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Plantation Place

Jura Marble

  • Sedimentary
  • Limestone
  • Upper Jurassic

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Just found Jura Marble in Plantation Place.

Upper Jurassic limestone, quarried at Altmuhltal Naturpark, Southern Frankonian Alb, Bavaria, Germany. Nearest stop: Monument.

This stone is older than it looks — worth five minutes if you're nearby.
https://www.londonpavementgeology.co.uk/location/1147-plantation-place/

Location Details

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Location of Geological Feature
Lettering on paving.
Rock Type
Limestone
Geological Age
Upper Jurassic
Quarry Location
Altmuhltal Naturpark, Southern Frankonian Alb, Bavaria, Germany
Category
Sedimentary
Nearest station
Monument
Address
Plantation Place EC3M 3AD
Find out more
Siddall, R, 2017, From The Monument to the Tower of London: Urban geology around Eastcheap., Urban Geology in London No. 36, 11 pp. https://ruthsiddall.co.uk/Walks/Eastcheap.pdf 
Plantation Place — Jura Marble
Jura Marble at Plantation Place
Jura Marble at Plantation Place (detail 2)
    Entry submitted by Ruth

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Nearby

The closest other recorded buildings.

  • Minster CourtRosa Torcicoda Granite40 m · about 1 min walk
  • Plantation Place EntranceMoselden York Stone80 m · about 1 min walk
  • Sainsburys & 42 Mincing LanePortland Stone: Basebed90 m · about 1 min walk
  • Couch & Hoskins, 40 EastcheapSardinian Beige Granite110 m · about 2 min walk
  • 50, Fenchurch StreetTan Brown120 m · about 2 min walk
  • 24, Great Tower StreetDark Shap Granite130 m · about 2 min walk

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