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528 locations, page 1 of 2. Names are filed ignoring a leading “The”.

  • A160
  • B314
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  • D98
  • E65
  • F114
  • G171
  • H194
  • I38
  • J37
  • K46
  • L173
  • M212
  • N96
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  • Q27
  • R142
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  1. 1 City SquareBlack stone cladding the foundations of the building.This is probably Nero Zimbabwe dolerite.Igneous·Dolerite·near Leeds
  2. 1 City SquarePale grey pavement in front of the entrance steps and a narrow band of paving next to the foundations aroun…Igneous·Monzonite·near Leeds
  3. 1, America SquareBlue stone used to clad the foundation courses.Igneous·Monzonite·near Tower Hill
  4. 1, America SquarePale grey granite cladding.Igneous·Granite·near Fenchurch Street
  5. 1, America SquareIvory granite cladding.Igneous·Granite·near Fenchurch Street
  6. 1, America SquareRed granite cladding. This is above eye level and cannot be photographed at close hand. Therefore the origi…Igneous·near Fenchurch Street
  7. 1, Bartholomew LaneGrey granite used for foundations.Igneous·Granite·near Liverpool Street
  8. 1, Bartholomew LaneWallsSedimentary·Limestone·near Liverpool Street
  9. 1, Bow ChurchyardGranite foundations and columns.Igneous·Granite·near Bank
  10. 1, Bow ChurchyardLimestone cladding on the upper stories.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Bank
  11. 1, Bunhill Row; London.Main stone cladding used on the walls.Fossil·Limestone·near Moorgate
  12. 1, Chancery LaneCladding.Metamorphic·Gneiss·near Chancery Lane
  13. 1, City RoadCladding on foundation courses.Igneous·Monzonite·near Old Street
  14. 1, Dean StreetA porphyritic, grey granite used as wall cladding on this building and the continued block on Oxford Street.Igneous·Granite·near Tottenham Court Road
  15. 1, Embankment PlaceBases of the columnsIgneous·Gabbro·near Charing Cross
  16. 1, Embankment PlaceBlack stone ballsIgneous·Basalt·near Charing Cross
  17. 1, Embankment PlaceCompany signIgneous·Dolerite·near Charing Cross
  18. 1, Embankment PlacePale grey granite bands on the walls.Igneous·Granite·near Charing Cross
  19. 1, Embankment PlaceWhite stone ballsIgneous·Granite·near Charing Cross
  20. 1, Embankment PlaceDark grey granite cladding on the walls. This stone has spectacular large, twinned feldspars.Igneous·Granite·near Charing Cross
  21. 1, Forster SquareGranite door frame of the building.Igneous·Granite·near Bradford Forster Square
  22. 1, Great St Helen's StreetStone cladding on walls.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Liverpool Street
  23. 1, Great St Helen's StreetFoundations.Igneous·Diorite·near Liverpool Street
  24. 1, IvegateBuilding cladding.Igneous·Monzonite·near Bradford Forster Square
  25. 1, IvegateBuilding cladding.Igneous·Dolerite·near Bradford Forster Square
  26. 1, London BridgeThe main cladding stone on the walls.Metamorphic·Gneiss·near London Bridge
  27. 1, New Fetter LaneMain cladding on building stones.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Chancery Lane
  28. 1, New Fetter LaneCladding at foundation level.Igneous·Gabbro·near Chancery Lane
  29. 1, Northumberland AvenuePink granite facing the building.Igneous·Granite·near Charing Cross
  30. 1, Old JewryMain building stone.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Bank
  31. 1, Park RowBuilding foundations. PInk granite cladding.Igneous·Granite·near Leeds
  32. 1, Park RowBuilding foundations. Brown granite cladding.Igneous·Granite·near Leeds
  33. 1, PoultryPale yellow-brown stone stripes on the walls. Iron rich fluids have formed 'liesegang banding'. These stone…Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Bank
  34. 1, PoultryRed stone bands on the walls.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Bank
  35. 1, PoultryPink and grey granite forming the foundations.Igneous·Granite·near Bank
  36. 1, Rating RowDressings around the archway and windows.Fossil·Limestone·near Llanfairpwllgwyngyll
  37. 1, Rating RowStone used in the rubble masonry.Metamorphic·Schist·near Llanfairpwllgwyngyll
