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Hope Street Hotel

Portland Stone: Whitbed

  • Sedimentary
  • Oolitic Limestone
  • Jurassic

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Location of Geological Feature
Main building stone. This building was originally an extension to the neighbouring Blind School.
Fossils
Oyster shell fragments
Rock Type
Oolitic Limestone
Geological Age
Jurassic
Quarry Location
Isle of Portland, Dorset, UK.
Category
Sedimentary
Nearest station
Liverpool Central Station
Address
40, Hope Street L1 9DA
Building architect
Anthony Minoprio & Hugh Grevelle Spencely
Date of build
1931
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Stone identified by Ruth Siddall
Hope Street Hotel — Portland Stone: Whitbed
Portland Stone: Whitbed at Hope Street Hotel
Portland Stone: Whitbed at Hope Street Hotel (detail 2)
Portland Stone: Whitbed at Hope Street Hotel (detail 3)
    Entry submitted by Ruth Siddall

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