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Quebecs Apartments

Thornhill Sandstone

  • Sedimentary
  • Sandstone
  • Upper Carboniferous

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Just found Thornhill Sandstone in Quebecs Apartments.

Upper Carboniferous sandstone, quarried at Thornhill, Morely, Yorkshire, England, UK. Nearest stop: Leeds.

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https://www.londonpavementgeology.co.uk/location/4725-quebecs-apartments/

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Location of Geological Feature
Main building stone. A buff sandstone.
Rock Type
Sandstone
Geological Age
Upper Carboniferous
Quarry Location
Thornhill, Morely, Yorkshire, England, UK
Category
Sedimentary
Nearest station
Leeds
Address
3, Infirmary Street LS1 2HT
Building architect
G.B. Bulmer
Date of build
1894
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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 )

 

Quebecs Apartments — Thornhill Sandstone
Thornhill Sandstone at Quebecs Apartments
Thornhill Sandstone at Quebecs Apartments (detail 2)
    Entry submitted by Dave Wallis

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