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213 locations recorded with this geological age.
- 1, America SquareBlue stone used to clad the foundation courses.
- 10 Trinity Square (Four Seasons Hotel)Foundations and sign on the front facade.
- 107-111, BriggateBuilding cladding.
- 11 Market SquareGrey stone dressings and quoins on the shop front.
- 112-114, BriggateBuilding cladding.
- 114, High HolbornMain building stone.
- 121, BriggateBuilding cladding.
- 135, Godwin StreetBuilding cladding.
- 14, Great Peter StreetFoundations.
- 14, Park RowBuilding cladding.
- 147-145, CheapsideExterior wall column cladding. This building uses both the familiar polished larvikite and also the unpolis…
- 167-169, Finchley RoadGranite cladding is used on this parade of shops.
- 26, Market StreetWall-cladding on the corner of the building, under the arch and facing the road.
- 28 Market StreetBuilding cladding.
- 33 Snow HillGranite dressings on this buildibg are impressive megacrystic granite.
- 34, Silver StreetBuilding cladding
- 36 Princess StreetColumn plinths.
- 38, Mosley StreetHorizontal band of grey stone on the wall above the rusticated sandstone. A pale grey granite with aplite v…
- 40, Boar LaneBuilding foundations.
- 47, BriggateBuilding cladding around windows.
- 48, Coney StreetBuilding cladding.
- 55, King StreetExterior cladding in Larvikite, both polished around the doorway and also deeply ridged for decorative effect.
- 6, NessgateBuilding cladding
- 65 High StreetGrey granite used as building cladding.
- 69, Market StreetBuilding cladding.
- 8, Lloyd's AvenueColumns.
- Adelaide HouseFoundations.
- The AdmiraltyFoundations and columns on ground floor
- Albert MemorialSteps and retaining wall to staircase, leading to the monument from Kensington Gore.
- Albert MemorialStone used for the plinth of this equestrian statue of Albert, Prince Consort.
- The Albert Public HouseGrey stone used for the foundations.
- Allied Irish BankBrown granite on columns between windows.
- Alma PlaceQuoins and window dressings.
- Alphabeta BuildingSeveral facies of Cornish granite are used here for the main building stone of the first storey, the carved…
- Ancient Cross in St Michael's ChurchyardStone used for the ancient cross in the churchyard. The granite was probably collected from surface moorsto…
- Ancient Cross on Cross StreetStone used for the ancient cross at the end of Cross Street. The granite was probably collected from moonst…
- Apple Store BirminghamColumns on the portico.
- Bali memorialA large grey granite ball carved with 202 doves stands as a memorial to the Bali bombings in 2002.
- Barclays Bank, HelstonPink ashlar masonry. This stone has spherulites of tourmaline.
- Barclays Bank, HelstonGrey stone dressings around windows and doors.
- Baskerville HouseFoundations.
- Beacontree AvenuePlaque to commemorate firefighters, William Shadbolt, Sidney Lee and Edward Manning, who lost their lives i…
- Betfred SouthendThis shop is clad with grey larvikite.
- Birdcage Walk Drinking FountainDog's drinking trough.
- Blackfriars HouseThe inner door columns to the building, facing onto the street, demonstrating aligned phenocrysts
- Blackfriars Road Post OfficeCladding at each end of the Post Office's facade.
- Blue Anchor InnMain building stone at pavement level. This slightly red-weathering granite is probably from Godlphin Hill.
- Bolina RoadA very large, discarded capital, presumably from one of the original 19th Century railway bridges, lies blo…
- Bonham'sMain building stone.
- Bristol Street Drinking FountainGrey stone used for columns.
- The Building CentreBollards outside the from entrance.
- Butler's Retreat Drinking FountainPlinth and steps of the fountain.
- Buxton Memorial Drinking FountainBasin and foundations of the fountain.
- Cafe Nero, 2, High StreetBlack stone surrounding the windows.
- Cafe RioIgneous rock used to clad the building.
- CAST (Cornubian Arts & Science Trust)Pink ashlar masonry. This stone has spherulites of tourmaline.