  38. 1, Rating RowStone used in the rubble masonry.Sedimentary·Grit - Conglomerate·near Llanfairpwllgwyngyll
  39. 1, Russell StreetBuilding cladding.Igneous·Granite·near Leeds
  40. 1, St Giles (Balliol College)Main building stone. W. J. Arkell describes this stone as being an 'offensive chrome yellow colour'. This i…Sedimentary·Limestone·near Oxford
  41. 1, St James's SquareMain building stone used for dressings on ground floor.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Piccadilly Circus
  42. 1, St James's SquareGranite door frame.Igneous·near Piccadilly Circus
  43. 1, Station RoadStone used for the Egyptian-style pilasters around the lower ground floor of the building.Igneous·Monzonite·near Penge East
  44. 1, Vine StreetSquare section engaged columns.Igneous·Granite·near Piccadilly Circus
  45. 1, Vine StreetColumns of grey granite with large pink feldspar phenocrysts.Igneous·Granite·near Piccadilly Circus
  46. 1, Vine StreetWhite granite cladding in porch soffits.Igneous·Granite·near Piccadilly Circus
  47. 1, York Street (Browns)Grey granite foundations.Igneous·Granite·near Manchester Victoria
  48. 1, York Street (Browns)Main building stone.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Manchester Victoria
  49. 1-19 Torrington PlaceWall cladding below the vitrines.Metamorphic·Serpentinite·near Goodge Street
  50. 1-3 StrandFoundations and dressings.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Charing Cross
  51. 1-3 StrandMain building stone.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Charing Cross
  52. 10 Bloomsbury WayCladding above foundations.Igneous·Limestone·near Tottenham Court Road
  53. 10 Bloomsbury WayCladding on foundations.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Tottenham Court Road
  54. 10 Essex StreetStone dressings and foundations.Igneous·Monzonite·near Liverpool Street
  55. 10 South CrescentPillars framing the doorwayIgneous·Monzonite·near Goodge Street
  56. 10 Trinity Square (Four Seasons Hotel)Main building stone.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Tower Hill
  57. 10 Trinity Square (Four Seasons Hotel)Main building stone. Sculpture on the Muscovy Street facade.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Tower Hill
  58. 10 Trinity Square (Four Seasons Hotel)Foundations and sign on the front facade.Igneous·Granite·near Tower Hill
  59. 10 Victoria StreetGrey-green, decorative panels on the upper stories.Metamorphic·Schist·near St James's Park
  60. 10, Arthur StreetMain building stone.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Monument
  61. 10, Bank PlaceSlate paving in front of the hairdressing shop.Metamorphic·Slate·near Porthmadog
  62. 10, Cabot SquareFoundationsIgneous·Rapakivi Granite·near Canary Wharf
  63. 10, Gresham StreetMain building stone.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Bank
  64. 10, Gresham StreetBlack stone used for foundations and fountain.Igneous·Dolerite·near Bank
  65. 10, Lloyds AvenueExterior wall cladding. This brown granite shows evidence of tropical weathering, in the form of liesegang…Igneous·Granite·near Fenchurch Street
  66. 10, Queen Street PlaceCladding on building.Metamorphic·Gneiss·near Monument
  67. 10, South ParadeAfter a facelift in the 1990s, new cladding covering the columns between the large windows to the right of…Sedimentary·Limestone·near Leeds
  68. 10-4 Pentonville RoadPaving around building. A black limestone with large, white fossils. Madrepore is a generic name for fossil…Fossil·Limestone·near Angel
  69. 100, King StreetMain building stone.Sedimentary·Oolitic Limestone·near Manchester Victoria
  70. 100, Market StreetBuilding cladding.Igneous·Granite·near Manchester Piccadilly
  71. 100, Petty FranceStone used for foundations.Igneous·Granite·near St James's Park
  72. 100, Petty FranceGreen slate panels used as cladding on the upper stories.Metamorphic·Slate·near St James's Park
  73. 100, PiccadillyMain building stoneSedimentary·Limestone·near Green Park
  74. 100-104 High StreetStone chips cemented into the facade of the building.Igneous·Dolerite·near Porthmadog
  75. 101, Barbirolli SquareCladding to large round pillar to the left of the main door facing Barbirolli Plaza.Igneous·Granite·near Manchester Piccadilly
