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Home Office

Galway Limestone

  • Sedimentary
  • Limestone
  • Lower Carboniferous

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Location of Geological Feature
Paving on walkways around the Home Office, and the cladding on the building. The stone has a honed finish, so look carefully to find the large crinoid fossils.
Fossils
Crinoids, Brachiopods, corals
Rock Type
Limestone
Geological Age
Lower Carboniferous
Quarry Location
Galway, Ireland.
Category
Sedimentary
Nearest station
Westminster
Address
2, Marsham Street SW1P 4DF
Building architect
Studio Loci Landscape Architects
Date of build
2005
Home Office — Galway Limestone
Galway Limestone at Home Office
Galway Limestone at Home Office (detail 2)
Galway Limestone at Home Office (detail 3)
    Entry submitted by Ruth Siddall

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