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Royal Festival Hall foyer

Derbydene Marble

  • Fossil
  • Limestone
  • Lower Carboniferous

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Just found Derbydene Marble in Royal Festival Hall foyer.

Lower Carboniferous limestone, quarried at Cromford, Derbyshire, England. Nearest stop: Waterloo LU.

This stone is older than it looks — worth five minutes if you're nearby.
https://www.londonpavementgeology.co.uk/location/1574-royal-festival-hall-foyer/

Location Details

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Location of Geological Feature
Paving slabs of polished, crinoidal limestones. This stone is also used to great effect cladding the walls of the main staircase.
Fossils
Crinoids
Rock Type
Limestone
Geological Age
Lower Carboniferous
Quarry Location
Cromford, Derbyshire, England
Category
Fossil
Nearest station
Waterloo LU
Address
Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road SE1 8XX
Royal Festival Hall foyer — Derbydene Marble
Derbydene Marble at Royal Festival Hall foyer
Derbydene Marble at Royal Festival Hall foyer (detail 2)
    Entry submitted by Ruth

More stone at Royal Festival Hall foyer

  • Menerbes Limestone

Nearby

The closest other recorded buildings.

  • Royal Festival HallDerbyshire Fossil Marble20 m · about 1 min walk
  • Statue of Nelson MandelaBelfast Black40 m · about 1 min walk
  • South Bank Skate ParkBlack Pearl100 m · about 2 min walk
  • Shell CentreTivoli Travertine200 m · about 3 min walk
  • ArenaPortland Stone220 m · about 3 min walk
  • Victory Arch, Waterloo StationCarnsew Granite280 m · about 4 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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