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The Light

Portland Stone

  • Sedimentary
  • Oolitic Limestone
  • Upper Jurassic

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Location of Geological Feature
Main building stone. This is a small shopping development based on the Leeds Permanent Building Society. A few areas of repair away from the main arch use reconsituted stone from Derbyshire, etched with acid to better match the original stonework.
Fossils
Oyster shells
Rock Type
Oolitic Limestone
Geological Age
Upper Jurassic
Quarry Location
Isle of Portland, Dorset, England
Category
Sedimentary
Nearest station
Leeds
Address
The Headrow LS1 8TL
Building architect
Bloomfield & Atkinson
Date of build
1925
Find out more
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 )
The Light — Portland Stone
Portland Stone at The Light
Portland Stone at The Light (detail 2)
    Entry submitted by Dave Wallis

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