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From Ely Cathedral to the Houses of Parliament: The Watson Building Stones Collection
Heritage Open Day: 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. 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.
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.
Saturday 7 Sep 2024
Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences, The Watson Gallery Common Room, Downing Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB2 3EQ
Sat 7 Sep:1000-1600; Free Entry.
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