  76. 101, MoorgatePanel to the right of the doorway.Metamorphic·Limestone·near Moorgate
  77. 101-104, PiccadillyColumns around doorway.Igneous·Granite·near Green Park
  78. 101-104, PiccadillyMain building material. This was covered in grey paint during WWI to reduce the 'whiteness' in order to det…Metamorphic·Marble·near Green Park
  79. 102, Quay StreetGrey igneous rock at pavement level.Igneous·Monzonite·near Deansgate
  80. 102, Quay StreetMain building stone.Sedimentary·Oolitic Limestone·near Deansgate
  81. 103, Cannon Street (All Bar One)Pilasters between windows.Igneous·Granite·near Cannon Street
  82. 105 PiccadillyTwo columns of marble either side of the main entranceMetamorphic·Marble·near Hyde Park Corner
  83. 105, Godwin StreetBuilding cladding. This is a yet to be identified granite. It is possibly a Finnish variety called 'Articum'.Igneous·Granite·near Bradford Forster Square
  84. 105-113, DeansgateMain building stone. The building is on the corner of John Dalton Street and Deansgate.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Manchester Victoria
  85. 107 West Regent StreetFoundationsSedimentary·Sandstone·near Glasgow
  86. 107 West Regent StreetMain building stone.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Glasgow
  87. 107-111, BriggateBuilding cladding.Igneous·Monzonite·near Leeds
  88. 11 Market SquareGrey stone dressings and quoins on the shop front.Igneous·Granite·near Penzance
  89. 11, Bridge StreetMain building stone, rubble masonry.Sedimentary·Oolitic Limestone·near Westminster
  90. 11, Haven HillMain building stone. The stone is the local Alnwick Sill whinstone. Look for the boats hidden in the rubble…Igneous·Dolerite·near Alnmouth
  91. 11, HaymarketMain building stoneIgneous·Granite·near Piccadilly Circus
  92. 11, StrandMain building stone on upper stories.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Charing Cross
  93. 11, StrandCladding on pillars and ground floor. Both polished and flamed Sardinian Granite are used here.Igneous·Granite·near Charing Cross
  94. 11, Westferry CircusFoundations and dressings. A spectacular charnockite with microcline megacrysts and garnets.Igneous·Granite-Charnockite·near Canary Wharf
  95. 110 Cannon StreetStone used for cladding the building.Igneous·Granite-Charnockite·near Cannon Street
  96. 110 Colmore RowGrey granite used as the main building stone.Igneous·Granite·near Birmingham New Street
  97. 110 Colmore RowPink granite used for foundations.Igneous·Granite·near Birmingham New Street
  98. 110, Fenchurch StreetNumber plaque on either side of the doorway.Igneous·Granite·near Fenchurch Street
  99. 111-112 Jermyn StreetMain building stone. The stone has been quarry-dressed on the ground floor.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Piccadilly Circus
  100. 112-114, BriggateBuilding cladding.Igneous·Monzonite·near Leeds
  101. 113, Shoreditch High StreetStone cladding at foundation level.Igneous·Monzonite·near Hoxton
  102. 114, High HolbornMain building stone.Igneous·Granite·near Holborn
  103. 115 Colmore RowStonecladding on building facade.Igneous·Granite·near Birmingham New Street
  104. 115 Colmore RowMain building stone.Sedimentary·Oolitic Limestone·near Birmingham New Street
  105. 115, HoundsditchCladding.Igneous·Granite·near Aldgate
  106. 12, Angel CourtStone dressings around doorway arch.Metamorphic·Serpentinite Breccia·near Bank
  107. 12, Angel CourtSquare-section pillars.Metamorphic·Serpentinite·near Bank
  108. 12, Angel CourtBookmatched cladding below windows.Metamorphic·Marble·near Bank
  109. 12, Park RowGrey-green granite building cladding.Igneous·Granite - Charnockite·near Leeds
  110. 12-14, Upper St Martin's LaneWall cladding. The Jura marble used here is vein cut.Igneous·Limestone·near Leicester Square
  111. 12-16, Fitzroy StreetWall cladding in porch soffits.Metamorphic·Serpentinite·near Warren Street
  112. 120, HolbornWhite stone used for cladding and paving on the ground floor.Sedimentary·Travertine·near Chancery Lane
  113. 120, HolbornDark red granite used for cladding on the upper stories.Igneous·Granite-Charnockite·near Chancery Lane
  114. 121, BriggateBuilding cladding.Igneous·Monzonite·near Leeds
