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  1. The Abbey GardensOld English Beer Garden, USAF War Memorial.IgneousGranitenear Bury St Edmund's
  2. Abbey MillMain building stone.SedimentaryOolitic Limestonenear Bradford-on-Avon
  3. Abchurch YardPaved yard in the old churchyard.MetamorphicSlatenear Cannon Street
  4. Abchurch YardPaving setts in the old churchyard.SedimentaryPurbeck Limestonenear Cannon Street LU
  5. Abchurch YardRed granite cobblestones.IgneousGranitenear Cannon Street LU
  6. Abchurch YardPaving Flagstones of red and brown York Stone.SedimentarySandstonenear Cannon Street LU
  7. Aberconwy HouseStone used in the rubble masonry.SedimentarySandstonenear Conwy
  8. Aberconwy HouseStone used in the rubble masonry.SedimentarySandstonenear Conwy
  9. Aberdeen Douglas HotelMain building stone.IgneousGranitenear Aberdeen
  10. Aberdeen War MemorialMain building stone.IgneousGranitenear Aberdeen
  11. Abford HouseStone cladding on pillars.SedimentaryLimestone
  12. Abode HotelThe main exterior building stone around windows and the main entrance. A cross-bedded, red, desert sandstone.SedimentarySandstonenear Manchester Piccadilly
  13. Adam Sedgwick MemorialA large block of Shap Granite, commemorating the 19th Century geologist Adam Sedgwick who was born in Dent…IgneousGranitenear Oxenholme
  14. Adam Smith Business SchoolThe newly opened courtyard in front of the Adam Smith Business School features Caithness Flagstones, contai…FossilSiltstonenear Kelvinhall Underground
  15. Adelaide HouseFoundations.IgneousGranitenear Monument
  16. Adelaide HouseMain building stone.SedimentaryLimestonenear Monument
  17. Adelphi HotelMain building stone.SedimentaryOolitic Limestonenear Lime Street
  18. Admiral CasinoCladding on the front of the building.IgneousGranitenear Preston
  19. The AdmiraltyFoundations and columns on ground floorIgneousGranitenear Charing Cross
  20. The AdmiraltyPillars and pilasters on upper storeys.IgneousGranitenear Charing Cross
  21. African & Caribbean War MemorialStone used for the obelisks.IgneousDoleritenear Brixton
  22. African & Caribbean War MemorialStone used for the plinth and triangular backing to the monument.SedimentaryOolitic Limestonenear Brixton
  23. Agnes B.Pillars between shop windows.IgneousGranitenear Regent's Park
  24. Akari Japanese RestaurantFoundations of this former Victorian pub on the corner of Essex Road and Cannonbury Road.IgneousMonzonitenear Essex Road
  25. Akari Japanese RestaurantColumns between the windows of this former Victorian pub. Graversfors granite has striking, almost violet-c…IgneousGranitenear Essex Road
  26. Alaw Goch's GraveA gravestone in the form of a Celtic Cross (broken) in Aberdare Cemetery not far from the south entrance on…SedimentaryConglomeratenear Aberdare
  27. Albert MemorialSculpture on the four corner plinths of the monument, representing the four continents.MetamorphicMarblenear Knightsbridge
  28. Albert MemorialGrey granite forming the plinths for the statuary situated at the four corners of the monument's foundations.IgneousGranitenear Knightsbridge
  29. Albert MemorialSteps and retaining wall to staircase, leading to the monument from Kensington Gore.IgneousGranitenear Knightsbridge
  30. Albert MemorialPanels of red granite on the plinths supporting statues situated at the four corners of the monument's foun…IgneousGranitenear Knightsbridge
  31. Albert MemorialPlinth directly upon which stands the seated figure of Prince Albert.IgneousGranitenear Knightsbridge
  32. Albert MemorialBuff-coloured paving stone & column capitals supporting the canopy above the Albert statue.SedimentarySandstonenear Knightsbridge
  33. Albert MemorialRed geometric paving slabs around the monument.SedimentarySandstonenear Knightsbridge
