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Osterley Park

Portland Stone: Whitbed

  • Sedimentary
  • Oolitic Limestone
  • Upper Jurassic

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Location of Geological Feature
The house is mainly built from red brick. However, white stone dressings, columns, steps and some paving in the Portico is Portland Stone.
Fossils
Oyster shell fragments, Solenopora algae
Rock Type
Oolitic Limestone
Geological Age
Upper Jurassic
Quarry Location
Isle of Portland, Dorset, England
Category
Sedimentary
Nearest station
Osterley
Address
Jersey Road, Isleworth TW7 4RB
Building architect
Robert Adam
Date of build
1760s
Find out more

Siddall, R., 2017, The Stones of Osterley Park House., Urban Geology in London no. 37, 9 pp. 

Osterley Park — Portland Stone: Whitbed
Portland Stone: Whitbed at Osterley Park
Portland Stone: Whitbed at Osterley Park (detail 2)
Portland Stone: Whitbed at Osterley Park (detail 3)
    Entry submitted by Ruth

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