- CAST (Cornubian Arts & Science Trust)Quoins and window dressings.
- Celtic Cross Grave StoneStone used for the cross.
- Central School of Art & Design (former)Megacrystic granite used as a foundation course. This building once housed the Central School of Art & Desi…
- Chalybeate WellFoundations.
- Charing CrossFoundations. Much eroded and spalling granite.
- Chiltern Firehouse (Marylebone Fire Station)New foundations. This building has recently been restored using De Lank Granite in place of the original Co…
- Chingford Mount CemeteryMorris memorial.
- Chingford Mount CemeterySmee Family Memorial.
- Chingford Mount CemeteryBlock Family Memorial
- Chingford War MemorialMain building stone. This granite has large megacrysts, some of which are slightly pink. I cannot be certai…
- Church HillKerbstones near the top of the hill.
- Church's shoe shop, Regent's StreetMain stone used for cladding.
- City of London Samuel Pepys MemorialStone for plinth. A megacrystic Cornish Granite.
- Co-op BankAll ground floor exterior stonework, door frames pillars and panels.
- Colchester War MemorialStone used for the memorial.
- The Copper HorsePlinth of the statue which stands in Windsor Great Park.
- Corbett BookmakersStone used for foundations. The upper stories of the building are clad in architectural ceramics.
- Covent Garden MarketPaving inside the market.
- Croft RoadKerbstones.
- The Cutler's HllBlack stone dressings around the doors.
- Dartford War MemorialPlinth for the statue.
- Dench FitnessGrey larvikite cladding beneath the windows. This is a former pub, and is clad with a number of decorat…
- Dench FitnessBronze larvikite window sill. This former pub is clad in a variety of decorative granites.
- Doncaster Minster War MemorialMain building stone. A wheel-headed, Celtic-style cross in the Minster graveyard. The surface is much black…
- Edgware War MemorialAn imposing Celtic Cross in quarry-dressed Cornish Granite.
- EE ShopMain building stone.
- Euston War MemorialFoundations and steps.
- First Municipal Savings BankFoundations.
- Fishmongers' HallBuilding stone above the foundations of Giant Granite.
- Five WellsCobbles of waste quartz veins, a by-product of the mining industry.
- Gallery HouseBuilding cladding.
- Gallery HouseEngaged pillars to the left and right of the doors. These have been grooved to supply extra texture. This…
- Gerrard BuildingsA large building with a granite foundation on the ground floor. The building extends across the block to Ge…
- Gipsy Rodney Smith MemorialA block of rough granite commemorates the birthplace of Rodney Smith, a preacher, in a gypsy encampment in…
- Goddess Diana FountainMain building stone for the basins and plinth.
- Granary SquarePreserved areas of granite paving in Granary Square.
- Granary Square BenchesStone benches around the fountains.
- Granite PillarGrey Granite column, erected as a sculpture by Craft in the Bay gallery, next door.
- Great Minster HouseFoundations.
- Grylls MemorialMain building stone.
- Hackney War MemorialFoundations and steps.
- Hall of MemoryFoundations.
- Hampton Court PalaceTwo bollards in archway from Clock Court to Base Court. Very weathered
- The HarrisonA brick-built pub with polished, granite cladding arund the doors and windows.
- Haslar Sea WallBlocks of coarse-grained igneous rock used as sea defences.
- Hastings PierRubble and recycled granite paving setts are use in the walls.
- Helston Wesleyan ChapelGranite dressings on the main building.
- Henry Budd MemorialStone used for the base of the statue
- Highgate Wood Drinking FountainGranite drinking fountain in the northern part of Highgate Woods. Stone used for the bowl, plinth and dog b…
- Hobson's FountainMain building stone of the fountain.
- Holly Bush Hill Drinking FountainThe grey granite used for the base of the structure.
- Hornsey Drinking FountainFountain pedestal.
- Hornsey Metropolitan Cattle TroughStone from which the cattle trough is carved.
- Hoxton Metropolitan Cattle TroughThe granite trough is used as a planter.
