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Boys Brigade Memorial

Welsh Slate

  • Metamorphic
  • Slate
  • Cambrian

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Just found Welsh Slate in Boys Brigade Memorial.

Cambrian slate, quarried at Penrhyn, Bethesda, North Wales. Nearest stop: Lichfield.

This stone is older than it looks — worth five minutes if you're nearby.
https://www.londonpavementgeology.co.uk/location/4242-boys-brigade-memorial/

Location Details

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Location of Geological Feature
Plinth.
Rock Type
Slate
Geological Age
Cambrian
Quarry Location
Penrhyn, Bethesda, North Wales
Category
Metamorphic
Nearest station
Lichfield
Address
National Memorial Arboretum DE13 7AR
Date of build
2009
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.
Boys Brigade Memorial — Welsh Slate
    Entry submitted by Ruth Siddall

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  • Jewish Ex-Servicemen & Women's MemorialLaizhou Granite70 m · about 1 min walk
  • RAF Halton Apprentices MemorialMountsorrel Granodiorite90 m · about 1 min walk
  • South Atlantic Task Force MemorialFalklands Quartzite100 m · about 1 min walk
  • Masonic MemorialGreat Tew Ironstone100 m · about 2 min walk

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