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Browse every location

Every location in the London Pavement Geology catalogue, listed so you can browse rather than search. Pick a letter to see buildings and places by name, or start from a rock category.

4,361 locations at 2,831 named buildings and places.

By name

  • A160
  • B314
  • C436
  • D98
  • E65
  • F114
  • G171
  • H194
  • I38
  • J37
  • K46
  • L173
  • M212
  • N96
  • O73
  • P196
  • Q27
  • R142
  • S752
  • T127
  • U53
  • V55
  • W229
  • X
  • Y16
  • Z5
  • 0–9528
  • Other4

By rock category

  • Igneous1,655 locations
  • Metamorphic406 locations
  • Sedimentary2,080 locations
  • Fossil163 locations
  • Structure23 locations

By stone

  • Granite1,031
  • Limestone933
  • Sandstone695
  • Oolitic Limestone309
  • Monzonite208
  • Slate118
  • Gneiss91
  • Marble85
  • Flint73
  • Conglomerate54
  • Rapakivi Granite54
  • Serpentinite51
  • Dolerite46
  • Travertine40
  • Granite-Charnockite35
  • Gabbro34
  • Granodiorite34
  • Basalt31
  • Schist31
  • Porphyry18
  • See all 164 →

By area — nearest station

  • Bangor186
  • Leeds121
  • Birmingham New Street104
  • Green Park89
  • Bank88
  • Charing Cross82
  • Llanfairpwllgwyngyll69
  • Manchester Piccadilly68
  • Cambridge65
  • Piccadilly Circus64
  • Liverpool Street58
  • St Paul's58
  • Westminster58
  • York57
  • Chancery Lane54
  • Goodge Street53
  • Oxford Circus53
  • Canary Wharf51
  • Bond Street49
  • Monument48
  • See all 366 →

By geological age

  • Upper Jurassic538
  • Upper Carboniferous341
  • 290 Ma213
  • Middle Jurassic212
  • Jurassic184
  • Lower Carboniferous174
  • 406 Ma171
  • 292-297 Ma163
  • Cretaceous158
  • Ordovician137
  • Permian117
  • Triassic111
  • Lower Cretaceous95
  • Proterozoic71
  • Upper Cretaceous59
  • 397 Ma55
  • See all 245 →

By architect

  • Bromley Council & Ravensbourne Geological Society19
  • Sabine Marcelis19
  • Skidmore, Owings & Merrill19
  • William Clarke15
  • J. Paxton, D. Anstead & B. Waterhouse Hawkins13
  • Chapman Taylor12
  • Jeremy Deller & Caruso St John12
  • Foster + Partners11
  • Cesar Pelli & Associates9
  • Sir Herbert Baker8
  • Thomas Archer8
  • Benoy Group & Chapman Taylor7
  • Henry Kennedy7
  • Tilbury Douglas7
  • Alfred Waterhouse6
  • Feilden Fowles6
  • See all 653 →

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Funding, sponsorship and supporting institutions

  • Marelambis Ltd.
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  • Geologists' Association Curry Fund
  • Geoscience Wales
  • The Geological Society
  • London Geodiversity Partnership

With donations from individuals in the oil and gas industry who wish to remain anonymous.

Building stone data by Ruth Siddall, Dave Wallis and contributors. Project founded by Dave Wallis.

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