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Market Cross & Drinking Fountain

Ancaster Weatherbed

  • Sedimentary
  • Limestone
  • Middle Jurassic

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Location of Geological Feature
Grey, peloidal limestone band at the level of the basin on the plinth.
Fossils
Shell fragments
Rock Type
Limestone
Geological Age
Middle Jurassic
Quarry Location
Ancaster, Lincolnshire, UK
Category
Sedimentary
Nearest station
Audley End
Address
Market Street, Saffron Walden CB10
Date of build
1863
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Stone identified by Ruth Siddall.
Market Cross & Drinking Fountain — Ancaster Weatherbed
Ancaster Weatherbed at Market Cross & Drinking Fountain
Ancaster Weatherbed at Market Cross & Drinking Fountain (detail 2)
Ancaster Weatherbed at Market Cross & Drinking Fountain (detail 3)
    Entry submitted by SWCHS Geology & R. Siddall

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