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Covent Garden Market

Dancing Cairns Granite

  • Igneous
  • Granite
  • 470 Ma

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Location of Geological Feature
Granite used for columns and the lower parts of the building,
Rock Type
Granite
Geological Age
470 Ma
Quarry Location
Bucksburn, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK.
Category
Igneous
Nearest station
Covent Garden
Address
Covent Garden Market WC2E 8RF
Building architect
Charles Fowler
Date of build
1830
Covent Garden Market — Dancing Cairns Granite
Dancing Cairns Granite at Covent Garden Market
Dancing Cairns Granite at Covent Garden Market (detail 2)
Dancing Cairns Granite at Covent Garden Market (detail 3)
    Entry submitted by Ruth Siddall

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