Portland stone

English Noun - s A limestone from the Tithonian stage of the Jurassic period, quarried on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, and used extensively for building in the British Isles. en St Paul's Cathedral and Buckingham Palace were built with Portland stone. en 1951 John Wyndham The Day of the Triffids Penguin Books 1954 Harmondsworth 85 I wandered across to the window and looked out. Quite consciously I began saying good-bye to it all. The sun was low. Towers, spires, and façades of Portland stone were white or pink against the dimming sky. en 2026 September 30 David Jukes London Underground buildings RAIL 1071 57, concerning Hounslow West tube station The heptagonal drum ticket hall and flanking shop units are a development of Holden's architectural style used on the Northern Line's Morden extension (Ealing Common is of a similar design) with Portland stone cladding and glazed screens retained from those.