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BUPA House

Kilkenny Blue

  • Fossil
  • Limestone
  • Lower Carboniferous

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Just found Kilkenny Blue in BUPA House.

Lower Carboniferous limestone, quarried at Co. Kilkenny, Ireland. Nearest stop: Holborn.

This stone is older than it looks — worth five minutes if you're nearby.
https://www.londonpavementgeology.co.uk/location/126-bupa-house/

Location Details

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Location of Geological Feature
Artwork 'Beneath the Skin' by Peter Randall-Page (1991) outside the Bury Street entrance of BUPA house.
Fossils
Crinoids, brachiopods
Rock Type
Limestone
Geological Age
Lower Carboniferous
Quarry Location
Co. Kilkenny, Ireland
Category
Fossil
Nearest station
Holborn
Address
Bupa House, 15-19 Bloomsbury Way, WC1A 2BA
BUPA House — Kilkenny Blue
Kilkenny Blue at BUPA House
Kilkenny Blue at BUPA House (detail 2)
Kilkenny Blue at BUPA House (detail 3)
    Entry submitted by Ruth

More stone at BUPA House

  • Portland Stone: Whitbed

Nearby

The closest other recorded buildings.

  • 10 Bloomsbury WayPortland Stone: Whitbed50 m · about 1 min walk
  • St George's BloomsburyPortland Stone: Whitbed80 m · about 1 min walk
  • Holborn Town HallAncaster Limestone80 m · about 1 min walk
  • Princess Louise PubLarvikite: Emerald Pearl120 m · about 2 min walk
  • Bloomsbury Square GardensGuernsey Diorite140 m · about 2 min walk
  • Victoria HousePortland Stone: Whitbed180 m · about 3 min walk

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