  115. 121, Briggate (former Debenhams)Cladding to door surrounds on both Briggate and Kirkgate of this property, a medium-grained, basic igneous…Igneous·Igneous·near Leeds
  116. 122-124 Colmore RowStone cladding in the soffits of the doorway,Fossil·Limestone·near Birmingham New Street
  117. 123 Victoria StreetCladding on the building facade on the ground floor.Igneous·Granite·near Victoria LU
  118. 125 Colmore RowStonecladding on building facade.Metamorphic·Granite·near Birmingham New Street
  119. 125, Finsbury PavementWalls.Igneous·Gabbro·near Moorgate
  120. 13 Great Suffolk StreetCladding on ground floor.Metamorphic·Gneiss·near Southwark
  121. 13, Heol Yr OrsafMain building stone.Sedimentary·Oolitic Limestone·near Llanrwst
  122. 13-14, Sloane Square (Rag & Bone)Main building stone.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Sloane Square
  123. 131, Sloane StreetRed sandstone cladding.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Sloane Square
  124. 131, Sloane StreetDark grey panels on facade. This is a basalt from Etna with prominent hornblende phenocrysts.Igneous·Basalt·near Sloane Square
  125. 131, The HeadrowBuilding cladding.Igneous·Gabbro·near Leeds
  126. 134-137, CheapsideCladding in the ground floor uses both polished and honed larvikite.Igneous·Monzonite·near St Paul's
  127. 135, Godwin StreetBuilding cladding.Igneous·Monzonite·near Bradford Forster Square
  128. 138, Fetter LaneMain building stone.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Chancery Lane
  129. 138, Fetter LaneMarble panels at the dorway.Metamorphic·Marble·near Chancery Lane
  130. 138, Fetter LaneFoundations.Igneous·Granite·near Chancery Lane
  131. 138-142, HolbornGranite foundations and building stone on the ground floor of the old Prudential building. Many thanks t…Igneous·Granite·near Chancery Lane
  132. 138-142, HolbornDark red granite used in the new extension behind the High Holborn facade.Igneous·Granite·near Chancery Lane
  133. 138-142, HolbornPink granite used in the new extension behind the High Holborn facade.Igneous·Granite·near Chancery Lane
  134. 14, Great Peter StreetFoundations.Igneous·Granite·near Westminster
  135. 14, Great Peter StreetWhite stone dressings, door and window frames.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Westminster
  136. 14, Grosvenor StreetDressings and decorative panels, interspersed with Portland Whitbed.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Bond Street
  137. 14, Grosvenor StreetCladding on walls.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Bond Street
  138. 14, King StreetA yellow sandstone used for cladding the building.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Leeds
  139. 14, Park RowBuilding cladding.Igneous·Granite·near Leeds
  140. 14, The Square (White Stuff)Main building stone.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Poole
  141. 14, Tothill StreetFoundations.Sedimentary·Limestone·near St James's Park
  142. 14, Tothill StreetMain building stone.Sedimentary·Limestone·near St James's Park
  143. 14-16 Hans RoadPorch.Sedimentary·Oolitic Limestone·near Knightsbridge
  144. 141, High Street (Black Sheep Coffee)Main building stone.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Oxford
  145. 147-145, CheapsideExterior wall column cladding. This building uses both the familiar polished larvikite and also the unpolis…Igneous·Monzonite·near St Paul's
  146. 148, Old StreetFoundations and paving in porch.Igneous·Rapakivi Granite·near Old Street
  147. 15, Grosvenor SquareFront door steps.Metamorphic·Marble·near Bond Street
  148. 15, Grosvenor SquareMain building stone.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Bond Street
  149. 15, Hanover SquareCladding on ground floor.Igneous·Monzonite·near Oxford Circus
  150. 15, Quay StreetSandstone cladding on the building. This stone shows spectacular cross-bedding.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Deansgate
  151. 15, Quay StreetGrey gneiss cladding at pavement-level.Metamorphic·Gneiss·near Deansgate
  152. 15, Westferrry CircusCladdingIgneous·Granite·near Canary Wharf
  153. 150 Sloane Street (Jo Malone)Engaged pillars.Igneous·Granite·near Sloane Square
