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Gloucester Gate Bridge

Locharbriggs Sandstone

  • Sedimentary
  • Sandstone
  • Permian

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Just found Locharbriggs Sandstone in Gloucester Gate Bridge.

Permian sandstone, quarried at Dumfries, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland, UK. Nearest stop: Camden Town.

This stone is older than it looks — worth five minutes if you're nearby.
https://www.londonpavementgeology.co.uk/location/317-gloucester-gate-bridge/

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Location of Geological Feature
Recent repairs on bridge parapet to replace weathered Mansfield Stone, which is no longer available.
Rock Type
Sandstone
Geological Age
Permian
Quarry Location
Dumfries, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland, UK.
Category
Sedimentary
Nearest station
Camden Town
Address
Gloucester Gate Bridge, Regent's Park NW1
Gloucester Gate Bridge — Locharbriggs Sandstone
Locharbriggs Sandstone at Gloucester Gate Bridge
    Entry submitted by Ruth

More stone at Gloucester Gate Bridge

  • Mansfield Red Stone

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  • Matilda Drinking FountainCornish Granite60 m · about 1 min walk
  • Zoological SocietyPortland Stone: Whitbed450 m · about 7 min walk
  • Burma Railway MemorialDolerite560 m · about 9 min walk
  • Regent's Park Fossil TreesPurbeck Fossil Wood1.1 km · about 17 min walk
  • St Mary Magdalene ChurchBath Stone1.1 km · about 18 min walk
  • Longford Square, Regent's PlaceWhitworth Stone1.2 km · about 18 min walk

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