  34. Albert MemorialBuff geometric paving slabs around the monument.SedimentaryLimestonenear Knightsbridge
  35. Albert MemorialDark grey geometric paving slabs around the monument.MetamorphicSlatenear Knightsbridge
  36. Albert MemorialDark purple geometric paving slabs around the monument.MetamorphicSlate
  37. Albert MemorialPlinthIgneousGranitenear Aberdeen
  38. Albert MemorialStone used for the plinth of this equestrian statue of Albert, Prince Consort.IgneousGranitenear Lime Street
  39. The Albert Public HouseGrey stone used for the foundations.IgneousMonzonitenear St James's Park
  40. The Albert Public HouseRed granite pillars. Look out for the characteristic slightly blue-violet quartz.IgneousGranitenear St James's Park
  41. Albion HouseGrey stone used for the lower storeys and the heavy rustication around the window arches. Albion House was…IgneousGranitenear St James's Street Merseytravel
  42. Aldeburgh War MemorialMain building stone.SedimentaryOolitic Limestonenear Saxmundham
  43. Aldeburgh War MemorialStone used for the panels bearing the inscription.MetamorphicSlatenear Saxmundham
  44. Aldermanbury HouseBase of the pillars outside entrance.IgneousRapakivi Granitenear Bradford Forster Square
  45. Aldford HouseWhite stone dressings and quoins.SedimentaryOolitic Limestonenear Hyde Park Corner
  46. Aldford HouseMain building stone on ground floor. This is a shelly, coarse calcarenite. The provenance is unknown, but P…Sedimentarynear Hyde Park Corner
  47. Aldgate HousePanel bearing the inscription on the company sign.IgneousRapakivi Granitenear Aldgate
  48. Aldgate HouseCompany sign and cladding.IgneousGranite-Charnockitenear Aldgate
  49. Alexander Thomson HotelMain building stone used in upper stories.SedimentarySandstonenear Glasgow Central
  50. Alexander Thomson HotelDecorative cladding around the entrance. A gneiss-migmatite with spectacular veining.MetamorphicGneissnear Glasgow Central
  51. Alfred Russel Wallace Fossil TreeA large fossil tree is used to mark the grave of naturalist and evolutionary theorist Alfred Russel Wallace…FossilSilicified Woodnear Poole
  52. Alhambra HouseCladding on facade.IgneousMonzonitenear Leicester Square
  53. All Bar OneMain building stone.SedimentaryOolitic Limestonenear Windsor & Eton Central
  54. All Bar OneThe wall cladding of All Bar One. This is a highly strained rock, but unfortunately its provenance is unkno…MetamorphicSchistnear Sheffield
  55. All Saints Church BaschurchMain building stone. A bright red sandstone quarried locally.SedimentarySandstonenear Shrewsbury
  56. All Saints Church BaschurchDressings around the windows and doorway.SedimentarySandstonenear Shrewsbury
  57. All Saints Church BaschurchBlocks of laminated sandstone used as dressings in the West Window. These are the Tarporley Formation which…SedimentarySandstonenear Shrewsbury
  58. All Saints Church BaschurchRestoration stone. Sharply cut blocks of Scottish sandstone can be found scattered in the masonry.SedimentarySandstonenear Shrewsbury
  59. All Saints Church CellanThe main building stones are local greywackes which include blocks of the high quality Llandewi Brefi Blues…SedimentaryGreywacke Sandstonenear Aberystwyth
  60. All Saints Church CellanMemorial plaque to Mary Davies on the back wall of the church.SedimentaryOolitic Limestonenear Aberystwyth
  61. All Saints Church CellanRain sills beneath the brick-dressed windows.MetamorphicSlatenear Aberystwyth
  62. All Saints Church DeganwyMain building stone.SedimentarySandstonenear Deganwy
  63. All Saints Church DeganwyWindow dressings.SedimentarySandstonenear Deganwy
  64. All Saints Church HastingsMain building stone.SedimentarySandstonenear Hastings
  65. All Saints Church HastingsBlocks of purple-red ironstone are used in the west front.SedimentaryFerruginous Sandstonenear Hastings
