Portland stone

List of Places

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  • Port of Liverpool Building Liverpool, England 1903-07

    One of the “Three Graces” on Liverpool's iconic riverfront, the Port of Liverpool Building is a Baroque-style Grade II listed building completed in 1907.

  • St. Paul's Cathedral London, England 1675

    This grand Neoclassical cathedral was designed by Sir Christopher Wren in 1675 after its predecessor burned down in the Great Fire of London. The site of many important wedding and funerals over the centuries, St.

  • Church of St Mary Woolnoth London, England

    A Grade I listed building, St Mary Woolnoth is a unique work of English Baroque architecture by Nicholas Hawksmoor. Its association with John Newton, clergyman and slave trader, adds to its historical interest.

  • Church of St Bride London, England

    St. Bride's Church on Fleet Street was built by Sir Christopher Wren in 1670-84 and is especially famous for its distinctive wedding-cake steeple. Medieval and Roman foundations can be seen in the crypt.

  • Government Offices Great George Street (Her Majesty's Treasury) London, England

    Begun in 1898, this massive Baroque-Revival building houses Her Majesty's Treasury, various other government offices, and the Churchill War Rooms.

  • National Gallery London, England 1832-38

    The Neoclassical-style National Gallery in London was built in 1832-38 by William Wilkins to be the dominant feature of Trafalgar Square and to house the Angerstein Collection purchased by the government.

  • Church of St Mary Le Strand London, England

    Church. 1714-17 by James Gibbs. Portland stone.

  • Church of St Alfege London, England

    1711-14 by Nicholas Hawksmoor. One of the 1st of the "Fifty New Churches" arising from the Act of 1711. Masons were Edward Strong (who had worked for Wren on St Paul's Cathedral) and Edward Tufnell. Steeple 1730 by John James, rebuilt 1813.

  • Trinity Bridge Cambridge, England 1765

    Triple-arched bridge of stone, built to the designs of James Essex 1765. Portland and Ketton stone ashlar with some re-used material from the old bridge. Semi-elliptical arches with low cutwaters, solid parapet wall. (RCHM).

  • Adelphi Hotel Liverpool, England 1912

    1912 by Frank Atkinson. Portland stone. 7 storeys, 11 bays. Main entrance has columns in antis over the central 3 bays of semi-basement. 1st floor emphasised by round-arched windows with mask keystones and moulded. cornice.