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St John the Baptist Cathedral

Beer Stone

  • Sedimentary
  • Limestone
  • Upper Cretaceous

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Location of Geological Feature
Main building stone. Beer stone is a variety of hard Chalk called clunch.
Rock Type
Limestone
Geological Age
Upper Cretaceous
Quarry Location
Beer, Devon, England.
Category
Sedimentary
Nearest station
Norwich
Address
Unthank Road NR2 2PA
Building architect
George Gilbert Scott Jr.
Date of build
1910
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St John the Baptist Cathedral — Beer Stone
Beer Stone at St John the Baptist Cathedral
Beer Stone at St John the Baptist Cathedral (detail 2)
Beer Stone at St John the Baptist Cathedral (detail 3)
    Entry submitted by Ruth Siddall

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