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Victoria House

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Location of Geological Feature
Foundations. A slightly pink variety of Cornish granite is used here, rich in lithium micas. It is probably from the St Austell Pluton.
Category
Igneous
Nearest station
Holborn
Address
37-63, Southampton Row WC1B 4DA
Victoria House
Building stone at Victoria House
Building stone at Victoria House (detail 2)
Building stone at Victoria House (detail 3)
    Entry submitted by Ruth

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Nearby

The closest other recorded buildings.

  • Bloomsbury Square GardensYork Stone50 m · about 1 min walk
  • Statue of Charles James FoxPeterhead Granite60 m · about 1 min walk
  • Central School of Art & Design (former)Cornish Megacrystic Granite130 m · about 2 min walk
  • The Ivy HouseAncaster Stone170 m · about 3 min walk
  • BUPA HousePortland Stone: Whitbed180 m · about 3 min walk
  • Fenner Brockway MemorialBaltic Brown210 m · about 3 min walk

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

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