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10 locations with this as their nearest station.

  1. Colchester CastleMasonry around the entrance. A fine grained, non-oolitic, white limestone, with no fossils.SedimentaryLimestonenear Colchester Town
  2. Colchester CastleRubble masonry.SedimentaryLimestonenear Colchester Town
  3. Colchester CastleQuoins.SedimentaryLimestonenear Colchester Town
  4. Colchester War MemorialStone used for the memorial.IgneousGranitenear Colchester Town
  5. Firstsite GalleryPaving outside the arts centre. A good place to spot fossils!SedimentaryLimestonenear Colchester Town
  6. St Botolph's PrioryRubble masonrySedimentarySandstonenear Colchester Town
  7. St Botolph's PrioryRubble masonry. Pale brown-colured cobbles.SedimentaryLimestonenear Colchester Town
  8. St Botolph's PrioryChest TombSedimentaryLimestonenear Colchester Town
  9. St Botolph's PrioryCarved, Romanesque doorway to the Priory. Unusually, this appears to be in Red Crag sandstones, presumably…SedimentaryCalcarenitenear Colchester Town
  10. Twin Town MemorialThis carved limestone block commemorates Colchester and Wetzlar's twin town status. I don't know the origin…SedimentaryLimestonenear Colchester Town