For portland a hugely successful, world class destination that is both a visitor destination, as in tourism, as well as a scientific institution. . if we don t get the support we need, i m afraid we re just going to have to go. and if you can t get the funding, what s the alternative? well, under planning, we will have to backfill the mine to the roof. so it will be completely backfilled and lost. surely, we can be more imaginative than that. this place really is magnificent. i mean, there s 150 million years worth of history down here, and i feel really lucky and privileged to be able to see it as well. the idea that you might not be able to see it, i find that pretty upsetting. ollie peart, bbc news. now it s time for a look at the weather with nick miller.
Portland stone has been used to build some of the most iconic structures in britain, including st paul s cathedral, the british museum and the bank of england. the gleaming white limestone is mined on a tiny island off the coast of dorset, which could soon be made into a tourist attraction, as ollie peart reports. this hole may not look like much, but inside is a physical archive of the history of earth. this is mark. he s lived on portland his whole life, and he s worked here for almost a0 years. he designed this mine, and it s true to say he loves this place. i started as a trainee quarryman back in the very early 1980s, and i ve been here ever since, really. i heard that geologists lick rocks. some of us do. why? sometimes you can you can pick up diagnostic things about rocks from licking them.
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