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Wakefield museum has a stucco finish on the back of the building
Wakefield Museum: Wakefield, West Yorkshire

The back of Wakefield Museum is built from brick and covered with a plaster called stucco to make it look like stone. This was often done to keep the cost of the building down, and was put onto the walls that weren't seen from the street.

 

stone clad houses
Stone Clad Houses : Hemsworth, West Yorkshire

Some homeowners, like these ones in Hemsworth, decorate their homes with cladding to make it look like stone.

 

 

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