- HSBC BankCladding on the shop front.
- HSBC BankDressings on the external pillars, found at about 1 metre above ground level
- HSBC BankDoorsteps at the main entrance.
- KH HouseFoundations stone visible as the first metre above the pavement.
- LakelandShop frontage and foundation stones of coarsely crystalline, dark-coloured igneous rock, a larvikite, with…
- Llandudno War MemorialThe obelisk base.
- Llanedwen Churchyard, Owen MemorialLeucogranite used to make the memorial cross.
- London Metropolitan UniversityColumns at doorway.
- M&S Victoria StationGrey granite columns adjacent to entrance.
- Mabley GreenGranite boulder which is a piece of sculpture intended for climbing. This is one of the Hackney Boulders (t…
- Mantell Gwynedd Volunteering CentreFormerly a fine Victorian Shop, Lake and Co.
- Marks & Spencer'sGrey granite cladding on the front of the building.
- Marks and SpencersCladding on front of building.
- Matilda Drinking FountainBoulders used in construction of the grotto.
- Memorial to Lord ClydeStone used for plinth. Two facies of Cornish granite are used here; one is a polished small megacrystic gra…
- Nat West BankCladding at pavement level.
- National Museum of WalesStone used to frame the main doorway.
- National Portrait GalleryStone around the entrance. This is the 'small-megacrystic variety of Cornish granite which was quarried at…
- Nature’s ThroneMain building stone, made from granite blocks salvaged from 'Victoria', an old beam engine house. Also know…
- NatWest BankDoorstep at entrance.
- NatWest BankFoundations. This is a two-mica granite from the Carnmenellis Pluton; probably from Carnsew Quarry at Mabe.
- Natwest IlfordGranite used for foundations.
- North Bay (Dock 9)Engineering stone used in the original construction of the dock basin.
- Passmore Edwards LibraryFoundations.
- Peace Garden FountainBlue-grey stone used as roundels in the design of the fountain.
- Pearl Assurance HouseWall-panelling to the left of the nameplate in and around the porch.
- Peascod StreetKerbstones of granite on the western end of the street.
- Pinner War MemorialSteps and plinth. A megacrystic granite.
- Plas Roald DahlA megacrystic granite is used for the old, dock walls. This is probably from either the Land's End or St Au…
- Police BoxThis was once London's smallest police station, with room for one policeman who could monitor events in the…
- Pool StreetCladding on the engaged pillar at both sides of the shop front.
- Port of London Authority BuildingGranite on the ground floor facade.
- Principality Building SocietyDecorative stone used to clad the facade.
- Punjabi National BankMain building stone.This is a non-megacrystic granite, probably from the Carnmenellis Pluton.
- Queen Anne ChambersDoor surrounds.
- Road BridgeBridge on the A229 crossing the Medway River, southern side. Large, zoned feldspar crystals are prominent i…
- Roberts & Owen JewellersStone used for caldding under the windows.
- Royal Bank of ScotlandDoorsteps at the main pedestrian entrance.
- Royal Courts of JusticeGrey-brown granite used in the pillars around the entrance. This is a megacrystic Cornish granite, probably…
- Royal Exchange War MemorialFoundations.
- Royal Exchange, CornhillFoundations, steps and retaining walls in the piazza.
- Ruabon War MemorialStone used for the construction of the memorial.
- Sculpture: Envelope of Pulsation (for Leo)This sculpture has now been moved to the Yorkshire Sculpture Park. A granite sculpture on the pavement o…
- Ship Canal HouseFoundation-level stonework of granite with white feldspar phenocrysts.
- Shoreditch ParkGranite boulder which is a piece of sculpture intended for climbing. This is one of the Hackney Boulders (t…
- Sisyphus FountainSteps, plinth and basin of the fountain which is surmounted with a marble Sisyphus and his dolphin.
- Sloane Square FountainStone used for the pedestal for the central bronze figure.
