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Little St Mary's Church

Stamford Oolite

  • Structure
  • Oolitic Limestone
  • Middle Jurassic

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Just found Stamford Oolite in Little St Mary's Church.

Middle Jurassic oolitic limestone, quarried at Stamford, Lincolnshire, England. Nearest stop: Cambridge.

This stone is older than it looks — worth five minutes if you're nearby.
https://www.londonpavementgeology.co.uk/location/2897-little-st-mary-s-church/

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Location of Geological Feature
Rippled, yellow, oolitic limestone used for ashlar masonry. The ripple marks are clear, even on the well-cut ashlar blocks.
Rock Type
Oolitic Limestone
Geological Age
Middle Jurassic
Quarry Location
Stamford, Lincolnshire, England
Category
Structure
Nearest station
Cambridge
Address
Trumpington Street CB2 1RD
Find out more
Sedgwick Museum, 2009, Cambridge Geology Trail: Discover Rocks & Fossils in Cambridge City Centre. 31 pp.
Little St Mary's Church — Stamford Oolite
    Entry submitted by Ruth Siddall, Nigel Woodcock

More stone at Little St Mary's Church

  • Barnack Stone
  • Chalk (Clunch)
  • Glacial Gravels

Nearby

The closest other recorded buildings.

  • Peterhouse CollegeChalk (Clunch)30 m · about 1 min walk
  • Peterhouse College ChapelKetton Stone40 m · about 1 min walk
  • Pembroke CollegeKetton Stone50 m · about 1 min walk
  • Fitzwilliam MuseumKetton Stone150 m · about 2 min walk
  • Corpus Christi CollegeKetton Stone200 m · about 3 min walk
  • Cavendish LaboratoriesAncaster Stone250 m · about 4 min walk

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