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King's College Chapel

Lincolnshire Limestone

  • Sedimentary
  • Limestone
  • Middle Jurassic

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Location of Geological Feature
Main building stone for the upper part of the building. Various facies of the Lincolnshire limestones are used in the construction of the upper part of this building, which was constructed in two phases.
Rock Type
Limestone
Geological Age
Middle Jurassic
Quarry Location
Lincolnshire, Rutland & Cambridgeshire, England.
Category
Sedimentary
Nearest station
Cambridge
Address
King's Parade CB2 1ST
Date of build
1515
Find out more
Sedgwick Museum, 2009, Cambridge Geology Trail: Discover Rocks & Fossils in Cambridge City Centre. 31 pp.
King's College Chapel — Lincolnshire Limestone
Lincolnshire Limestone at King's College Chapel
Lincolnshire Limestone at King's College Chapel (detail 2)
    Entry submitted by Ruth Siddall, Nigel Woodcock

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