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Radcliffe Camera

Taynton Stone

  • Sedimentary
  • Oolitic Limestone
  • Middle Jurassic

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Location of Geological Feature
Main building stone used for the upper stories, a yellowish variety of Oxford Stone from the Taynton area. However there has been much relacement with paler Clipsham Stone.
Fossils
Shell fragments
Rock Type
Oolitic Limestone
Geological Age
Middle Jurassic
Quarry Location
Windrush Valley, Oxfordshire, England, UK
Category
Sedimentary
Nearest station
Oxford
Address
Radcliffe Square OX1 3BG
Building architect
J. Gibbs & J. Townesend
Date of build
1749
Find out more
Arkell, W. J., 1947, Oxford Stone, Faber & Faber, London, 185 pp.�
Radcliffe Camera — Taynton Stone
Taynton Stone at Radcliffe Camera
    Entry submitted by Ruth Siddall

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