Wild Flowers in Portland Quarry, Dorset A5 Print

I did this watercolour some 10 years ago having been blown away by the beauty of these wild flowers in this now deserted quarry next to the sea. It is amazing to think that these limestone quarries provided the stone for some of London’s most iconic buildings, such as St Pauls and Buckingham Palace. Extraction started as early as the 17 century and stone was sent all over the world. Today only two quarries remain operational.