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Buxton Memorial Drinking Fountain

Pennant Sandstone

  • Sedimentary
  • Sandstone
  • Upper Carboniferous

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Location of Geological Feature
Foundations of the fountain. The Pennant Sandstone has been badly frost damaged.
Rock Type
Sandstone
Geological Age
Upper Carboniferous
Quarry Location
Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, UK.
Category
Sedimentary
Nearest station
Westminster
Address
Victoria Tower Gardens SW1P 3JA
Building architect
C. Buxton & S. Saunders Teulon
Date of build
1865
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Stone identified by Ruth Siddall. 
Buxton Memorial Drinking Fountain — Pennant Sandstone
Pennant Sandstone at Buxton Memorial Drinking Fountain
    Entry submitted by Ruth Siddall

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