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L Imestone Collection

Background imageL Imestone Collection: Marsden Rock

Marsden Rock
Marden Rock, near South Shields, County Durham, England. Date: BC

Background imageL Imestone Collection: Porthgain lime workings, Pembrokeshire, West Wales

Porthgain lime workings, Pembrokeshire, West Wales
View of Porthgain lime workings on the Pembrokeshire coast, West Wales. Limestone was shipped in from South Pembrokeshire to produce lime

Background imageL Imestone Collection: Yankee Stadium - New York

Yankee Stadium - New York
A view of the extreior Indiana limestone facade and main entrance of the original Yankee Stadium in The Bronx in New York City

Background imageL Imestone Collection: Stackpole Quay, Pembrokeshire, South Wales

Stackpole Quay, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
Scene at Stackpole Quay, near Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales, with The Pride of Wales unloading coal and ready to load limestone

Background imageL Imestone Collection: The Seated Scribe. 28th-23rd c. BC. It belongs

The Seated Scribe. 28th-23rd c. BC. It belongs to the 4th or 5th dynasty. Painted limestone, glass rock eyes inset into copper. It was found in the Old Kingdom burial ground at Sakkara. Egyptian art

Background imageL Imestone Collection: England / Broadway

England / Broadway
The village of Broadway, Worcestershire, often referred to as the Jewel in the Cotswolds, the main street being lined with 16th century limestone buildings

Background imageL Imestone Collection: Walkway of the Notre Dame de la Garde Lifts, Marseille

Walkway of the Notre Dame de la Garde Lifts, Marseille
Marseille, France - The walkway leading from the Ascenseurs (lifts) leading up to the Notre-Dame de la Garde basilica. This ornate Neo-Byzantine church is situated at the highest natural point in

Background imageL Imestone Collection: Haʻamonga ʻa Maui (Burden of Maui)

Haʻamonga ʻa Maui (Burden of Maui)
Ha╩╗amonga ╩╗a Maui (Burden of Maui) - a 12-ton stone trilithon located in Tonga, Heketa, near the village of Niutoua, in the north of the island of Tongatapu. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageL Imestone Collection: Rahotep and Nofret

Rahotep and Nofret
Seated painted limestone statue of Rahotep with his wife Nofret(members of the royal family of the Fourth Dynasty) from their tomb in Meidum, Egypt

Background imageL Imestone Collection: Hind on limestone. Upper Paleolithic. Solutrean

Hind on limestone. Upper Paleolithic. Solutrean. Petroglyph. SPAIN. Valencia. Valencias Prehistory and Cultures Museum. Proc: SPAIN. VALENCIAN COMMUNITY. Barx. Parpall󠃡 ve

Background imageL Imestone Collection: Lady of Baza. 4th c. BC. Limestone. Sculpture

Lady of Baza. 4th c. BC. Limestone. Sculpture

Background imageL Imestone Collection: Scribe seated cross-legged holding a papyrus

Scribe seated cross-legged holding a papyrus scroll. 2475 BC. 5th Dynasty. Painted limestone. Egyptian art. Old Kingdom. Sculpture on rock. EGYPT. Cairo. Egyptian Museum. Proc: EGYPT. Saqqara

Background imageL Imestone Collection: Bust of Nefertiti. s. XIV BC. 18th Dynasty. Polychrome

Bust of Nefertiti. s. XIV BC. 18th Dynasty. Polychrome
Bust of Nefertiti. s.XIV BC. 18th Dynasty. Polychrome limestone. Egyptian art. New Kingdom. Sculpture on rock. GERMANY. Berlin. Altes Museum. Proc: EGYPT. Amarna

Background imageL Imestone Collection: Kiss of Osuna. 3rd c. BC. Limestone. Iberian

Kiss of Osuna. 3rd c. BC. Limestone. Iberian art. Relief on rock. SPAIN. Madrid. National Museum of Archaeology. Proc: SPAIN. Osuna

Background imageL Imestone Collection: King-priest

King-priest. Limestone. Bronze Age. Sculpture on rock. Proc: PAKISTAN. Mohenjo-Daro

Background imageL Imestone Collection: Limestone tombstone with inscription

Limestone tombstone with inscription. Iberian art. Relief on rock. Proc: SPAIN. VALENCIA

Background imageL Imestone Collection: Maiden Filtering Beer. 25th c. BC. 5th dynasty

Maiden Filtering Beer. 25th c. BC. 5th dynasty. Painted limestone. Egyptian art. Old Kingdom. Sculpture on rock. ITALY. Florence. National Museum of Archaeology

Background imageL Imestone Collection: Bust of a Warrior

Bust of a Warrior
Bust of a warrior. Limestone stone. Iberian art. Sculpture on rock. Proc: SPAIN. Elche. La Alcudia

Background imageL Imestone Collection: Valletta Waterfront

Valletta Waterfront, formerly Pinto Wharf, Grand Harbour, Floriana, Malta GC; roof-line limestone crest with (?) dolphins 2011

Background imageL Imestone Collection: Man-made salt pans, Zebbug, Gozo

Man-made salt pans, Zebbug, Gozo

Background imageL Imestone Collection: Ruined period limestone house, Kalkara, Malta

Ruined period limestone house, Kalkara, Malta

Background imageL Imestone Collection: Maltese watch-tower

Maltese watch-tower on limestone cliffs above Gnejna Bay. Originally a lookout post for raiding corsairs / Ottoman Turks, c. 1550 Date: 2011

