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Almshouses

Penmon Limestone

  • Sedimentary
  • Limestone
  • Lower Carboniferous

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Just found Penmon Limestone in Almshouses.

Lower Carboniferous limestone, quarried at Penmon & Moelfre, Anglesey, North Wales. Nearest stop: Bangor.

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https://www.londonpavementgeology.co.uk/location/4038-almshouses/

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Location of Geological Feature
Main building stone.
Fossils
Corals, crinoids, productid brachiopods.
Rock Type
Limestone
Geological Age
Lower Carboniferous
Quarry Location
Penmon & Moelfre, Anglesey, North Wales
Category
Sedimentary
Nearest station
Bangor
Address
Bishop's Mill Road LL57
Date of build
1805
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Stone identified by Ruth Siddall
Almshouses — Penmon Limestone
Penmon Limestone at Almshouses
Penmon Limestone at Almshouses (detail 2)
    Entry submitted by Ruth Siddall

More stone at Almshouses

  • Penrhyn Heather Slate

Nearby

The closest other recorded buildings.

  • Bangor TimelineSpotted Purple Slate30 m · about 1 min walk
  • Bangor CathedralBrown Penmon Limestone40 m · about 1 min walk
  • Old Market Hall (WH Smiths)Penmon Limestone50 m · about 1 min walk
  • 233, High StreetLarvikite: Emerald Pearl60 m · about 1 min walk
  • Bangor Independent SchoolCefn Sandstone100 m · about 2 min walk
  • Penrhyn HallPenmaenmawr Granodiorite100 m · about 2 min walk

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Building stone data by Ruth Siddall, Dave Wallis and contributors. Project founded by Dave Wallis.

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