| P number: | P204908 |
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| Old photograph number: | A04962 |
| Caption: | Seacombe Quarry, Worth Matravers. Looking NE. |
| Description: | Seacombe Quarry, Worth Matravers. Looking NE. Underground workings for Portland Stone. In the Isle of Purbeck much stone is obtained by underground working: above the building stone tier is a thin bed, the 'underpicking', overlain by a massive limestone, the 'House cap', which forms a good roof. The underpicking is removed first, then the building stone is excavated. |
| Date taken: | Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 GMT 1930 |
| Photographer: | Rhodes, J. |
| Copyright statement: | Crown |
| X longitude/easting: | 397500 |
| Y latitude/northing: | 77500 |
| Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid) |
| Orientation: | Landscape |
| Size: | 206.69 KB; 1000 x 731 pixels; 85 x 62 mm (print at 300 DPI); 265 x 193 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
| Average Rating: | Not yet rated |
| Categories: | Unsorted Images, Geoscience subjects/ Economic geology/ Building stones, Geoscience subjects/ Economic geology/ Building stones, limestone |
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