Background imageL Imestone Collection: The Exit - The Lift, Marseille, France

The Exit - The Lift, Marseille, France
Marseille, France - The exit of the Ascenseurs (lifts) leading up to the Notre-Dame de la Garde basilica. This ornate Neo-Byzantine church is situated at the highest natural point in Marseille

Background imageL Imestone Collection: Lynchs Castle, Galway, Ireland

Lynchs Castle, Galway, Ireland. This incredible 16th century limestone building (seen on the right) is a fine example of an Irish gothic style Date: circa 1900

Background imageL Imestone Collection: Brittany, France - Farmer

Brittany, France - Farmer
Brittany, Northern France - Fine portrait of a Farmer in his working clothes Date: circa 1903

Background imageL Imestone Collection: Wales / Lydstep Point

Wales / Lydstep Point
Lydstep Point, Pembrokeshire, Wales.. This fine headland, with its magnificent limestone cliffs, forms part of the National Park. Caldey Island is in the distance. Date: 1950s

Background imageL Imestone Collection: Stack Rocks

Stack Rocks
The Stack Rocks, St. Govans Head, Pembrokeshire, South Wales. These two masses of isolated limestone are surviving fragments of the original cliff line. Date: BC

Background imageL Imestone Collection: Durl Head & Cradle Rock

Durl Head & Cradle Rock
Durl Head and Cradle Rock, near Brixham, Devon, England. Viewed from St. Marys Bay, Cradle Rock is seen in the middle distance, resembling a childs cradle. Date: BC

Background imageL Imestone Collection: Llandudno / Great Orme

Llandudno / Great Orme
The Great Orme, towering above the rooftops of Llandudno, Caernarvonshire, Wales, showing the rock tilt, or slip, in the limestone. Date: 1950s

Background imageL Imestone Collection: SMOO CAVE

SMOO CAVE
Smoo Cave, near Durness, Sutherland, Scotland, a famous cave which goes 150 feet into a limestone rock. Date: 1950s

Background imageL Imestone Collection: View of High Tor, Matlock Dale, Derbyshire

View of High Tor, Matlock Dale, Derbyshire
View of High Tor, a limestone crag which towers over Matlock Dale, Derbyshire. Date: circa 1920

Background imageL Imestone Collection: Roman amphitheatre at Pula, Croatia

Roman amphitheatre at Pula, Croatia
External view of the Roman amphitheatre at Pula, on the western coast of Istria, Croatia. It was built in the first century AD and is the best preserved ancient monument in Croatia

Background imageL Imestone Collection: Interior view of Roman amphitheatre at Pula, Croatia

Interior view of Roman amphitheatre at Pula, Croatia
Interior view of the Roman amphitheatre at Pula, on the western coast of Istria, Croatia. It was built in the first century AD and is the best preserved ancient monument in Croatia

Background imageL Imestone Collection: Middleton Dale, Derbyshire

Middleton Dale, Derbyshire
Limestone Rock in Middleton Dale, Derbyshire

Background imageL Imestone Collection: The Crater of Santorin

The Crater of Santorin
An image depicting a volcanic eruption on the island of Santorin (Santorini). The volcano is a mass of limestone, 1900ft high

Background imageL Imestone Collection: Roman Antiquities

Roman Antiquities
A group of Roman vases and utensils discovered in Barrow-on-Soar near Leicester. Skeletons were also discovered by labourers digging for limestone

Background imageL Imestone Collection: Pyramid of Chephren / Giza

Pyramid of Chephren / Giza
The Pyramid of Chephren, son of Cheops, built around 2600BC. Often described as the Great Pyramid of the Giza site

Background imageL Imestone Collection: Housesteads Fort

Housesteads Fort
The approach from the east towards the fort of Housteads, perched atop a limestone crag on Hadrians Wall. The fort is very well preserved, and housed an early Roman hospital

Background imageL Imestone Collection: Castle Nick Milecastle

Castle Nick Milecastle
Milecastle 39 on Hadrians Wall. Castle Nick built by the legion VI Victrix. The dramtic use of the natural line of crag defense is very striking at this milecastle

Background imageL Imestone Collection: Hadrians Wall / Steel Rigg

Hadrians Wall / Steel Rigg
Hadrians Wall running along the edge of the limestone crags at Steel Rigg near Hexham, west of Housesteads Fort and Crag Lough

Background imageL Imestone Collection: Wall at Crag Lough

Wall at Crag Lough
One of the most famous views of Hadrians Wall is the section which runs atop the limestone crags, west of Crag Lough

Background imageL Imestone Collection: Vallum on Hadrians Wall

Vallum on Hadrians Wall
The fosse ditch of the vallum system at Limestone Bank. The vallum lay behind the main stucture of Hadrians wall, and acted as a people-control structure, not as a defence

Background imageL Imestone Collection: West Gate at Housesteads

West Gate at Housesteads
The Western Gate of Housesteads Fort (Borcovius). This substantially excavated fort is on a dramatic stretch of the wall perched atop limestone crags

Background imageL Imestone Collection: Dropping Well / Yorkshire

Dropping Well / Yorkshire
The Dropping Well, a petrifying spring at Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England. Anything suspended in the water becomes petrified in a coat of limestone

Background imageL Imestone Collection: Nofret statue

Nofret statue
Painted limestone statue of Nofret(a member of the royal family of the Fourth Dynasty) from a tomb in Meidum, Egypt. When the undisturbed mastaba tomb was discover in 1871 by Albert Daninos



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