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23 locations with this as their nearest station.

  1. 14, The Square (White Stuff)Main building stone.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Poole
  2. 24, High Street (Living Interiors)Red granite cladding and columns. This is the fine grained variety of the Finnish granite called Balmoral.Igneous·Granite·near Poole
  3. 5, The SquareMain building stone. Much of the building is rendered with lime plaster, and so the stone is only visible a…Sedimentary·Oolitic Limestone·near Poole
  4. Alfred Russel Wallace Fossil TreeA large fossil tree is used to mark the grave of naturalist and evolutionary theorist Alfred Russel Wallace…Fossil·Silicified Wood·near Poole
  5. Bronze Lion PlinthStone used for the plinth of the bronze lion. The stone is stained turquoise blue with copper salts derived…Sedimentary·Limestone·near Poole
  6. Church House (Parish Hall)Distinctive rusty brown ironstone used as a building stone.Sedimentary·Ironstone·near Poole
  7. Church House (Parish Hall)Grey limestones packed with shell fragments. This is either Purbeck Burr or Inland Freestone.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Poole
  8. Kingston Lacy LionsStone used for these sculpturesSedimentary·Limestone·near Poole
  9. Kingston Lacy LionsStone used for these sculpturesSedimentary·Limestone·near Poole
  10. Kingston Lacy ObeliskAn ancient Egyptian obelisk brought to the park from Philae.Igneous·Granite·near Poole
  11. Kingston Lacy SarcophagusAn ancient Egyptian Sarcohagus in the grounds. Stone used for the sculpture.Igneous·Granite·near Poole
  12. Kingston Lacy WellheadStone used for carving the wellhead.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Poole
  13. Kingston Lacy WellheadStone used for carving the wellhead.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Poole
  14. Kingston Lacy WellheadStone used for carving the wellhead.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Poole
  15. Minster Church of St CuthbergaBrown ironstones used in much of the fabric of the Minster walls.Sedimentary·Ironstone·near Poole
  16. Minster Church of St CuthbergaBuilding stone used for the West Tower of the Minster.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Poole
  17. Minster Church of St CuthbergaThis stone is scattered throughout the fabric of the Minster, but it is best seen used for the polygonal Li…Sedimentary·Limestone·near Poole
  18. Minster Church of St CuthbergaA few blocks of Purbeck Marble are scattered throughout the fabric of the building. Wimborne Minster church…Sedimentary·Limestone·near Poole
  19. Minster Church of St CuthbergaA few blocks of Portland Stone are used in the fabric of the Minster.Sedimentary·Oolitic Limestone·near Poole
  20. Minster SundialThe face of the sundial is mainly constructed of Bath Stone.Sedimentary·Oolitic Limestone·near Poole
  21. Wimborne Minster MuseumMain building stone.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Poole
  22. Wimborne Minster SundialThe dial of the sundial is made from a slab of Chilmark stone, which weathers slightly pink in this instanc…Sedimentary·Limestone·near Poole
  23. Winborne War MemorialMain building stone.Sedimentary·Oolitic Limestone·near Poole

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Building stone data by Ruth Siddall, Dave Wallis and contributors. Project founded by Dave Wallis.

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