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Leeds Town Hall

Ashover Grit

  • Sedimentary
  • Sandstone
  • Upper Carboniferous

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Location of Geological Feature
Inside the south-facing portico behind the columns, Ashover Grit was used for the exterior walls.
Rock Type
Sandstone
Geological Age
Upper Carboniferous
Quarry Location
Matlock, Derbyshire, England
Category
Sedimentary
Nearest station
Leeds
Address
The Headrow LS1 3AD
Building architect
Cuthbert Brodrick
Date of build
1859
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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 )
Leeds Town Hall — Ashover Grit
Ashover Grit at Leeds Town Hall
Ashover Grit at Leeds Town Hall (detail 2)
    Entry submitted by Dave Wallis

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