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Flight Centre, 2 Eastcheap

Verde Alpi

  • Metamorphic
  • Serpentinite
  • Cretaceous

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Just found Verde Alpi in Flight Centre, 2 Eastcheap.

Cretaceous serpentinite, quarried at Italy. Nearest stop: Monument.

This stone is older than it looks — worth five minutes if you're nearby.
https://www.londonpavementgeology.co.uk/location/1664-flight-centre-2-eastcheap/

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Location of Geological Feature
Cladding on the ground floor walls.
Rock Type
Serpentinite
Geological Age
Cretaceous
Quarry Location
Italy
Category
Metamorphic
Nearest station
Monument
Address
2 Eastcheap EC3M 1AE
Flight Centre, 2 Eastcheap — Verde Alpi
Verde Alpi at Flight Centre, 2 Eastcheap
Verde Alpi at Flight Centre, 2 Eastcheap (detail 2)
Verde Alpi at Flight Centre, 2 Eastcheap (detail 3)
    Entry submitted by RS

Nearby

The closest other recorded buildings.

  • 6-8, EastcheapBaltic Red10 m · about 1 min walk
  • Coral BookmakersBaltic Brown60 m · about 1 min walk
  • City Information Sign, MonumentDerbyshire Fossil Marble60 m · about 1 min walk
  • 41, Botolph LaneVerde Fontein70 m · about 1 min walk
  • 16, EastcheapDakota Mahogany Granite70 m · about 1 min walk
  • 55, King William StreetBaltic Brown70 m · about 1 min walk

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