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Bromley Millennium Rock #2

Lewisian Gneiss

  • Metamorphic
  • Gneiss
  • 2.7 Ga

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Location of Geological Feature
Beckenham Boulder. A block of Lewisian Grey Gneiss presented to the London Borough of Bromley in 2000.
Rock Type
Gneiss
Geological Age
2.7 Ga
Quarry Location
Lochinver, Sutherland, Scotland, UK
Category
Metamorphic
Nearest station
Clock House
Address
20, Beckenham Road BR3 4PR
Building architect
Bromley Council & Ravensbourne Geological Society
Date of build
2000
Find out more
These stones are the result of a project by Austin Lockwood of the Ravensbourne Geological Society in 2000. On a visit to Lochinver, Sutherland, Scotland, Lockwood encountered a large number of blocks of gneiss quarried for sea defence structures. He arranged for 20 of these to be brought to Bromley to celebrate the millennium along with a hand specimen sized piece for every school child in the borough. There are 19 stones installed; a 20th was intended to be located at Charles Darwin's home at Down House, but this was never put in place (Paul Rainey, pers. comm.). Read more here.
Bromley Millennium Rock #2 — Lewisian Gneiss
Lewisian Gneiss at Bromley Millennium Rock #2
Lewisian Gneiss at Bromley Millennium Rock #2 (detail 2)
    Entry submitted by Ian Synge & Laurie Baker

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