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Starbucks Central

Pool Bank Millstone Grit

  • Sedimentary
  • Sandstone
  • Upper Carboniferous

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Just found Pool Bank Millstone Grit in Starbucks Central.

Upper Carboniferous sandstone, quarried at Wharfedale, West Yorkshire, UK. Nearest stop: Leeds.

This stone is older than it looks — worth five minutes if you're nearby.
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Location of Geological Feature
The columns and window ledges in Albion Street. This stone is from the Caley Crags Grit section of Millstone Grit.
Rock Type
Sandstone
Geological Age
Upper Carboniferous
Quarry Location
Wharfedale, West Yorkshire, UK
Category
Sedimentary
Nearest station
Leeds
Address
48, Albion Street LS1 6AB
Building architect
W.B.Gingell
Date of build
1855
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 )

Starbucks Central — Pool Bank Millstone Grit
Pool Bank Millstone Grit at Starbucks Central
Pool Bank Millstone Grit at Starbucks Central (detail 2)
    Entry submitted by Dave Wallis

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