  154. 150 Sloane Street (Jo Malone)Socles to engaged pillars.Igneous·Monzonite·near Sloane Square
  155. 150-152 West Regent StreetMain building stone.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Glasgow
  156. 153 Sloane Street (Chloe)Main building stone.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Sloane Square
  157. 155, Bishopsgate (Broadgate)Grey granite cladding on the building.Igneous·Granite·near Liverpool Street
  158. 155, Bishopsgate (Broadgate)Pink granite used for the steps up from Bishopsgate.Igneous·Granite·near Liverpool Street
  159. 155, Bishopsgate (Broadgate)Cladding in upper storeys. Pink granite, polished. (Assumed to be the same type as steps but too high up to…Igneous·Granite·near Liverpool Street
  160. 155, Bishopsgate (Broadgate)Paving on walkways.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Liverpool Street
  161. 155, Victoria StreetCladding on this building and indeed this entire development around Westminster Cathedral.Igneous·Granite·near Victoria LU
  162. 156 Sloane StreetPilasters at porch.Igneous·Monzonite·near Sloane Square
  163. 156-162, Oxford StreetBuilding stone used in the upper stories.Metamorphic·Marble·near Oxford Circus
  164. 157 Sloane Street (Anya Hindmarch)Red granite engaged columns.Igneous·Granite·near Sloane Square
  165. 157 Sloane Street (Anya Hindmarch)Socles to engaged pillars.Igneous·Monzonite·near Sloane Square
  166. 16 Sloane Square (J. Crew)Black granite used as foundations.Igneous·Gabbro·near Sloane Square
  167. 16, EastcheapCladding on ground floor.Igneous·Granite-Charnockite·near Monument
  168. 16, High StreetThe former Doncaster Savings Bank. Main building stone.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Doncaster
  169. 16, Park RowBrown granite plinth to the door frame.Igneous·Monzonite·near Leeds
  170. 16, Park RowCarved, red granite door frame.Igneous·Granite·near Leeds
  171. 160 Queen Victoria StreetCladding on main building. this is a coarse-grained, oolitic limestone, with ooids visible to the naked eye.Sedimentary·Oolitic Limestone·near Blackfriars
  172. 160, Queen Victoria StreetFoundationsMetamorphic·Gneiss·near Blackfriars
  173. 164 Shaftesbury AvenueCladding over the building frontage.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Leicester Square
  174. 164-169, Tottenham Court RoadDark brown granite cladding verticals between windows.Igneous·Granite-Charnockite·near Goodge Street
  175. 167-169, Finchley RoadGranite cladding is used on this parade of shops.Igneous·Granite·near Finchley Road
  176. 17, Columbus CourtyardCladding over entire building.Metamorphic·Gneiss·near Canary Wharf
  177. 17, High StreetMain building stone.Sedimentary·Oolitic Limestone·near Sutton
  178. 17, High StreetGrey granitoid used at foundation level. This is a rock of unusual chemistry called a trondhjemite.Igneous·Trondhjemite·near Sutton
  179. 17, High StreetA very well-preserved oyster fossil occurs in Portland Stone at the rear of this building, on Orme Road.Sedimentary·Oolitic Limestone·near Sutton
  180. 17, Market PlaceBuilding cladding.Igneous·Granite·near Durham
  181. 17, Quay StreetRed Granite cladding on the front of the building.Igneous·Rapakivi Granite·near Deansgate
  182. 17, WestgateBuilding cladding. This is a foliated granite that has not yet been identified.Igneous·Granite·near Bradford Forster Square
  183. 17, WestgateBuilding cladding.Igneous·Rapakivi Granite·near Bradford Forster Square
  184. 171, Victoria StreetCladding on this building and indeed this entire development around Westminster Cathedral.Igneous·Granite·near Victoria LU
  185. 172, Tottenham Court RoadGreen slate cladding.Metamorphic·Slate·near Goodge Street
  186. 18, Baker StreetA dark rock with flashes of golden orthopyroxenes. Difficult to photograph due to its taking a very high po…Igneous·Dolerite·near Baker Street
  187. 18, King StreetWall-cladding and pillars around the large windows at the corner of the two streets. A red sandstone with c…Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Manchester Piccadilly
  188. 18, Park RowPlinths for the columns and main building stone.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Leeds
