MARSHALLS.
The Great Court at Somerset House Somerset House is a large building situated on the south side of the Strand in central London, overlooking the River Thames, just east of Waterloo Bridge. The central block of the Neoclassical building, the outstanding project of the architect Sir William Chambers, dates from , London, formerly a car park, has
been transformed into an impressive urban space by the use of new
granite granite, coarse-grained igneous rock of even texture and light color, composed chiefly of quartz and feldspars. It usually contains small quantities of mica or hornblende, and minor accessory minerals may be present. paving, inset at its centre by a 55-jet fountain which bursts
out of the ground. The architect, Donald Insall Associates, specified
Marshalls granite sett paving in pink, charcoal charcoal, substance obtained by partial burning or carbonization (destructive distillation) of organic material. It is largely pure carbon. The entry of air during the carbonization process is controlled so that the organic material does not turn to ash, as in a , buff and silver grey,
produced by hand to match the original Victorian setts.
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