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White Tower, Tower of London

Reigate Stone

  • Sedimentary
  • Sandstone
  • Lower Cretaceous

Location Details

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Location of Geological Feature
Window surrounds and mullions
Rock Type
Sandstone
Geological Age
Lower Cretaceous
Quarry Location
North Downs, Surrey, England, UK.
Category
Sedimentary
Nearest station
Tower Hill
Address
White Tower, Tower of London EC3N 4AB
Find out more
Siddall, R, 2017, From The Monument to the Tower of London: Urban geology around Eastcheap., Urban Geology in London No. 36, 11 pp. https://ruthsiddall.co.uk/Walks/Eastcheap.pdf 

Tatton-Brown, T., 1991, Medieval Building Stone at the Tower of London., London Archaeologist, 6 (3), 361- 366.

White Tower, Tower of London — Reigate Stone
Reigate Stone at White Tower, Tower of London
    Entry submitted by Ruth

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