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Windsor & Royal Borough Museum

Portland Stone: Whitbed

  • Sedimentary
  • Oolitic Limestone
  • Upper Jurassic

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Location of Geological Feature
Stone dressings, carvings and sculpture. The building was formerly the guildhall.
Fossils
Oyster shell fragments, Solenopora algae
Rock Type
Oolitic Limestone
Geological Age
Upper Jurassic
Quarry Location
Isle of Portland, Dorset, UK.
Category
Sedimentary
Nearest station
Windsor & Eton Central
Address
High Street SL4 1PB
Building architect
Sir Christopher Wren
Date of build
1689
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Stone identified by Ruth Siddall
Windsor & Royal Borough Museum — Portland Stone: Whitbed
Portland Stone: Whitbed at Windsor & Royal Borough Museum
    Entry submitted by Ruth Siddall

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