Photographer: © Chris Mac (Gallery)(24th September 2012)

Coronation Stone, Kingston Upon Thames

The coronation Stone is where seven Saxon Kings were crowned. Starting in the year 900 with Edward the Elder, Athelstan Edmund I of England, Eadred of England, Eadwig of England, Edward the Martyr, Æthelred the Unready

A picture of: Kingston upon Thames

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Kingston upon Thames

Camera Make: FUJIFILM Model: FinePix S5800 S800
Exposure Program: Program, Focal length: 6.3 mm, Aperture: f 3.5, ISO: 800, Exposure time: 1/90 sec, Metering Mode: Multi-Segment, Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Date/Time Creation: September 23, 2012, 3:50 pm

ImageID:1159619, Image size: 2448 x 3264 pixels

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Hornton stone, a ferruginous limestone, was quarried in several places near the village and, apart from its use in the building of cottages, houses and churches, etc. in Hornton and all the other nearby villages it was also used in buildings such as St. Paul's Cathedral in London, Canterbury Cathedral and university buildings in Oxford and Cambridge.

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