Rock face detail. Shap Pink Granite Quarry, Shap, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe.

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Despite the relatively small size of the granite intrusion at Shap it has had major commercial success as a decorative building stone. Its coarse porphyritic nature with conspicuous pink tabular feldspar crystals makes it one of the most readily identifiable granites. It has been widely used for monumental work throughout the UK and polished columns of pink Shap granite can be seen in most UK cities ( entrance pillars to St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh). Shap granite was particularly favoured in London as a polished decorative stone and examples can be seen in the entrance to St Pancras Station, parts of St Paul's Cathedral, and the Prince Albert Memorial. The quarry is the property of Cemex and is no longer worked.

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Size: 3501px × 5050px
Location: Shap Pink Granite Quarry, Shap, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe.
Photo credit: © Stan Pritchard / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: cemex, face, granite, pink, quarry, rock, shap