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Campion Hall

Bladon Stone

  • Sedimentary
  • Oolitic Limestone
  • Middle Jurassic

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Location of Geological Feature
Main building stone. Small blocks of Bladon Stone, a variety of the Forest Marble, are used in Oxford's early 20th Century architecture together with Clipsham Stone dressings.
Fossils
Abundant shell fragments
Rock Type
Oolitic Limestone
Geological Age
Middle Jurassic
Quarry Location
Hanborough, Oxfordshire, England, UK
Category
Sedimentary
Nearest station
Oxford
Address
5, Brewer Street OX1 1QS
Building architect
Sir Edward Lutyens
Date of build
1930
Find out more
Arkell, W. J., 1947, Oxford Stone, Faber & Faber, London, 185 pp.
Campion Hall — Bladon Stone
Bladon Stone at Campion Hall
Bladon Stone at Campion Hall (detail 2)
Bladon Stone at Campion Hall (detail 3)
    Entry submitted by Ruth Siddall

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