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St Mary the Virgin

Flint

  • Sedimentary
  • Flint
  • Cretaceous-Recent

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Just found Flint in St Mary the Virgin.

Cretaceous-Recent flint, quarried at S & E England. Nearest stop: Hadley Wood.

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https://www.londonpavementgeology.co.uk/location/1794-st-mary-the-virgin/

Location Details

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Location of Geological Feature
Rubble masonry. Knapped quarry flint is used here. This material is used exclusively in the Victorian part of the church.
Rock Type
Flint
Geological Age
Cretaceous-Recent
Quarry Location
S & E England
Category
Sedimentary
Nearest station
Hadley Wood
Address
Hadley Green Road EN5 5PZ
Date of build
1494, 1953, 1980
St Mary the Virgin — Flint
Flint at St Mary the Virgin
Flint at St Mary the Virgin (detail 2)
Flint at St Mary the Virgin (detail 3)
    Entry submitted by Ruth

More stone at St Mary the Virgin

  • Bath Stone
  • Clipsham Stone
  • Iron Pan Stone

Nearby

The closest other recorded buildings.

  • St Mary's Churchyard Monken HadleyPeterhead Granite20 m · about 1 min walk
  • Celtic Cross Grave StoneCornish Granite40 m · about 1 min walk
  • Hadley Green Drinking FountainPeterhead Granite600 m · about 9 min walk
  • Horizon Law, Highstone HouseOtta Schist710 m · about 11 min walk
  • The SpiresPortland Stone: Whitbed900 m · about 14 min walk
  • High Barnet NatWest BankRustenburg Bon Accord940 m · about 15 min walk

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