The First World War (28 July 1914 -11 November 1918) Queen Elizabeth 2nd born 1926 became Queen 1952 – The Second World War 1939-1945. Appendix 12 Stones in Architecture Portesham and Abbotsbury – Can you see the difference in the colour of the stone used in making this semi-detached house in Portesham? On the left you can see the lighter more grey stone that comes from the Portesham quarry. But the part on the right has reddish brown stones that come from 2 or 3 kilometres away in Abbotsbury. I wonder why the builders used different stones. Perhaps they just got a good offer on a delivery from Abbotsbury and it worked out cheaper to do it this way? Portesham Abbotsbury
The First World War (28 July 1914 -11 November 1918) Queen Elizabeth 2nd born 1926 – became Queen 1952 The Second World War 1939-1945. Appendix 12 Stones in Architecture – Portesham and Abbotsbury Can you see the difference in the colour of the stone used in making this semi-detached house in Portesham? On the left you can see the lighter more grey stone that comes from the Portesham quarry. But the part on the right has reddish brown stones that come from 2 or 3 kilometres away in Abbotsbury. I wonder why the builders used different stones. Perhaps they just got a good offer on a delivery from Abbotsbury and it worked out cheaper to do it this way? Portesham Abbotsbury