Please note that the colour of Portland Stone may vary across different computer monitors due to variations in display settings. This photo highlights the typical shell content within each individual bed. To gain a better understanding of the typical colour and surface texture of Portland Stone, we recommend contacting our sales staff for more info

Basebed

Shell Content

Clean Basebed, it may contain small grey shell fragments. Some recent production has higher concentration of shells.

Shell Distribution

The shell fragments are randomly distributed across the stone. Some areas in the quarry have yielded cross bedding.

Texture

Bowers Basebed has a tight texture but some of the recent production is a little coarser than previously extracted.

Colour

Typical Portland colour, creamy/white. The shell concentrations and texture variation can give it slightly deeper tones.