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Cobden Rooms Forecourt

York Stone

  • Sedimentary
  • Sandstone
  • Upper Carboniferous

Location Details

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Location of Geological Feature
Paving slabs to the east of the building.
Rock Type
Sandstone
Geological Age
Upper Carboniferous
Quarry Location
Pennines, West Yorkshire, England, UK
Category
Sedimentary
Nearest station
Manchester Piccadilly
Address
Windmill Street M2 3WS
Date of build
2008
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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.
Cobden Rooms Forecourt — York Stone
York Stone at Cobden Rooms Forecourt
York Stone at Cobden Rooms Forecourt (detail 2)
    Entry submitted by Dave Wallis

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