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Cabot Place, North Colonnade Entrance

Lake District Green Slate

  • Structure
  • Slate
  • Ordovican

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Just found Lake District Green Slate in Cabot Place, North Colonnade Entrance.

Ordovican slate, quarried at Cumbria, UK. Nearest stop: Canary Wharf.

This stone is older than it looks — worth five minutes if you're nearby.
https://www.londonpavementgeology.co.uk/location/1088-cabot-place-north-colonnade-entrance/

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Location of Geological Feature
Cladding on facade. Good examples of sedimentary structures are seen in these slates.
Rock Type
Slate
Geological Age
Ordovican
Quarry Location
Cumbria, UK
Category
Structure
Nearest station
Canary Wharf
Address
Cabot Place, Canary Wharf E14 4QT
Building architect
Cesar Pelli & Associates
Date of build
1990
Cabot Place, North Colonnade Entrance — Lake District Green Slate
Lake District Green Slate at Cabot Place, North Colonnade Entrance
Lake District Green Slate at Cabot Place, North Colonnade Entrance (detail 2)
Lake District Green Slate at Cabot Place, North Colonnade Entrance (detail 3)
    Entry submitted by Ruth

Nearby

The closest other recorded buildings.

  • Financial Conduct AuthorityGneiss + pegmatites20 m · about 1 min walk
  • Cabot Place, South Colonnade EntranceLake District Green Slate50 m · about 1 min walk
  • Thomson Reuter's BuildingGeorgia Marble90 m · about 1 min walk
  • 5, North ColonnadeBaltic Brown90 m · about 1 min walk
  • Carluccio's & Smolensky's RestaurantsMittenwald Limestone?120 m · about 2 min walk
  • Cabot PlaceBriar Hill Stone130 m · about 2 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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