Clevedon and Clifton grew in size substantially during the nineteenth century, and they shared builders and building materials. By studying the local geology, we can identify three or four major building stones in use through this time, and the Victorian builders were adapt at creating houses and public buildings of elegance and style by using various combinations of Bath Stone (quite expensive) with the cheaper Pennant sandstone (grey-green colour) and Triassic sandstones (red colours). We will explore some noted buildings in each area and look at how these relate to local geology.