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Kenneth Hodgson House

Uthammar Granite

  • Igneous
  • Granite (Pyterlite)
  • 1.4 Ga

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Location of Geological Feature
Main exterior cladding around windows and the two doors. Carved into a relief pattern, and partly polished.
Rock Type
Granite (Pyterlite)
Geological Age
1.4 Ga
Quarry Location
Oskarshamm, Kalmar, Sweden
Category
Igneous
Nearest station
Leeds
Address
18, Park Row LS1 5JA
Building architect
Oliver & Dodgshun
Date of build
1900
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Stone identified by Ruth Siddall.

Other 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 )

Kenneth Hodgson House — Uthammar Granite
Uthammar Granite at Kenneth Hodgson House
Uthammar Granite at Kenneth Hodgson House (detail 2)
Uthammar Granite at Kenneth Hodgson House (detail 3)
    Entry submitted by Dave Wallis

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