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St Mary's Church Chesham

Bath Stone

  • Sedimentary
  • Oolitic Limestone
  • Middle Jurassic

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Location of Geological Feature
Stone used for dressings around the windows and doors, and also as quoins on the buttresses.
Fossils
Abundant shell fragments
Rock Type
Oolitic Limestone
Geological Age
Middle Jurassic
Quarry Location
Bath, Somerset & Avon, England, UK.
Category
Sedimentary
Nearest station
Chesham
Address
Bury Lane HP5 1HY
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Stone identified by Ruth Siddall.
St Mary's Church Chesham — Bath Stone
Bath Stone at St Mary's Church Chesham
Bath Stone at St Mary's Church Chesham (detail 2)
Bath Stone at St Mary's Church Chesham (detail 3)
    Entry submitted by Ruth Siddall

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