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UCL Wilkins Terrace

Portland Stone: Whitbed

  • Fossil
  • Limestone
  • Upper Jurassic

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Location of Geological Feature
Cladding on walls, benches and paving uses several varieties of Portland Stone Whitbed, many crammed with fossils.
Fossils
Pretty much the entire Portland Limestone ecosystem.
Rock Type
Limestone
Geological Age
Upper Jurassic
Quarry Location
Isle of Portland, Dorset, England, UK
Category
Fossil
Nearest station
Euston Square
Address
Gower Street WC1E 6BT
Building architect
Levitt Bernstein
Date of build
2017
Find out more
Siddall, R. & Kirk, W., 2017, The Urban Geology of UCL and the University of London Bloomsbury Campus.
UCL Wilkins Terrace — Portland Stone: Whitbed
Portland Stone: Whitbed at UCL Wilkins Terrace
Portland Stone: Whitbed at UCL Wilkins Terrace (detail 2)
Portland Stone: Whitbed at UCL Wilkins Terrace (detail 3)
    Entry submitted by Ruth

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