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Stone Ball from Old Shern Hall

Lincolnshire Limestone

  • Sedimentary
  • Oolitic Limestone
  • Jurassic

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Location of Geological Feature
Stone used for the ball. This is a very weathered, coarse grained oolitic limestone. It seems a bit too coarse for Portland Stone and so there is a strong possibility that it is one of the Lincolnshire Limestones, perhaps Ketton Stone. It must have once carried a bronze finial; it has blue staining from copper salts.
Rock Type
Oolitic Limestone
Geological Age
Jurassic
Quarry Location
England
Category
Sedimentary
Nearest station
Walthamstow Central
Address
Lloyd Park, Forest Road E17 4PP
Date of build
18th Century
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Stone identified by Ruth Siddall.
Stone Ball from Old Shern Hall — Lincolnshire Limestone
Lincolnshire Limestone at Stone Ball from Old Shern Hall
Lincolnshire Limestone at Stone Ball from Old Shern Hall (detail 2)
Lincolnshire Limestone at Stone Ball from Old Shern Hall (detail 3)
    Entry submitted by Ruth Siddall

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