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'A Rich Seam' Sculpture

Rough Rock

  • Sedimentary
  • Sandstone
  • Upper Carboniferous

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Location of Geological Feature
Two large sandstone blocks with inset portraits of miners stands on the pedestrianised Printing Office Street.The sandstone is rich in fossil plants.
Rock Type
Sandstone
Geological Age
Upper Carboniferous
Quarry Location
Huddersfield, England, UK
Category
Sedimentary
Nearest station
Doncaster
Address
Printing Office Street DN1 ITJ
Building architect
Laurence Edwards
Date of build
2019
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The two 25 tonne sandstone blocks are from the Rough Rock of the Rossendale Formation, Millstone Grit Group and quarried from the Johnson Wellfield Quarry at Huddersfield.  

Each sculpture of a miner is based on a real miner and the bronze figure in between the to blocks represents a miner 'listening' to the Formation.

See also 'A Rich Seam' at Messums London.
'A Rich Seam' Sculpture — Rough Rock
Rough Rock at 'A Rich Seam' Sculpture
    Entry submitted by Dave Wallis

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