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Leytonstone High Stone

Portland Stone: Whitbed

  • Sedimentary
  • Oolitic Limestone
  • Upper Jurassic

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Location of Geological Feature
An historic, stone obelisk milepost. The current stone - which has given its name to Leytonstone - is a replacement installed in the 1930s.
Fossils
Oyster shell fragments
Rock Type
Oolitic Limestone
Geological Age
Upper Jurassic
Quarry Location
Isle of Portland, Dorset, UK.
Category
Sedimentary
Nearest station
Wanstead
Address
Hollybush Hill E11 2TJ
Date of build
1930s
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Stone identified by Ruth Siddall
Leytonstone High Stone — Portland Stone: Whitbed
Portland Stone: Whitbed at Leytonstone High Stone
Portland Stone: Whitbed at Leytonstone High Stone (detail 2)
Portland Stone: Whitbed at Leytonstone High Stone (detail 3)
    Entry submitted by Ruth Siddall

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The closest other recorded buildings.