built in 1906. Designed by Detmar Blow and constructed from Caen stone and rendered brick. Inside are wall paintings by Phoebe Anna Traquair
Bransgore
Church in Kent, England
is a composite building of flint and ragstone rubble with ragstone and Caen Stone dressings. Generally the earlier work is flint/ragstone and the later
All_Saints_Church,_Frindsbury
British fort
ragstone, mostly roughly laid, with some work using finer ashlar, with Caen stone used in the detailing. Most of the ragstone was collected from the local
Sandgate_Castle
Interdenominational church in Manhattan, New York
behind the choir stalls, is the organ console. A communion table made of Caen stone is near the back of the chancel in the center, behind which is a baptismal
Riverside_Church
Limestone deposits listed by location
Istrian stone – Type of limestone Caen Stone – Limestone quarried near Caen, France Lutetian limestone – Type of limestone from Paris, or "Paris stone" (city
List_of_types_of_limestone
Church in Somerset, England
1886–1891, with further internal alterations being made in 1896 when the Caen stone reredos was erected. The church was described by Francis Carolus Eeles
St_Decuman's_Church,_Watchet
English sculptor
reredos, a "handsome reading desk of Caen stone, with pillars, of dark green marble," and pulpit in Caen stone were added in 1889 by Payler. The reredos
Benjamin_Payler
English stone crosses erected in 1291–95
master masons appointed by the King, and the statues of Eleanor, made of Caen stone, and other sculptural details, brought from London. Master masons included
Eleanor_cross
Church in London, England
Place, near Canterbury, Kent. Apparition of St Columba by Patrick Pye Caen stone reredos Chancel The Lady Chapel "Digital Diocesan Directory". Archdiocese
St Thomas More Church, Dulwich
St_Thomas_More_Church,_Dulwich
Town in County Wexford, Ireland
include the striking façade, a reredos carved from Caen stone and a great north window with intricate stone tracery. The cathedral was subsequently much renovated
Enniscorthy
Church in England
Building of the present abbey church did not start until 1102, employing Caen stone imported from Normandy and floated up the Severn. Robert Fitzhamon was
Tewkesbury_Abbey
Town in Surrey, England
grey brick with ashlar dressings. Initially four lion sculptures made of Caen stone were positioned at each corner of the base, however by 1902 they had been
Epsom
Village in Kent, England
1242. The building is mainly constructed of Kentish ragstone but some Caen stone from the earlier church can also be found as can many wave-rolled flints
Ivychurch
Former clubhouse in London
John Marriott Blashfield. Originally built in Caen stone, the facade was largely replaced by Portland stone in 1866. Conservative Club Bath Club St James's
74_St_James's_Street
Church in Carmarthenshire, Wales
high hammer beam roof, an apse with a chancel arch. The pulpit is of Caen stone and is embellished with biblical scenes and pieces of text from Williams'
Williams Pantycelyn Memorial Chapel, Llandovery
Williams_Pantycelyn_Memorial_Chapel,_Llandovery
Town in West Lothian, Scotland
medieval church excavated at Kirkhill. The original church high altar, in Caen stone and marble by Pugin & Pugin, has been replaced with a modern reredos.
Broxburn
Church in Royal Tunbridge Wells, England
The spire is 130 feet high. Inside, the font and pulpit were made from Caen stone. Its stained glass windows were installed as a memorial to the Earl when
St Mark's Church, Royal Tunbridge Wells
St_Mark's_Church,_Royal_Tunbridge_Wells
Church in West Sussex , England
ornamentation. Standing in a picturesque setting behind a farm, the flint and Caen stone building was used for worship until 1978, when it was declared redundant
St Mary Magdalene's Church, Tortington
St_Mary_Magdalene's_Church,_Tortington
Norman castle in Norwich, England
most highly ornamented keep in England". It was originally faced with Caen stone over a flint core. The keep is some 95 ft (29 m) by 90 ft (27 m) and 70 ft
Norwich_Castle
Well preserved 12th-century castle in Rochester, Kent, South East England
curtain wall. The primary building material was local Kentish Ragstone; Caen stone used to face the keep was imported from Normandy. The same material was
Rochester_Castle
Public school in East Sussex, England
in the gothic revival style by Sir George Gilbert Scott RA (flint with Caen stone dressings, 1848–66). Later buildings were designed by his pupil and former
Brighton_College
Former Cluniac monastery in England
abbey was built from a mix of chalk, flint, ragstone, greensand, and Caen stone. The roofing material appears to have been slate from south Devon with
Faversham_Abbey
Building in Illinois, United States
luxurious chandelier. The interior is Spanish Renaissance style using Caen stone. A large dome in the center of the auditorium was made from hammered silver
Genesee_Theatre
French master mason and architect
needed] The innovations of William at Canterbury included the motif of pale Caen stone contrasted with dark column shafts of Purbeck marble, and the sexpartite
