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Barclays Bank, Parliament Street

Peterhead Granite

  • Igneous
  • Granite
  • 406 Ma

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Location of Geological Feature
Polished granite plinth around base of building: largest crystals are slightly pinkish orthoclase feldspars. Occasional xenoliths of dark, mafic material.
Rock Type
Granite
Geological Age
406 Ma
Quarry Location
Stirlinghill, Aberdeenshire, England
Category
Igneous
Nearest station
York
Address
1-3, Parliament Street YO1 8SE.
Building architect
Edmund Kirby
Date of build
1901
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Description by Liam Herringshaw, with information from York Historic Environment Record and Historic England listing details.

Stone identified by Ruth Siddall.
Barclays Bank, Parliament Street — Peterhead Granite
Peterhead Granite at Barclays Bank, Parliament Street
Peterhead Granite at Barclays Bank, Parliament Street (detail 2)