2005

SP5506 : Rock Edge, Oxford

taken 19 years ago, near to Headington, Oxfordshire, England

Rock Edge, Oxford
Rock Edge, Oxford
Much of Headington is built around old limestone quarries. Only one good exposure of the limestones survive, at Rock Edge (formerly Crossroads Pit), at the junction of Windmill Road and Old Road. The limestones have been quarried since the twelfth century. They provided building stones for the older houses in Oxford, as well as parts of many colleges.

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Category: Geological feature
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Road in Headington [18] · Old Road [11] · Stone Quarrying [8] ·
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SP5506, 151 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Date Taken
Monday, 30 May, 2005   (more nearby)
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Monday, 30 May, 2005
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OSGB36: geotagged! SP 55 06 [1000m precision]
WGS84: 51:45.2670N 1:11.8421W
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