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Old Ashmolean Museum

Taynton Stone

  • Sedimentary
  • Oolitic Limestone
  • Middle Jurassic

Location Details

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Location of Geological Feature
Main building stone, also used for columns at the doorway.
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
Date of build
1683
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Stone identified by Ruth Siddall.
Old Ashmolean Museum — Taynton Stone
Taynton Stone at Old Ashmolean Museum
Taynton Stone at Old Ashmolean Museum (detail 2)
Taynton Stone at Old Ashmolean Museum (detail 3)
    Entry submitted by Ruth Siddall

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