Portland stone is referred to as being unsuitable for use in anything other than our “great buildings … universities, schools, municipal buildings, office blocks, stores, banks and hotels”.

Portland stone is exported the world over, and, as islanders protest against plans to quarry a new area of protected coastal land there, BBC Dorset looks at how Portland stone goes from the ground ...

One of the last opencast Portland stone quarries is switching to mining, after more than a century of production. Operator Portland Stone Firms said the move would prolong the life of Coombefield ...

It is also politically divisive – and, in Hansard, Portland stone’s use is largely championed by Conservatives. In 1945 one Conservative MP described meeting a quarry-worker who observed that: “I have ...

Portland Stone Firms said opencast quarrying would eventually be phased out, although its last remaining quarry - Broadcroft - had an expected life of more than 20 years.