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Cabot Place

Briar Hill Stone

  • Sedimentary
  • Sandstone
  • Upper Carboniferous

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Just found Briar Hill Stone in Cabot Place.

Upper Carboniferous sandstone, quarried at Holmes, Coshocton & Knox Counties, Ohio, USA. Nearest stop: Canary Wharf.

This stone is older than it looks — worth five minutes if you're nearby.
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Location Details

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Location of Geological Feature
Yellow stone used on walls at Cabot Square entrance on Cabot Square.
Rock Type
Sandstone
Geological Age
Upper Carboniferous
Quarry Location
Holmes, Coshocton & Knox Counties, Ohio, USA
Category
Sedimentary
Nearest station
Canary Wharf
Address
Cabot Place, Canary Wharf E14 4QT
Building architect
Cesar Pelli & Associates
Date of build
1990
Cabot Place — Briar Hill Stone
Briar Hill Stone at Cabot Place
Briar Hill Stone at Cabot Place (detail 2)
    Entry submitted by Ruth

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Nearby

The closest other recorded buildings.

  • Cabot SquareIndiana Limestone30 m · about 1 min walk
  • 20, Cabot SquareGeorgia Marble40 m · about 1 min walk
  • 5, North ColonnadeBaltic Brown70 m · about 1 min walk
  • 10, Cabot SquareBaltic Brown70 m · about 1 min walk
  • Wren LandingBaltic Red Rapakivi Granite90 m · about 1 min walk
  • 25 Cabot SquarePorkkala Granite100 m · about 1 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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