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Taynton Stone

  • Sedimentary
  • Oolitic Limestone
  • Middle Jurassic

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Location of Geological Feature
Yellow limestone ashlar masonry.
Rock Type
Oolitic Limestone
Geological Age
Middle Jurassic
Quarry Location
Taynton and other quarries, Oxfordshire, England
Category
Sedimentary
Nearest station
Oxford
Address
Beaumont Street OX1 2PH
Building architect
Charles Robert Cockerell
Date of build
1845
Ashmolean Museum — Taynton Stone
Taynton Stone at Ashmolean Museum
Taynton Stone at Ashmolean Museum (detail 2)
    Entry submitted by Ruth Siddall

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