#portlandstone
Soundtrack by us...Outstanding poem by @drsimonewebber:

"An ode to Portland, Dorset. The most unique place, marked by the quarrying of Portland stone, used to build a lot of London."

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October 28, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Portland screws and horses' heads
A Shutterbug of Stone
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August 20, 2025 at 9:42 AM
I've just posted the first of 3 posts about Portland Stone; the others will be tomorrow morning and Wednesday. shutterbugofstone.blogspot.com/2025/08/smit...

#Geology #UrbanGeology #PortlandStone
Smith Square, London
A Shutterbug of Stone
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August 18, 2025 at 12:51 PM
This was the first of two conferences for the @ERC.europa.eu -funded STONE-WORK project - more to come in February 2026.
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#ArchitecturalHistory #MaterialCulture #STONEWORK #PortlandStone #Carrara #18thCentury #HistoricStonework #BuildingMaterials #Craftsmanship #Geology #Stone
July 9, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Larger than life corals carved from Portland Stone by Ben Russell on the promenade at Weymouth #portlandstone #urbangeology
June 17, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Portland Stone is used for buildings all over London. You can spot these fossils on London’s buildings #urbangeology #portlandstone
The quarry men on the Isle of Portland call the casts and moulds of the fossil bivalve Trigonia ‘osses ‘eads (horses’ heads). This is why
#portlandstone #whitbed
June 8, 2025 at 8:17 PM
The quarry men on the Isle of Portland call the casts and moulds of the fossil bivalve Trigonia ‘osses ‘eads (horses’ heads). This is why
#portlandstone #whitbed
June 8, 2025 at 10:52 AM
The font in St George’s Church at Reforne on the Isle of Portland. Made of Portland Basebed by William Gilbert in 1766, it has subsequently been cleaned using a pumice stone #fontsonfriday #portlandstone #urbangeology
May 30, 2025 at 8:07 AM
A few more Portland Stone mine pictures - cutting out the block with a Fantini saw and putting rock bolts in the mine ceiling, which is Purbeck Caps
#portlandstone #AlbionStone #IsleofPortland
May 29, 2025 at 5:12 PM
A visit to the Jordans/Bowers #PortlandStone Mine for the @stone-work.bsky.social team. We had a fantastic tour from #AlbionStone. An incredible opportunity to see these exposed faces of pristine Portland Formation - Britain’s global heritage stone #buildingstone #ghs #isleofportland
May 28, 2025 at 7:59 PM
The ammonites are rarely seen partly because when encountered invite quarry they were kept back and used as garden ornaments or to sell on to collectors. You can often see them built into walls on the Isle of Portland and elsewhere where the stone is quarried #urbangeology #portlandstone
May 18, 2025 at 4:16 PM
The large ammonites Titanites sp. are well known from the Portland Stone Formation. Despite that they are rarely found in building stones. Here is an example, probably only the 5th or 6th I’ve ever seen, in paving slabs at the Royal Naval College at Greenwich #urbangeology #portlandstone
May 18, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Project revisit - a combination of Portland Basebed & Portland Jordan’s was used for this facade project in central London. With a design that included inward weathering cills leaving the face very clean & unobstructed. #stonemasonry #stoneinstallation #stonefacade #portlandstone #masonrycontractor
March 30, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Couple more images from today's trip to the Sculpture Park, featuring a little break before a walk along the cliff face.

#portland #toutquarry #sculpturepark #naturereserve #dorset #rocks #stone #portlandstone #cliffs #cliffface #coastline #jurassiccoast #sea #englishchannel #bluesky #lovelyday
February 25, 2025 at 9:54 PM
I've been here a few times before, but not since I was very young, so it was nice to come back and see what this place has to offer.

#portland #toutquarry #sculpturepark #naturereserve #dorset #sculptures #coastline #view #rock #portlandstone #bridge #antonygormley #stillfalling #bluesky #lovelyday
February 25, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Went on a trip today to the Sculpture Park and Nature Reserve at the former site of Tout Quarry, located on Portland.

#portland #toutquarry #sculpturepark #naturereserve #dorset #jurassiccoast #sculptures #coastline #views #cliffs #cliffface #rocks #portlandstone #bridge #bluesky #lovelyday
February 25, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Practising number carving with new tools.

#tools #masonry #mason #portlandstone #carving
December 18, 2024 at 8:40 AM
Accent to St Paul’s Cathedral’s dome is not for the claustrophobic. It’s actually a dome within a dome. London, UK, 2022.

#london #uk #stpaulscathedral #stpauls #cathedral #dome #portlandstone #hallway #tightfit #place #england #unitedkingdom #europe
December 2, 2024 at 4:17 PM