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Osterley Park

Purbeck Limestone

  • Sedimentary
  • Limestone
  • Lower Cretaceous

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Location of Geological Feature
Paving in the central courtyard is a mixture of Portland Stone and Purbeck Limestone. The darker-coloured stone is Purbeck. Close inspection shows the slabs to be crammed with fossils.
Fossils
Freshwater molluscs and algal oncoids.
Rock Type
Limestone
Geological Age
Lower Cretaceous
Quarry Location
Various locations in Dorset.
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 — Purbeck Limestone
Purbeck Limestone at Osterley Park
Purbeck Limestone at Osterley Park (detail 2)
Purbeck Limestone at Osterley Park (detail 3)
    Entry submitted by Ruth

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