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St Nicholas's Church

Grey Flint

  • Sedimentary
  • Flint
  • Cretaceous

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Just found Grey Flint in St Nicholas's Church.

Cretaceous flint, quarried at Various locations in the UK. Nearest stop: Sutton.

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Location of Geological Feature
Flintwork is used to construct the rubble masonry walls of the church.
Rock Type
Flint
Geological Age
Cretaceous
Quarry Location
Various locations in the UK.
Category
Sedimentary
Nearest station
Sutton
Address
St Nicholas Way SM1 1ST
Building architect
Edwin Nash
Date of build
1864
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Stone identified by Ruth Siddall
St Nicholas's Church — Grey Flint
Grey Flint at St Nicholas's Church
Grey Flint at St Nicholas's Church (detail 2)
Grey Flint at St Nicholas's Church (detail 3)
    Entry submitted by Ruth Siddall & Amy Edgington

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The closest other recorded buildings.

  • St Nicholas's ChurchyardPortland Stone: Whitbed10 m · about 1 min walk
  • Chancery HouseBaltic Brown90 m · about 1 min walk
  • Trinity ChurchBath Stone140 m · about 2 min walk
  • St Nicholas Shopping CentreBateig Limestone190 m · about 3 min walk
  • Wonderland Night ClubBlack Galaxy200 m · about 3 min walk
  • Gallery GiftsLarvikite Blue Pearl260 m · about 4 min walk

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