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Villages by the Sea

Series 4: 6. Beer

Ben Robinson heads to Beer, Devon, home to beer stone, which has been quarried since Roman times and used in many of the nation's cathedrals and landmark buildings, including Westminster Abbey, the Tower of London and St Paul’s Cathedral.\n\nBen finds ancient Roman arches in the quarry and discovers the stone’s origin in the village’s unique white cliffs. He also learns of the village’s lace industry and finds original lace-making needles in a house where Queen Victoria’s wedding dress lace is likely to have been made.

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