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14, King Street

Millstone Grit Rough Rock

  • Sedimentary
  • Sandstone
  • Upper Carboniferous

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Location of Geological Feature
A yellow sandstone used for cladding the building.
Rock Type
Sandstone
Geological Age
Upper Carboniferous
Quarry Location
Huddersfield, W.Yorkshire, England, UK
Category
Sedimentary
Nearest station
Leeds
Address
14, King Street LS1 2HL
Date of build
1990
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This stone is atypical for Rough Rock, being fine grained.

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 )
14, King Street — Millstone Grit Rough Rock
Millstone Grit Rough Rock at 14, King Street
Millstone Grit Rough Rock at 14, King Street (detail 2)
    Entry submitted by Dave Wallis

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