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Sheldonian Theatre

Taynton Stone

  • Sedimentary
  • Oolitic Limestone
  • Middle Jurassic

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Location of Geological Feature
Main building stone used at the back of the building, facing the Divinity schools. Here the stone is largely original.
Fossils
Shell fragments
Rock Type
Oolitic Limestone
Geological Age
Middle Jurassic
Quarry Location
Windrush Valley, Oxfordshire, England, UK
Category
Sedimentary
Nearest station
Oxford
Address
Broad Street OX1 3AZ
Building architect
Christopher Wren
Date of build
1669
Find out more
Arkell, W. J., 1947, Oxford Stone, Faber & Faber, London, 185 pp.
Sheldonian Theatre — Taynton Stone
Taynton Stone at Sheldonian Theatre
    Entry submitted by Ruth Siddall

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