  189. 18, Park RowGrey granite used for columns.Igneous·Granite·near Leeds
  190. 18, Park RowFrame around the doorway.Igneous·Granite·near Leeds
  191. 18-22, Moseley StreetExterior walls and pillars surrounding the main entrance door to the property.Igneous·Granite·near Manchester Piccadilly
  192. 186 City RoadColumns at doorway.Igneous·Granite·near Old Street
  193. 19 -23 King StreetLarvikite wall cladding on either side of the door into the offices above. The shop fronts have been modern…Igneous·Monzonite·near Manchester Piccadilly
  194. 19 CheapsidePink granite surrounding the door.Igneous·Granite·near Bradford Forster Square
  195. 19, Chesham High StreetWhite limestone dressings on this brick building.Sedimentary·Oolitic Limestone·near Chesham
  196. 19, Market PlaceBuilding cladding.Igneous·Granite·near Durham
  197. 19, Spring GardensAll exterior walls and window pillars are of a polished granite.Igneous·Rapakivi Granite·near Manchester Piccadilly
  198. 198-202, PiccadillyRed granite trim on the walls.Igneous·Granite·near Piccadilly Circus
  199. 199, BishopsgateGrey granitic stone cladding.Igneous·Granite Charnockite·near Liverpool Street
  200. 2, Bank PlaceDecorative multicoloured slate on the facade pf the building.Metamorphic·Slate·near Porthmadog
  201. 2, Basil StreetMain building stone on Ground floor. This coarse grained limestone has star-shaped crinoid ossicles.Sedimentary·Limestone (encrinite)·near Oxford Circus
  202. 2, Basil StreetGreen, marble columns in the window soffits.Metamorphic·Ophicalcite Marble·near Knightsbridge
  203. 2, Coinagehall StreetMain building stone of this former bank building.Igneous·Granite porphyry·near Falmouth
  204. 2, Coinagehall StreetGrey granite dressings around the door and beneath the windows.Igneous·Granite·near Falmouth
  205. 2, Gresham StreetFoundations.Igneous·Rapakivi Granite·near St Paul's
  206. 2, Gresham StreetMain building stone and columns.Sedimentary·Limestone·near St Paul's
  207. 2, Gresham StreetCladding on upper stories.Sedimentary·Limestone·near St Paul's
  208. 2, Gresham StreetCladding on upper stories.Sedimentary·Limestone·near St Paul's
  209. 2, Gresham StreetCladding on upper stories.Sedimentary·Limestone·near St Paul's
  210. 2, Grosvenor StreetGranite pilasters.Igneous·Granite·near Bond Street
  211. 2, Market StreetMain building material.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Manchester Victoria
  212. 2, Market StreetDoor surrounds around entrance to building.This is very probably Ross of Mull Granite, but I cannot be cert…Igneous·Granite·near Salford Central
  213. 2, Museum PlaceThe wall is built of rubble masonry of assorted rock types, which came to Cardiff as ship's ballast.near Cathays
  214. 2, Sadler's GateA pair of columns on either side of the main door.Igneous·Granite·near Derby
  215. 2, Tyrrel StreetBuilding cladding.Igneous·Monzonite·near Bradford Forster Square
  216. 2-3, Triton SquareBlack granite cladding the building. Because this stone takes a high polish, it is impossible to photograph.Igneous·Dolerite·near Warren Street
  217. 20 Gresham StreetPanels at pavement level. This is a heavily bioturbated, blue-brown, sandy limestone. Its provenance has no…Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Bank
  218. 20 Park RowGranite inner door frames, within the porch area.Igneous·Granite·near Leeds
  219. 20, Cabot SquareGrey-green granite around main entrance porch and forming the foundations.Igneous·Granite·near Canary Wharf
  220. 20, Cabot SquareCladding on main building.Metamorphic·Marble·near Canary Wharf
  221. 20, Dorset SquareCladding on main building. The stone is vein cut, to give a striped appearance.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Baker Street
  222. 20, Gracechurch StreetWalls.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Bank
  223. 20, Gracechurch StreetFoundations and windowsills.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Bank
  224. 20, Grafton StreetMain building stone & sculpture on the front of the building.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Green Park
  225. 20, Triton SquareCladdingSedimentary·Sandstone·near Warren Street
  226. 20, Triton StreetFoundationsIgneous·Granite·near Warren Street
