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Oxo Tower Yard

Lake District Green Slate

  • Metamorphic
  • Slate
  • Ordovician

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Just found Lake District Green Slate in Oxo Tower Yard.

Ordovician slate, quarried at Cumbria, England. Nearest stop: Southwark.

This stone is older than it looks — worth five minutes if you're nearby.
https://www.londonpavementgeology.co.uk/location/1296-oxo-tower-yard/

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Location of Geological Feature
Paving in the yard at the rear of the Oxo Tower, on Barge House Street.
Rock Type
Slate
Geological Age
Ordovician
Quarry Location
Cumbria, England
Category
Metamorphic
Nearest station
Southwark
Address
Barge House Street SE1 9QS
Oxo Tower Yard — Lake District Green Slate
Lake District Green Slate at Oxo Tower Yard
Lake District Green Slate at Oxo Tower Yard (detail 2)
Lake District Green Slate at Oxo Tower Yard (detail 3)
    Entry submitted by Ruth

Nearby

The closest other recorded buildings.

  • Dorset HouseLamorna Granite170 m · about 3 min walk
  • Blackfriars BridgeRoss of Mull Granite240 m · about 4 min walk
  • Christ Church SouthwarkYork Stone290 m · about 5 min walk
  • Friars Bridge CourtBaltic Brown400 m · about 6 min walk
  • Statue of Queen VictoriaPeterhead Granite400 m · about 6 min walk
  • Blackfriars Road Post OfficeLarvikite: Blue Pearl450 m · about 7 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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