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Pool Street

Penrhyn Spotted Slate

  • Metamorphic
  • Slate
  • Lower Cambrian

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Just found Penrhyn Spotted Slate in Pool Street.

Lower Cambrian slate, quarried at Penrhyn, Dinorwic, Nantlle Quarries, Gwynedd, North Wales. Nearest stop: Bangor.

This stone is older than it looks — worth five minutes if you're nearby.
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Location Details

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Location of Geological Feature
Paving around the fountain at the top of Pool Street.
Rock Type
Slate
Geological Age
Lower Cambrian
Quarry Location
Penrhyn, Dinorwic, Nantlle Quarries, Gwynedd, North Wales.
Category
Metamorphic
Nearest station
Bangor
Address
Pool Street LL55
Pool Street — Penrhyn Spotted Slate
Penrhyn Spotted Slate at Pool Street
Penrhyn Spotted Slate at Pool Street (detail 2)
    Entry submitted by Ruth Siddall

More stone at Pool Street

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Nearby

The closest other recorded buildings.

  • Poole Street FountainPenmon Limestone10 m · about 1 min walk
  • Nationwide Building SocietyPenrhyn Spotted Slate30 m · about 1 min walk
  • Salem ChapelPenmon Limestone50 m · about 1 min walk
  • Lloyd's BankSardinian Grey Granite70 m · about 1 min walk
  • Roberts & Owen JewellersLarvikite: Emerald Pearl80 m · about 1 min walk
  • Ebenezer ChapelPenmon Limestone100 m · about 2 min walk

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