  227. 20-22, Park RowColumn bases.Igneous·Granite·near Leeds
  228. 201, BishopsgateSandstone paving and steps at the building's entrance.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Liverpool Street
  229. 201, BishopsgateStairs at the north entrance to the building.Metamorphic·Gneiss·near Liverpool Street
  230. 201, BishopsgatePavement infront of 201, Bishopsgate.A gritty, yellow sandstone with liesegang bands.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Liverpool Street
  231. 201, DeansgateTwo varieties of stone in the main wall facing slabs, this the lower section.Igneous·Granite·near Manchester Piccadilly
  232. 201, DeansgateTwo varieties of stone in the main wall facing slabs, this the upper, higher section.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Manchester Piccadilly
  233. 201, DeansgateSandstone cladding on the walls and the square-section supporting column.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Deansgate
  234. 201, DeansgateGranite cladding at foundation level.Igneous·Rapakivi Granite·near Deansgate
  235. 21, Boar LaneCladding around the lower part of the building.Igneous·Granite·near Leeds
  236. 21, Holborn ViaductRed sandstone panel forming the company signSedimentary·Sandstone·near Chancery Lane
  237. 21-23, Wilson StreetWall cladding.Metamorphic·Orthogneiss·near Liverpool Street
  238. 210, Euston RoadPale grey granite used as cladding.Igneous·Granite·near Euston Square
  239. 210, Euston RoadDark grey granite used as cladding.Igneous·Granite·near Euston Square
  240. 210, Euston RoadCladding on upper stories.Igneous·Granite·near Euston Square
  241. 217-225 StrandCladding on ground floor.Igneous·Granite·near Temple
  242. 217-225, StrandSocles and balustrade.Igneous·Granite·near Temple
  243. 22, Old Bond StreetRed granite in the doorway.Igneous·Granite·near Green Park
  244. 22, Old Bond StreetBrown granite around the doorway.Igneous·Granite·near Green Park
  245. 23 Howland StreetPillars between windows are of fossiliferous Ashburton Marble. These are found all round this block. See al…Fossil·Limestone·near Goodge Street
  246. 23 King StreetUsed in panels.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Green Park
  247. 23 King StreetMain building stone. There are good examples of cross-bedding on the slabs exposed here.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Green Park
  248. 23-24 Newman StreetA fossiliferous limestone is used to clad the facade of the building. The shells are leached out leaving ex…Fossil·Limestone·near Tottenham Court Road
  249. 233, High StreetStone used for foundations. This is a former Burton's menswear store and has foundation stones laid by the…Igneous·Monzonite·near Bangor
  250. 24 Monument StreetCladding on walls and portico.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Monument
  251. 24 Tavistock PlaceRed granite dressings around the doorway.Igneous·near Russell Square
  252. 24, Chiswell StreetCladdingIgneous·Rapakivi Granite·near Barbican
  253. 24, Great Tower StreetFoundations.Igneous·Granite·near Tower Hill
  254. 24, Great Tower StreetColumns at the doorway. Look for the strong peacock-blue schillerescence in the feldspars.Igneous·Anorthosite·near Tower Hill
  255. 24, Great Tower StreetMain stone used for cladding.Igneous·Granite·near Tower Hill
  256. 24, High Street (Living Interiors)Red granite cladding and columns. This is the fine grained variety of the Finnish granite called Balmoral.Igneous·Granite·near Poole
  257. 24, Ludgate HillCladding in porch soffits.Fossil·Limestone·near St Paul's
  258. 24th East Surrey Division War MemorialMain building stone.Sedimentary·Oolitic Limestone·near Battersea Park
  259. 25 Cabot SquareCladding on building. A coarse grained, sheared, rapakivi granite.Igneous·Granite·near Canary Wharf
  260. 25 Cannon Street GardensPaving setts in the walkway between 25, Cannon Street and the adjacent garden.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Cannon Street LU
  261. 25, Cannon StreetFoundations.Igneous·Granite·near Cannon Street
  262. 25, Cannon StreetMain building stone.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Cannon Street
