Portland Bowers Roach Explained

Portland Bowers Roach is a type of limestone from the Isle of Portland in Dorset, southern England, on the Jurassic Coast, a World Heritage Site.^[1]

Bowers Roach was used to construct parts of Broadcasting House, situated in Portland Place, London.

See also

• Bowers Basebed
• Portland stone

Further reading

• Book: Gwilt, Joseph. An encyclopædia of architecture: historical, theoretical, and practical. 1842. Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans. 469. portland bowers roach -site:en.wikipedia.org..

Notes and References

1. Web site: Portland Bowers Roach . Federation Stone Great Britain . 14 April 2013 .