The color of mourning and undertakers and death, as is true throughout the Western world Black in Britain is also a common color for clothing, and a standard for anyone wishing to appear dignified, although all-black outfits became synonymous with the punk movement of the 1970s. As with Catholic priests, Anglican clerics wear black. In London, taxis are black. Jet a hard black stone made form lignite, a variety of coal, that take a high shine was popularly used in jewelry, particularly during the Victorian era; it was manufactured in Yorkshire, England, a town popular for its local lignite.