  66. All Saints Church HastingsWindow dressings and quoins.SedimentaryOolitic Limestonenear Hastings
  67. All Saints Church HemblingtonMain material used in the rubble masonry.SedimentaryFlintnear Acle
  68. All Saints Church HemblingtonSpolia in the rubble masonry.SedimentaryLimestonenear Acle
  69. All Saints Church HemblingtonExotic boulders from Wroxham Crag and possibly glacial tills. These include quartzites, igneous rocks and e…Conglomeratenear Acle
  70. All Saints Church North MoretonMain building stone for the west front and doorway and the tower. This stone is used in a chequerboard patt…SedimentaryCalcarenite limestonenear Didcot Parkway
  71. All Saints Church North MoretonRubble masonry of the nave wall. Flint is often organised in bands or in chequerboard pattern with Oxford S…SedimentaryFlintnear Didcot Parkway
  72. All Saints Church Somerford KeynesMain building stone. A flaggy, oolitic limestone.SedimentaryOolitic Limestonenear Kemble
  73. All Saints StoreMain building stone. Spectacular cross-bedding. This cladding was added in 1989.SedimentarySandstonenear Glasgow Central
  74. All Saints' Woodford WellsMain building stone.SedimentarySandstonenear Woodford
  75. All Saints' Woodford WellsDressings and quoins.SedimentaryOolitic limestonenear Woodford
  76. All Souls ChurchMain building stoneSedimentaryLimestonenear Oxford Circus
  77. All Souls ChurchSteps.SedimentaryLimestonenear Oxford Circus
  78. Allied Irish BankBrown granite on columns between windows.IgneousGranitenear Birmingham New Street
  79. Allied Irish BankStone behind the bank's logo, above eye level. Unfortunatel to high to photograph!IgneousMonzonitenear Birmingham New Street
  80. Allied Irish BankPale grey granite on columns between windows.IgneousGranitenear Birmingham New Street
  81. Alma PlaceMain building stone.SedimentarySandstonenear Redruth
  82. Alma PlaceQuoins and window dressings.IgneousGranitenear Redruth
  83. AlmshousesPaving outside the almshouses uses slate gravestones from the Cathedral yard.MetamorphicSlatenear Bangor
  84. AlmshousesMain building stone.SedimentaryLimestonenear Bangor
  85. Alphabeta BuildingSeveral facies of Cornish granite are used here for the main building stone of the first storey, the carved…IgneousGranitenear Old Street
  86. Alphabeta BuildingTravertine door frame and columns.SedimentaryTravertinenear Old Street
  87. AmbalaCladding around shop front.MetamorphicOrthogneissnear Euston Square
  88. Amin Taha Architects OfficeStone used to clad the facade. It has been used rough (quarry dressed), cut and carved.SedimentaryLimestonenear Farringdon
  89. The Anchor InnMain building stone. A variable selection of red, buff and green sandstones and occassional conglomerates.SedimentarySandstonenear Chepstow
  90. Ancient Cross in St Michael's ChurchyardStone used for the ancient cross in the churchyard. The granite was probably collected from surface moorsto…IgneousGranitenear Falmouth
  91. Ancient Cross on Cross StreetStone used for the ancient cross at the end of Cross Street. The granite was probably collected from moonst…IgneousGranitenear Falmouth
  92. The Angel (Co-op Bank)Cladding on ground floorIgneousMonzonitenear Angel
  93. Angel BuildingPaving around building. This stone is honed rather than polished. A polished sampled from UCL Earth Science…IgneousSyenitenear Angel
  94. Angel CourtStreet furniture at the end of Angel Court passage, at junction with Copthall Avenue.IgneousRapakivi Granitenear Bank
  95. Angel StationGrey granite cladding.IgneousGranitenear Angel
  96. Angel StationRed granite cladding.IgneousGranitenear Angel
  97. The Angel, St Giles High StreetCladdingIgneousMonzonitenear Tottenham Court Road
