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RNLI Memorial

Millstone Grit

  • Sedimentary
  • Sandstone
  • Upper Carboniferous

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Location of Geological Feature
Sculpture of a lifeboatman carved from a rough-hewn boulder.
Rock Type
Sandstone
Geological Age
Upper Carboniferous
Quarry Location
Derbyshire, England
Category
Sedimentary
Nearest station
Lichfield
Address
National Memorial Arboretum DE13 7AR
Building architect
Andrew Fitchett
Date of build
2007
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.
RNLI Memorial — Millstone Grit
Millstone Grit at RNLI Memorial
Millstone Grit at RNLI Memorial (detail 2)
    Entry submitted by Ruth Siddall

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