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Five Wells Lane Car Park

Delabole Slate

  • Metamorphic
  • Slate
  • Upper Devonian

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Just found Delabole Slate in Five Wells Lane Car Park.

Upper Devonian slate, quarried at Delabole Quarry, Pengelly, Cornwall, England, UK. Nearest stop: Redruth.

This stone is older than it looks — worth five minutes if you're nearby.
https://www.londonpavementgeology.co.uk/location/5325-five-wells-lane-car-park/

Location Details

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Location of Geological Feature
Slates used as a rainscreen on the wall of the building next to the car park on Five Wells Lane.
Rock Type
Slate
Geological Age
Upper Devonian
Quarry Location
Delabole Quarry, Pengelly, Cornwall, England, UK
Category
Metamorphic
Nearest station
Redruth
Address
Five Wells Lane
Date of build
20th Century
Find out more
Siddall, R. 2023, The Building Stones of Helston, Cornubian Arts & Science Trust, 37 pp.
Five Wells Lane Car Park — Delabole Slate
Delabole Slate at Five Wells Lane Car Park
Delabole Slate at Five Wells Lane Car Park (detail 2)
    Entry submitted by Ruth Siddall

Nearby

The closest other recorded buildings.

  • 25-27, Coinagehall StreetHelston Greenstone40 m · about 1 min walk
  • Barclays Bank, HelstonTremore Elvan40 m · about 1 min walk
  • 31-33, Coinagehall StreetLarvikite Bronze Pearl50 m · about 1 min walk
  • Five WellsVeinstone60 m · about 1 min walk
  • Coinagehall StreetCarnmenellis Granite60 m · about 1 min walk
  • Helston Wesleyan ChapelPeterhead Granite60 m · about 1 min walk

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