  98. Animals at War MemorialMain building stone.SedimentaryLimestonenear Marble Arch
  99. Anne of Cleeves HouseDark brown roofing tilestones.SedimentarySandstonenear Lewes
  100. Anne of Cleeves HouseCaen Stone is used in the porch and also for chequerboard flintwork, with alternating panels of knapped fli…SedimentaryLimestonenear Lewes
  101. Anne of Cleeves HouseChequerboard flintwork, with alternating panels of knapped flint and Caen Stone. Flint is also used for fac…SedimentaryFlintnear Lewes
  102. Anne of Cleeves HouseStone used for the doorway. Although much weathered, close inspection reveals this to be Sussex Marble (als…SedimentaryLimestonenear Lewes
  103. Anne of Cleves House, LewesEntrance portico and a table top inside house.SedimentaryLimestonenear Lewes
  104. ANZAC Gallipoli Memorial PlaqueThe metal plaque is set into a quartzite boulder brought from Australia. This is one of several boulders bo…SedimentarySandstonenear Battersea Park
  105. Apple Store BirminghamMain building stone.SedimentaryOolitic Limestonenear Birmingham New Street
  106. Apple Store BirminghamColumns on the portico.IgneousGranitenear Birmingham New Street
  107. Apsley House (1, London)Main building stone.SedimentaryLimestonenear Hyde Park Corner
  108. Archangel Michael SculptureA sculpted head in St Pancras churchyard, facing Wobourn Place.SedimentaryTravertinenear Euston
  109. The Arches, Villiers StreetCladding around the entrance to the shopping mall.IgneousGranite-Charnockitenear Charing Cross
  110. Archway TavernPink granite square-sectioned columns.IgneousGranitenear Archway
  111. Archway TavernGrey granite dressings.IgneousGranitenear Archway
  112. Ardvreck CastleRubble masonry is a mixture of local stone and glacial cobbles. The white Eriboll Sandstone is distinctive.SedimentarySandstonenear Lairg
  113. Ardvreck CastleThe quoins and window dressings are made of slabs of Torridonian Sandstone.SedimentarySandstonenear Lairg
  114. Ardvreck CastleA few blocks of vosgesite, a variety of lamprophyre, which intrude the local limestones occur in the ruble…IgneousLamprophyrenear Lairg
  115. ArenaStone used for sculpture by John Maine. This maybe from the Chert Series of the Portland Stone Formation as…SedimentaryLimestone
  116. Argyle WalkPurple-coloured cobble stones.IgneousPorphyrynear King's Cross St Pancras
  117. The Argyll ArmsFoundations of the pilasters.IgneousMonzonitenear Oxford Circus
  118. The Argyll ArmsPilasters at each end of the pub frontage.IgneousGranitenear Oxford Circus
  119. Ariel HousePink granite cladding.IgneousGranitenear Goodge Street
  120. Arkesden War MemorialLocated at the entrance to churchyard of St Mary’s Church, Arkesden.Conglomerate & Sandstonenear Audley End
  121. Arkwright HouseMain building material.SedimentaryOolitic Limestonenear Salford Central
  122. Armed Forces MemorialMain building stone.SedimentaryOolitic Limestonenear Lichfield
  123. Army Reserve CentreExterior walls surrounding the door and windows, less the thin blocks as insetsSedimentarySandstonenear Huddersfield
  124. Arthur StreetPaving near the junction with Lower Thames Street.SedimentarySandstonenear Monument
  125. Artillery LaneA panel of limestone on the Artillery Lane facade of Snappy Snaps.SedimentaryLimestonenear Liverpool Street
  126. Artillery MansionsColumns at entrance archway.IgneousGranitenear St James's Park
  127. Artworks 2 GallerySlaty, slabs of fine grained, cleaved siltstone used in the construction of the older parts of the building…SedimentarySiltstone/Slatenear Betws-y-Coed
  128. Artworks 2 GalleryPale blue-grey blocks used in the construction of the older parts of the building. A poorly-sorted, tufface…SedimentaryTuffitenear Betws-y-Coed
  129. Artworks 2 GalleryGrey slate slabs used on the modern extension.MetamorphicSlatenear Betws-y-Coed
