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Manchester Cathedral

Fletcher Bank Grit

  • Sedimentary
  • Sandstone
  • Upper Carboniferous

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Location of Geological Feature
Main building material. Although founded in the 12th Century, all the exterior stone was replaced in the late 19th Century. The main replacement stone used was red Delamere Sandstone from Cheshire & Fletcher Bank Grit. The image here appears to be of the latter.
Rock Type
Sandstone
Geological Age
Upper Carboniferous
Quarry Location
Ramsbottom, Lancashire, England
Category
Sedimentary
Nearest station
Manchester Victoria
Address
Victoria Street M3 1SX
Date of build
1870
Find out more

Johnson, C. & Fletcher, M., 2011, Strategic Stone Study:  A Building Stone Atlas of Greater Manchester., English Heritage, 17 pp.

Stone identified by Ruth Siddall

Manchester Cathedral — Fletcher Bank Grit
Fletcher Bank Grit at Manchester Cathedral
    Entry submitted by Stephen Davies

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