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Blackfriars House

Cornish Granite

  • Igneous
  • Granite
  • 290 Ma

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Location of Geological Feature
The inner door columns to the building, facing onto the street, demonstrating aligned phenocrysts
Rock Type
Granite
Geological Age
290 Ma
Quarry Location
Various Locations, Cornwal, England, UK
Category
Igneous
Nearest station
Manchester Piccadilly
Address
St Marys, Parsonage M3 2JA
Building architect
Harry Fairhurst
Date of build
1923
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Stone identified by Dave Wallis. 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.

Blackfriars House — Cornish Granite
Cornish Granite at Blackfriars House
Cornish Granite at Blackfriars House (detail 2)
Cornish Granite at Blackfriars House (detail 3)
    Entry submitted by Dave Wallis

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