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The Exchequer Gate

Lincoln Silver Bed

  • Sedimentary
  • Limestone
  • Middle Jurassic

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Location of Geological Feature
Main building stone. Locally quarried Lincoln Limestone.
Fossils
Nerinea gastropods, brachiopods and trace fossils.
Rock Type
Limestone
Geological Age
Middle Jurassic
Quarry Location
Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, UK
Category
Sedimentary
Nearest station
Lincoln
Address
2, Exchequer Gate LN2 1PZ
Date of build
c. 1170
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Stone identified by Ruth Siddall.
The Exchequer Gate — Lincoln Silver Bed
Lincoln Silver Bed at The Exchequer Gate
Lincoln Silver Bed at The Exchequer Gate (detail 2)
    Entry submitted by Ruth Siddall

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