| P number: | P204921 |
|---|---|
| Old photograph number: | A04975 |
| Caption: | Suckthumb Quarry, Portland. Looking W. |
| Description: | Suckthumb Quarry, Portland. Looking W. Removing 'top rubble' (Purbeck Beds) overlying Portland Stone. At the Suckthumb Quarries a thickness of 60 ft. of Purbeck Beds has to be removed before the Portland Beds are reached. These beds consist of a softer series, the top rubble removed by pick and shovel, and a harder, the Limestone 'Caps', removed by blasting. |
| Date taken: | Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 GMT 1930 |
| Photographer: | Rhodes, J. |
| Copyright statement: | Crown |
| X longitude/easting: | 369500 |
| Y latitude/northing: | 72500 |
| Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid) |
| Orientation: | Landscape |
| Size: | 384.92 KB; 1000 x 737 pixels; 85 x 62 mm (print at 300 DPI); 265 x 195 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
| Average Rating: | Not yet rated |
| Categories: | Unsorted Images, Geoscience subjects/ Economic geology/ Quarries, Geoscience subjects/ Economic geology/ Building stones, limestone, Geoscience subjects/ Structural features/ Stratification |
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