It was 150 years ago on January 10th 1863 to be precise, that the London „Tube“ first transported passengers across London. Trains were pulled by steam engines back then. Time for a flashback on Station Green Park where artist John Maine made time and people as well as geology a central theme of his work. The noteworthy décor at the station’s entrance incorporates 150 million-year-old fossils which ensued from crustacean, gastropod and bivalves sediments over the ages. For his work, the artist was awarded one of the 2012 Stone Federation Great Britain prizes.
We are talking about Portland limestone. For centuries it has been the stone of choice for representative buildings in the capital city of Great Britain.
http://www.stone-ideas.com/2013/05/20/stone-stories-150-year-old-underground-with-150-million-year-old-limestone/
We are talking about Portland limestone. For centuries it has been the stone of choice for representative buildings in the capital city of Great Britain.
http://www.stone-ideas.com/2013/05/20/stone-stories-150-year-old-underground-with-150-million-year-old-limestone/
