| Extraction continues today at 6 quarries in Purbeck and the ball clay is processed at Furzebrook. |
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| In south and east Dorset this resulted in the formation of two enormous structures, known as the Weymouth and Purbeck anticlines or upfolds. |
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| A startling image shows Salisbury nave at high level from behind a glossy black Purbeck marble column and capital which dominate the foreground. |
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| Only in the west, on the Isle of Purbeck, did some minor southward drainage develop across the monocline. |
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| But it's being plastered, it's having Purbeck stone flooring, which is a hardline stone from the Swanage area in south of England. |
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| By contrast, also at Chelsea, Mark Gregory's stunning design to incorporate a garden home office had Purbeck stone stepping stones making a pathway over a still pool. |
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| His hilltop castle commands the only broad gap through the Purbeck hills. |
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| The Purbeck mason wasp is a large, red, black-and-yellow mason wasp which provisions its nest with the caterpillars of a tortricid moth which feeds on heathers. |
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| The harbour, and the chalk and limestone hills of the Isle of Purbeck to the south, lie atop Western Europe's largest onshore oil field. |
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| This band is bordered by two bands of chalk, the Purbeck Hills and Isle of Wight to the south, and the Dorset Downs and South Downs to the north. |
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| A relatively resistant chalk ridge ran continuously from the Purbeck Hills to the Isle of Wight, which the rivers could not break through. |
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| The whole of the Isle of Purbeck lies within the local government district of Purbeck, which is named after it. |
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| The Needles, along with Old Harry Rocks on Purbeck, represent the edges of this breach. |
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| Where the land rises to the sea there are several parallel strata of Jurassic rocks, including Portland limestone and the Purbeck beds. |
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| Quarrying still takes place on Purbeck, with both Purbeck Ball Clay and limestones being transported from the area by road. |
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| The Purbeck Mineral and Mining Museum displays an exhibition about ball clays, mining and the associated narrow gauge railways. |
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| This may have been due to the plentiful supply of good building stone on Purbeck. |
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| Until the late 19th century the river was an important part of the trade route for the export of Purbeck Ball Clay from the Isle of Purbeck. |
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| However the district extends significantly further north and west than the traditional boundary of the Isle of Purbeck along the River Frome. |
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| Wytch Farm is an oil field and processing facility in the Purbeck district of Dorset, England. |
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| Unique to the transepts and chapter house is the use of Purbeck marble to adorn the piers, adding to the richness of decoration. |
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| The limestone used was imported from Caen in Normandy, and Purbeck marble was used for the shafting. |
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| The oldest rocks exposed at the centre of the anticline are correlated with the Purbeck Beds of the Upper Jurassic. |
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| In 1914 Fleming attended Durnford School, a preparatory school on the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset. |
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| The remainder is less straightforward and includes Portland and Purbeck stone, other limestones, calcareous clays and shales. |
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| Portland and Purbeck stone are of national importance as a building material and for restoring some of Britain's most famous landmarks. |
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| His daughter Frances married John Villiers, 1st Viscount Purbeck. |
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| Old Harry Rocks are three chalk formations, including a stack and a stump, located at Handfast Point, on the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset, southern England. |
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| Many of England's most famous cathedrals are adorned with Purbeck marble, and much of London was rebuilt in Portland and Purbeck stone after the Great Fire of London. |
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| The wool trade, the quarrying of Purbeck Marble and the busy ports of Weymouth, Melcombe Regis, Lyme Regis and Bridport brought prosperity to the county. |
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| The Purbeck Ball Clay contains kaolinite and mica, showing that in the Lutetian stage of the Eocene water from a granite area, probably Dartmoor, flowed into the River Solent. |
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| Internally, there are also strong visual similarities in the simple lancet windows of the east end and the contrasting profusion of Purbeck marble shafts. |
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| Salisbury has a similar lack of verticals while the course below the triforium and the undecorated capitals of Purbeck stone create strong visual horizontals. |
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| Purbeck marble was used for the walls and the floors of Westminster Abbey, even though the various tombstones are made of different types of marble. |
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