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'London Pub', Royal National Hotel

Napoleon Marble

  • Sedimentary
  • Limestone
  • Lower Carboniferous

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Location of Geological Feature
Panels of 'quarry-matched' stone on the rear entrance to the pub in the beer 'garden'. An excellent substitute for examining the stratigraphy of this unusual stone at outcrop scale.
Fossils
Algae, brachiopods and shell fragments
Rock Type
Limestone
Geological Age
Lower Carboniferous
Quarry Location
Hydrequent, Pas-de-Calais, France
Category
Sedimentary
Nearest station
Russell Square
Address
38-51, Bedford Way WC1H 0DG
Date of build
1974
'London Pub', Royal National Hotel — Napoleon Marble
Napoleon Marble at 'London Pub', Royal National Hotel
Napoleon Marble at 'London Pub', Royal National Hotel (detail 2)
Napoleon Marble at 'London Pub', Royal National Hotel (detail 3)