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UCL Wilkins Building

Portland Stone: Whitbed

  • Sedimentary
  • Limestone
  • Upper Jurassic

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Location of Geological Feature
Main building stone. Some of the Portland Stone on the Portico has become blistered through over-cleaning.
Fossils
Oyster shell fragments
Rock Type
Limestone
Geological Age
Upper Jurassic
Quarry Location
Isle of Portland, Dorset, UK.
Category
Sedimentary
Nearest station
Euston Square
Address
UCL, Gower Street WC1E 6BT
Building architect
William Wilkins
Date of build
1827
UCL Wilkins Building — Portland Stone: Whitbed
Portland Stone: Whitbed at UCL Wilkins Building
Portland Stone: Whitbed at UCL Wilkins Building (detail 2)
Portland Stone: Whitbed at UCL Wilkins Building (detail 3)
    Entry submitted by Ruth

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