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From Ely Cathedral to the Houses of Parliament: The Watson Building Stones Collection

Sat 13 Sep 25
Sat 13 Sep:1000-1600; Free Entry. Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EQ Heritage Open Day: Discover an impressive display of building stones, roofing slates, road stones, flagstones and decorative and ornamental stones. Drop into the Department of Earth Sciences and discover an impressive display of building stones, roofing slates, road stones, flagstones and decorative and ornamental stones that were used extensively throughout Britain and globally during the 19th and early 20th centuries. The display is part of a collection of 2500 specimens given to the Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences by John Watson (1842-1918), who worked in the Portland Cement industry. From Lincolnshire to Bermuda, the specimens are arranged by composition, from igneous rocks such as granite, to metamorphics such as slate, and sedimentary rocks such as limestone and sandstone... READ MORE>

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