William_of_Sens
tonnes of Caen stone at a time across the English Channel from Normandy. One of the most widely used building stones to be imported, Caen stone was typically
Sussex in the High Middle Ages
Sussex_in_the_High_Middle_Ages
English architect (1832–1908)
by 22 feet (6.7 m) wide, with aisles of 10 feet (3.0 m) wide. It has a Caen stone pulpit carved by John Birnie Philip, who also carved the reredos, and
William_Swinden_Barber
County town of Dorset, England
The Church of St George has a late-11th-century south door that has a Caen stone tympanum with a realistic carved representation of St George surrounded
Dorchester,_Dorset
Village in South Oxfordshire, England
new east window. The 14th century font was replaced with a new one of Caen stone. The 14th century rood screen was reduced in height. The chancel, nave
Chinnor
Ruined Cluniac abbey in Reading, Berkshire, England
section of wall, pierced by three arches. The wall is built of flint with Caen stone ashlar dressings and brick filling. The two side arches are round headed
Reading_Abbey
British sculptor, architectural sculptor and stone carver
The east and west windows were by Clayton and Bell of London, and the Caen stone reredos and font were by Burstall and Taylor. Only the tower remains,
Benjamin_Burstall
Church in Northumberland , England
the country (60 ft), was added in 1230; it contains an 1895 reredos in Caen stone by W.S. Hicks, depicting northern saints of the 7th and 8th centuries
St_Aidan's_Church,_Bamburgh
Village in Essex, England
Mill, which his father owned, and Dedham Parish Church, whose massive Caen stone and flint tower is a focal point of the surrounding Dedham Vale. In 1937
Dedham,_Essex
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Anglicized form of Hebrew Tuwbal Qayin, TUBAL-CAIN means "thou shall be brought of Cain." In the bible, this is the name of a son of Lamech, said to be an instructor of every artificer in brass and iron.
Surname or Lastname
Reduced form of Irish McCann.English
Reduced form of Irish McCann.English : habitational name from Cann, a place in Dorset, named from Old English canna ‘can’, used in the transferred sense of a deep valley, or a topographic name from the same word used elsewhere in southwestern England.Americanized spelling of Kann or Kahn.
Girl/Female
Swedish American
Pure.
Boy/Male
Australian, Chinese, French
Great; Vast; Morning
Girl/Female
American, Anglo, British, English, Finnish
Queen
Surname or Lastname
Scottish
Scottish : Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Iain, patronymic from Iain, one of the Gaelic forms of John. This name is found in many other spellings, including McCain, Kean, and McKean. In some cases it may also be a variant of Coyne.English : variant spelling of Cane.English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from Caen in Calvados, France, named with the Gaulish elements catu ‘battle’ + magos ‘field’, ‘plain’.French (Caïn) : from the Biblical name Cain (Hebrew Qayin), probably applied as a derogatory nickname for someone who was considered to be treacherous.Spanish (CaÃn) : habitational name from a place called CaÃn in León.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a tall thin man, from Middle English, Old French cane ‘cane’, ‘reed’ (Latin canna). It may also be a topographic name for someone who lived in a damp area overgrown with reeds, or a metonymic occupational name for someone who gathered reeds, which were widely used in the Middle Ages as a floor covering, as roofing material, and for weaving small baskets.Southern Italian : either a habitational name from a place named Canè, in Bescia and Belluna, or more likely an occupational name for a basket maker or the like, from Greek kanna ‘reed’ + the occupational suffix -(e)as.French : Norman and Picard variant of chane a term denoting a particular type of elongated pitcher (ultimately from Latin canna ‘reed’), hence possibly a metonymic occupational name for a potter who specialized in making such jugs, or a nickname for someone who resembled one.Possibly an Americanized spelling of German Köhn (see Kuehn).
Boy/Male
Chinese
Great.
Boy/Male
Scottish
Fair skinned.
Girl/Female
British, English, French, Romanian
The Sparrow-hawk Bird
Girl/Female
Australian, Hawaiian, Hebrew
Ostrich
Male
Turkish
Turkish name CAN means "life."
Boy/Male
American, Australian, Christian, English, Gaelic, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Indian, Irish, Portuguese, Welsh
Craftsman; Warrior's Son; Spear; Archaic; Acquired; Lance; Beautiful; The Crop Grower; Oldest Child of Adam and Eve
Boy/Male
Irish Biblical Hebrew Welsh
Archaic.
Boy/Male
British, English
The Love of the Lord is with You
Boy/Male
American, Australian, Chinese, Christian, French, Irish, Welsh
Barrel; Fighter; The Spirit of Battle; Son of Cadan
Female
English
English variant spelling of Danish Karen, CAREN means "pure."
Boy/Male
Welsh American
Spirit of battle. See also Kade.
Female
Chinese
the morning.
Female
Thai/Siamese
Thai jewelry name WAEN means "ring."
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