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Midland Hotel

Peterhead Granite

  • Igneous
  • Granite
  • 406 Ma

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Location of Geological Feature
Main facing stone to the ground floor around the arched entrances and windows of the hotel, the larger proportion of the stone separated by contrasting thinner bands of Shap Granite.
Rock Type
Granite
Geological Age
406 Ma
Quarry Location
Stirlinghill, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Category
Igneous
Nearest station
Manchester Piccadilly
Address
16, Peter Street M60 2DS
Date of build
1898
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The Manchester Geological Association have created a book,  A Building Stones Guide to Central Manchester, ISBN 978-0-9928713-1-4.  Third Edition 2014.  Data from this was the basis for this entry, which was verified and updated where necessary.

 

Midland Hotel — Peterhead Granite
Peterhead Granite at Midland Hotel
Peterhead Granite at Midland Hotel (detail 2)
    Entry submitted by Dave Wallis

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