Perfect Portland

Clive Beautyman tells the history of the stone that built London

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The story of Portland stone begins around 147 million years ago. At that time, what is now Dorset was part of a shallow sub-tropical sea located around the same latitude as modern north Africa. Warmed by the sun over millions of years, minute crystals...

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