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The Berkeley Hotel

Clipsham Stone

  • Sedimentary
  • Oolitic Limestone
  • Jurassic

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Just found Clipsham Stone in The Berkeley Hotel.

Jurassic oolitic limestone, quarried at Grantham, Lincolnshire, England. Nearest stop: Hyde Park Corner.

This stone is older than it looks — worth five minutes if you're nearby.
https://www.londonpavementgeology.co.uk/location/2616-the-berkeley-hotel/

Location Details

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Location of Geological Feature
Wall claddings on corner of Wilton Place and Knightsbridge.
Fossils
Shell fragments
Rock Type
Oolitic Limestone
Geological Age
Jurassic
Quarry Location
Grantham, Lincolnshire, England
Category
Sedimentary
Nearest station
Hyde Park Corner
Address
1, Wilton Place SW1X 7RL
Building architect
Brain O'Rourke
Date of build
1972
The Berkeley Hotel — Clipsham Stone
Clipsham Stone at The Berkeley Hotel
Clipsham Stone at The Berkeley Hotel (detail 2)
Clipsham Stone at The Berkeley Hotel (detail 3)
    Entry submitted by Dave Wallis, Ruth Siddall

Nearby

The closest other recorded buildings.

  • Thorburn HouseJura Marble210 m · about 3 min walk
  • 64, KnightsbridgeShap Granite220 m · about 3 min walk
  • Sisyphus FountainPenryn Granite230 m · about 4 min walk
  • 2, Basil StreetCipollino Verde290 m · about 5 min walk
  • BoodlesOnice Rosa290 m · about 5 min walk
  • 7, Sloane StreetPeterhead Granite300 m · about 5 min walk

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Building stone data by Ruth Siddall, Dave Wallis and contributors. Project founded by Dave Wallis.

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