Hall's Quarry
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Condition (Natural England)
| Unit | Feature | Condition | Area (ha) | Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TL518279 | — | Favourable | 0.46 | 2012-02-28 |
| TL520279 | — | Unfavourable Declining | 0.25 | 2012-02-28 |
Geology & landscape
Mining / Industrial: Quarry · Geological Period: Quaternary
Landscape processes: Glacial
Description
Area,0.8 hectares 1.9 ac Description Halls Quarry provides excellent exposures in Pleistocene glacial gravels, silts and till deposits related to the Anglian glaciation. The gravels are unusually rich in non durable, local and far travelled material, which indicates that they are of ice proximal type i.e. deposited at no great distance from the limits of the Anglian ice sheet. They provide a rare opportunity to observe the types of material carried into the London area by this glaciation, as well as various features of sedimentary origin. This site is extremely important for the study of the Anglian glaciation and its associated deposits.