  263. 25, Copthall AvenueTwo large pillars either side of the main entrance at the corner of Copthall Avenue and London Wall.Igneous·Granite - Charnockite·near Moorgate
  264. 25, Hanover SquareCladding on the building's ground floor.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Oxford Circus
  265. 25-27, Coinagehall StreetPale coloured granite used for quoins and window dressings.Igneous·Granite·near Falmouth
  266. 25-27, Coinagehall StreetMain building stone. Ashlar masonry visible in upper storeys.Igneous·Epidiorite·near Falmouth
  267. 254, Seven Sisters Road (Taco Bell)Main building stone, used for the upper storeys.Sedimentary·Oolitic Limestone·near Finsbury Park
  268. 254, Seven Sisters Road (Taco Bell)Arcade of columns around the ground floor of the building.Igneous·Granite·near Finsbury Park
  269. 26, High StreetA distinctive, streaky, fine grained, calcarenite limestone is used for the upper storeys of this building.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Sutton
  270. 26, High StreetA coarse grained calcarenite limestone, rich in shell fragments, is used for the foundation courses of this…Sedimentary·Limestone·near Sutton
  271. 26, Market StreetWall-cladding on the corner of the building, under the arch and facing the road.Igneous·Monzonite·near Manchester Piccadilly
  272. 264-267, Tottenham Court RoadMain building stoneIgneous·Limestone·near Tottenham Court Road
  273. 27, Norwich StreetPolished red granite cladding around the doorway.Igneous·Granite·near Chancery Lane
  274. 27, Norwich StreetOriginal stonework, preserved around the doorway.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Chancery Lane
  275. 27, Norwich StreetPink granite cladding adjacent to the doorway.Igneous·Granite·near Chancery Lane
  276. 27-25 Victoria StreetFoundations.Metamorphic·Gneiss·near St James's Park
  277. 27-28, Clement's LaneDecorative roundelsMetamorphic·Ophicalcite·near Monument
  278. 27-28, Clement's LaneDoorways and panels around roundelsMetamorphic·Serpentinite·near Monument
  279. 27-32 Old JewryFoundations.Igneous·Rapakivi Granite·near Bank
  280. 27-33, Bethnal Green RoadA black and bronze-flecked gabbro clads the walls of this building.Igneous·Gabbro·near Liverpool Street
  281. 28 High StreetBuilding cladding.Igneous·Rapakivi Granite·near Durham
  282. 28 Market StreetBuilding cladding.Igneous·Monzonite·near Manchester Victoria
  283. 28, King StreetPink and green gneiss used for the foundation. Above this is Portland Stone Whitbed.Igneous·Gneiss·near Green Park
  284. 28, Market StreetPale granite bands in the building cladding.Igneous·Granite·near Manchester Victoria
  285. 29, Wilson StreetCladdingMetamorphic·Gneiss·near Moorgate
  286. 29-30, St James's StreetColumnsIgneous·Granite·near Green Park
  287. 3 New Street SquareMain cladding on the building.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Chancery Lane
  288. 3, Burlington GardensCladding over the building.Igneous·Granite·near Green Park
  289. 3, George StreetCladding used around the shop front.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Oxford
  290. 3, Meridian PlaceCladdingIgneous·Granite·near Leicester Square
  291. 3, New Street SquareCladding.Igneous·Limestone·near Chancery Lane
  292. 3, South ParadePanelling on the ground floor and the door soffits.Igneous·Igneous·near Leeds
  293. 3, St James's SquareBuilding material on the ground floor.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Piccadilly Circus
  294. 3, Tenterden StreetMarble cladding in the doorway.Metamorphic·Marble Breccia·near Oxford Circus
  295. 30, Churchill PlacePaving in the portico.Igneous·Metagranite·near Canary Wharf
  296. 30, Churchill PlaceCladding on square-section pillars.Sedimentary·Oolitic Limestone·near Canary Wharf
  297. 30, Farringdon LaneCladding on ground floor. A beautiful example of travertine.Sedimentary·Travertine·near Farringdon
  298. 30, Gresham StreetBands of this shelly Whited are used on the columns of plain Whitbed.Fossil·Limestone·near Bank
  299. 30, Gresham StreetMain building stone.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Bank
  300. 30, Gresham StreetFoundations.Metamorphic·Gneiss·near Bank
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