  130. Asda SupermarketMain building stone and claddingMetamorphicSlatenear Bangor
  131. Ashmolean MuseumAxe-dressed Portland Stone used for the foundations on Beaumont Street. This is an unusual facies composed…SedimentaryLimestonenear Oxford
  132. Ashmolean MuseumGrey limestone used for column, balusters and dressings.SedimentaryOolitic Limestonenear Oxford
  133. Ashmolean MuseumYellow limestone ashlar masonry.SedimentaryOolitic Limestonenear Oxford
  134. Ashmolean MuseumPaving at the back entrance to the Ashmolean Museum of St Giles'. Basalt cobbles with good examples of conc…StructureBasaltnear Oxford
  135. Ashton Funeral DirectorsGrey schist used for cladding the building.MetamorphicSchistnear Brixton
  136. Ashton MemorialBaycliff limestone with large productids is used for the interior steps of the memorial.FossilLimestonenear Lancaster
  137. Ashton MemorialMain building stone.SedimentaryOolitic Limestonenear Lancaster
  138. Aspire, 2, Infirmary StreetMain building stone, clearly seen in the column drums either side of the two sets of doors.SedimentarySandstonenear Leeds
  139. Asprey's, New Bond StreetPillars between shop frontsIgneousGranitenear Green Park
  140. Astey's Row PlaygroundOrnamental boulders around the sandpit. These seem to be coarse grained, red granites, possibly from Scandi…IgneousGranitenear Essex Road
  141. Athenaeum ClubBook-matched panels on the wall around buildingMetamorphicOphicalcitenear Piccadilly Circus
  142. Athene PlaceMain stone used for cladding the building. A cross-bedded calcarenite.SedimentaryLimestonenear Chancery Lane
  143. Atlantic HouseRed sandstone cladding.SedimentarySandstonenear Chancery Lane
  144. Atlantic HouseFoundations.IgneousGranitenear Chancery Lane
  145. Atlantic HouseMain building stone.SedimentarySandstonenear Chancery Lane
  146. Atlas HouseThe main exterior blocks for the first 2 metres above foundations, separated by thin grey brick liners.SedimentarySandstonenear Leeds
  147. Atlas House (Barclay's Bank)The foundations and port cochere of this former bank are built from a granite with 'giant' feldspar phenocr…IgneousGranitenear Bank
  148. Atradius BuildingPaving around the Atradius Building. Brightly variegated flagstones.SedimentarySandstonenear Cardiff
  149. Atradius BuildingCladding on the building. A banded orthogneiss cut by pegmatite veins. These stones are referred to generic…MetamorphicGneissnear Cardiff
  150. Atradius BuildingCladding on the building. A white leucogranite with garnets. These stones are usually called 'Kashmir' and…MetamorphicLeucogranitenear Cardiff
  151. Aubaine CafeStonework around curved windowsSedimentaryLimestonenear Green Park
  152. Aurelia HouseMain building stone on the podium of this block of flats.SedimentaryLimestonenear Stratford
  153. Australia HouseBrown stone used for foundations. Portland stone is used for the main structure.IgneousSyenitenear Temple
  154. Australian War MemorialMain building stone.IgneousGranite-Charnockitenear Hyde Park Corner
  155. Avebury Stone CircleNeolithic megalithic site. Main building stone.SedimentarySandstonenear Swindon
  156. Aviva BuildingMain building stone.SedimentaryLimestonenear York
  157. Awesome Thai RestaurantAn ornate Victorian engaged column between the restaurant and the optician's shop next door. The base is an…IgneousMonzonitenear Barnes Bridge
  158. Awesome Thai RestaurantAn ornate Victorian engaged column between the restaurant and the optician's shop next door. The main colum…IgneousGranitenear Barnes Bridge
  159. Axe & Compasses, ArkesdenIn front of and to the right of the pub.SedimentaryConglomeratenear Newport Essex
  160. Aziziye Mosque & RestaurantCladding at pavement level on the front of the building.MetamorphicMarblenear Rectory Road