De Lank Granite Quarry

Bit cloudy today, gave the dogs a good walk then went for a run. Followed a circular route from iWalk, it was quite hard work with granite boulders and steep climbs which meant I did quite a lot of walking.
De Lank Granite Quarry has been supplying the world's finest silver grey granite for over 200 years.
A selection of notable work using Cornish De Lank Granite includes:
Thames Embankment 1864-74 & 2020-2023 Thames South Wall 1949-50
Blackfriars Bridge 1865-69 Putney Bridge 1883-85
London Bridge 1967-73 Tower Bridge 1887-89 & 1999
New US Embassy 2016-17 Chelsea Barracks, 2017-20
35 Marylebone Street, 2015-17 Thames Pathway, 2016-17
Dorchester Hotel, London Stock Exchange (1970s)
Marks & Spencer (Marble Arch) New Scotland Yard (1890)
Tate Gallery 1970 & 2015 Woolworth’s Store (311 Oxford St)
Winston Churchill Statue Base (1977) Kensington Palace Gardens
Royal Opera House New Parliamentary Building (1996-2000)
Royal Academy of Arts (2000-2001) Trafalgar Square (2003)
MoD Building, Whitehall (2003) Lady Diana Memorial (2003-2004)
St. Pauls (2003) National Gallery (2005)
Palace of Westminster (2006) Westminster Cathedral (2008)
London School of Economics (2008) The Queen Mothers Memorial (2009)
President Ronald Regan Memorial (2011) The National Gallery, London (2012)
Clarages Estate, London (2016) Buckingham Palace (2019)
Memorial to Victims of French Air Disaster near Paris (1974)
JCB Headquarters, Rochester (1988)
St Ives Lifeboat Station
Broadmead Shopping Centre, Bristol (2007-2008)
Dyson Institute (2018)
Padstow Harbour Steps (2003)
Eden Project Seed & Water Feature (2005-2006)
Duchy of Cornwall, Nansledan (2014 ongoing)
Waitrose, Truro (2015)
Eddystone Lighthouse (1878-87)

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