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Grosvenor Gardens Terrace

Cornish Serpentinite

  • Metamorphic
  • Serpentinite
  • Devonian

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Location of Geological Feature
Ornate terrace of townhouses, facing the triangular garden. The buildings are limewashed, but have beautiful columns of polished Cornish serpentinite in the porches.
Rock Type
Serpentinite
Geological Age
Devonian
Quarry Location
Lizard Peninsula, Cornwall, England, UK
Category
Metamorphic
Nearest station
Victoria
Address
Grosvenor Gardens SW1W 0DH
Building architect
Thomas Cundy III
Date of build
1867
Grosvenor Gardens Terrace — Cornish Serpentinite
Cornish Serpentinite at Grosvenor Gardens Terrace
Cornish Serpentinite at Grosvenor Gardens Terrace (detail 2)
Cornish Serpentinite at Grosvenor Gardens Terrace (detail 3)
    Entry submitted by Ruth

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