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Armed Forces Memorial

Portland Stone: Whitbed & Basebed

  • Sedimentary
  • Oolitic Limestone
  • Upper Jurassic

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Location of Geological Feature
Main building stone.
Fossils
Oyster shell fragments
Rock Type
Oolitic Limestone
Geological Age
Upper Jurassic
Quarry Location
Isle of Portland, Dorset, UK.
Category
Sedimentary
Nearest station
Lichfield
Address
National Memorial Arboretum DE13 7AR
Building architect
Liam O'Connor
Date of build
2016
Find out more
Siddall, R., 2021, Stones used in the National Memorial Arboretum at Alrewas, Staffordshire., Urban Geology in the English Midlands No. 4., 18 pp.
Armed Forces Memorial — Portland Stone: Whitbed & Basebed
Portland Stone: Whitbed & Basebed at Armed Forces Memorial
Portland Stone: Whitbed & Basebed at Armed Forces Memorial (detail 2)
Portland Stone: Whitbed & Basebed at Armed Forces Memorial (detail 3)
    Entry submitted by Ruth Siddall

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