Category:Portland stone
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Portland stone is limestone from the Jurassic period quarried on the Isle of Portland, Dorset. It has been used extensively throughout the UK, notably in the rebuilding of London after the Great Fire. It is exported to many countries, for example the stone is used in the United Nations building in New York.
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This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total.
Media in category "Portland stone"
The following 6 files are in this category, out of 6 total.
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Back (North side) of Brabazon memorial, Lancaster Gate.jpg 3,024 × 4,032; 6.67 MB
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Brabazon memorial Lancaster Gate, portrait and main inscription.jpg 3,024 × 4,032; 7.27 MB
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Bryant Fedden Stone Carving "UN".jpg 407 × 572; 41 KB
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Castletown stone.jpg 979 × 622; 87 KB
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Merchants incline 1.jpg 966 × 619; 71 KB
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Merchants4.jpg 1,052 × 686; 152 KB
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