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War Memorial Building

Portland Stone: Whitbed

  • Sedimentary
  • Oolitic Limestone
  • Jurassic

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Location of Geological Feature
White stone dressings and ashlar blocks in the rubble masonry.
Fossils
Oyster shell fragments
Rock Type
Oolitic Limestone
Geological Age
Jurassic
Quarry Location
Isle of Portland, Dorset, UK.
Category
Sedimentary
Nearest station
Harrow-on-the-Hill
Address
Peterborough Road HA1 3HL
Building architect
Sir Herbert Baker
Date of build
1926
War Memorial Building — Portland Stone: Whitbed
Portland Stone: Whitbed at War Memorial Building
Portland Stone: Whitbed at War Memorial Building (detail 2)
Portland Stone: Whitbed at War Memorial Building (detail 3)
    Entry submitted by Ruth Siddall

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