St Paul's Cathedral
London EC4
Portland Whitbed and Portland Basebed
Natural Stone Awards 2006
Category: Commendation for 'Repair & Restoration'
Natural Stone Awards 2008
Category: 'Landscaping' Award
- Architect/Designer: Sir Christopher Wren
- Masonry Contractor: Stonewest (cleaning & repair work)
- Material:Portland Basebed & Portland Whitbed
St Paul's Cathedral is Sir Christopher Wren's masterpiece, built in glowing Portland Stone, crowned by the magnificent dome, a famous landmark on the skyline of the City of London situated at the top of Ludgate Hill, in the City of London. The wide flight of steps leads to the superb west façade, a double storey portico and the two Baroque towers.
A Cathedral dedicated to St Paul has overlooked the City of London since 604AD.
On the 300th anniversary of the completion of St Paul's, the Cathedral embarked on an historic £40 million restoration campaign to mark the anniversary and to prepare the Cathedral for its next three hundred years.
This programme saw St Paul's repaired and cleaned inside and out, with greatly improved provision for those with disabilities and an enhanced visitor experience through the provision of new exhibition and interpretation galleries.
Albion Stone regularly supply Portland Stone to the Masons at St Paul's Cathedral for maintenance and repairs.
Albion Stone supplied Portland Jordans Basebed and Whitbed for the South Churchyard Improvements. The stone has been used to create seating areas that reinforce the other side of the medieval cloister walk.
While the most important objective for this work was to provide wheelchair access to the Cathedral, the resulting desire to re-enclose this section of the churchyard presented the opportunity for a more meaningful display of the medieval remains of the building that was there before the Great Fire of 1666.
