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BBC Broadcasting House

Portland Stone: Whitbed

  • Sedimentary
  • Limestone
  • Upper Jurassic

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Location of Geological Feature
Walls of both the old and new wings of Broadcasting House.
Fossils
Oyster shell fragments
Rock Type
Limestone
Geological Age
Upper Jurassic
Quarry Location
Isle of Portland, Dorset, UK.
Category
Sedimentary
Nearest station
Oxford Circus
Address
BBC Broadcasting House, Portland Place W1A 1AA
Building architect
George Val Myer & Eric Gill (sculpture)
Date of build
1934
BBC Broadcasting House — Portland Stone: Whitbed
Portland Stone: Whitbed at BBC Broadcasting House
Portland Stone: Whitbed at BBC Broadcasting House (detail 2)
Portland Stone: Whitbed at BBC Broadcasting House (detail 3)
    Entry submitted by Ruth

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