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War Memorial, The Headrow

Carrara Marble

  • Metamorphic
  • Marble

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Location of Geological Feature
The main plinth of the statues, re-sited to current position in 1937. The upper plinth has been cleaned and a replacement angel installed in 1991. Green staining on the lower plinth is the result of copper corrosion of the bronze reacting with the marble.
Rock Type
Marble
Quarry Location
Carrara, Tuscany, Italy
Category
Metamorphic
Nearest station
Leeds
Address
The Headrow Garden of Rest Leeds West Yorkshire LS1 3AH
Date of build
1922
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Data from the "The Building Stone Heritage of Leeds" book, latest Published by Leeds Philosophical & Literary Society, by Murray Mitchell and Francis Dimes 2nd edition 2005. (ISBN 1 870737 10 5 )
War Memorial, The Headrow — Carrara Marble
Carrara Marble at War Memorial, The Headrow
    Entry submitted by Dave Wallis

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