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The Wellcome Research Institution building, Euston Road, London: Septimus Warwick beside a pile of carved stone for the new building, 1931. Photograph.

The Virgin Mary and the Christ child, with Saint Augustine, Saint George, Saint John the Baptist, Saint Stephen and an angel with a lily. Drawing by F. Rosaspina, c. 1830, after F. Francia.

Geology: the ages of the Earth and details of types of stone. Coloured lithograph by Bethmont, 1911, after himself.

Architecture: a tile works (above), details of equipment (below). Engraving by Bénard [after Lucotte?].

The London Hospital, Whitechapel: the ceremony of laying the foundation stone for the new wing. Wood engraving, 1864.

Kidney stone

Clocks: a large carved stone gnomon, dated 1714, on Lord Reay's estate at Tongue. Lithograph after a drawing by C. G. Loch.

Geology: fossil remains in stone. Coloured engraving, 1811.

Minerals: a caricature of a mineralogist whose body is made of rocks. Coloured lithograph by G. E. Madeley, 1830, after G. Spratt.

Geology: fossil remains in stone. Coloured engraving by S. Springsguth, 1833.

Geology: a long section through mountains, and a volcano, showing strata, and, above, classes of animals. Coloured engraving by J. Fisher after T. Webster and F. Buckland.

Architecture: tessellated ceilings, roof timbers, and coffers. Engraving by Benard [after Lucotte?].

Architecture: section of a windmill. Engraving by Bénard [after Lucotte?].

The social compact, Of the Parishes of Hartwell and Stone, United for promoting the Detection and Impeachment of Offenders, and securing the blessings of public justice

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The social compact, Of the Parishes of Hartwell and Stone, United for promoting the Detection and Impeachment of Offenders, and securing the blessings of public justice

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Images featuring Stone

Works from the collections

The social compact, Of the Parishes of Hartwell and Stone, United for promoting the Detection and Impeachment of Offenders, and securing the blessings of public justice

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