- Smithfields Metropolitan Cattle TroughThis is the largest Metropolitan Cattle Trough that I have ever seen and not suprisingly it is close to the…
- South Docks Surrey QuaysBlocks used to construct the dock walls. A megacrystic granite, derived from either Lamorna or the St Auste…
- South Docks Surrey QuaysBlocks used to construct the dock walls. A granite with 'small megacrysts' probably from the Carmenellis or…
- South Kensington TubeFoundations beneath the shop windows in the arcade at the entrance to the tube station.
- St George's BloomsburySteps. Very weathered and dirty Cornish Granite, but the small, white, feldspar megacrysts stand out.
- St John HoxtonGranite slabs at the gateways to the entrances to the church.
- St Mary Aldermanbury Drinking FountainOn the edge of the pavement next to St Mary Aldermanbury Gardens
- St Mary Magdalen Drinking FountainSteps, basins and plinth of the fountain. A megacrystic granite.
- St Mary's Churchyard Harrow-on-the-HillRev. William Oxenholme's Tomb. A Cornish megacrystic granite.
- St Matthew's ChurchStone used for the foundations.
- St Michael's Church, HelstonStone dressings and tower.
- St Pancras Drinking FountainVictorian drinking fountain outside St Pancras Station.
- St Paul's Cathedral PiazzaLarger slabs of granite, dividing up the paving.
- St Paul’s FountainMain stone used for the construction of the fountain base, basin and the central decorative urn.
- St Peter's-in-the-Forest GraveyardArthur W. Atkinson's Memorial. A Celtic Cross in white granite.
- Star of the EastDressings on ground floor
- Statue of Abraham LincolnPlinth of the statue of Abraham Lincoln. At some point since 2018 the original Peterhead granite was replac…
- Statue of Air Chief Marshall Sir Keith ParkPlinth of the statue.
- Statue of Alfred the GreatThe plinth upon which the statue of Alfred the Great stands on rough hewn Cornish granite.
- Statue of John BatchelorGranite used for the plinth of the statue.
- Statue of John Fox BurgoyneStone used for plinth.
- Statue of Lord LawrenceStone used for plinth.
- Statue of NapierPlinth.
- Statue of Robert Falcon ScottThis statue commemorates Scott of the Antarctic. The plinth is of Cornish Granite.
- Statue of WesleyGrey granite pedestal.
- Statue of Winston ChurchillThe plinth of the statue is Cornish Granite.
- Sterling FoodsTwo varieties of larvikite are used for cladding on this shop front.
- SubwayStone used for cladding the building.
- Sukhothai RestaurantGrooved pillars flanking the porch and separating the windows.
- Teddington War MemorialStone used for sculpting this obelisk-shaped memorial.
- Tregullas Farm ShopGranite dressings around the windows and doors.
- Truro CathedralMain building stone. The granite is from Carnsew in the Carnmenellis Pluton.
- Truro TandooriMain building stone.
- UCL Front Quad BollardsFour granite bollards are located in the Front Quad.
- Union Discount CompanyFoundations
- University of London Senate HouseFoundations in the original building.
- University of WestminsterFoundations and building material on the ground floor.
- Victoria QuarterGrey granite paving slabs.
- Victoria StationGranite foundations in exterior and interior.
- Victory Arch, Waterloo StationFoundations.
- W. Williams JonesEngaged pillars on either side of the shop front.
- Walton-on-the-Naze Crag WalkLarvikite blocks used as coastal defences and for forming the main structure of the Crag Walk, which protec…
- Wanstead Drinking FountainWater bowl and base of the fountain structure.
- War Memorial Llangristiolus ChurchStone used for the celtic cross at the west end on the church.
- Water TroughStone used to construct the trough.
- Waxy's Little SisterLarvikite is used as dressings and trim on the Victorian pub, which also uses two other types of granite on…
- Wellington HotelMain building stone.
- Wellington's Mounting BlockMain building stone.
- Westminster CathedralFoundations.
- Wheelbarrow LaneCobbles of waste quartz veins, a by-product of the mining industry.
- Willow ApartmentsMain building stone.
- Windsor Castle Norman GateGranite steps in the porch of the gatehouse, just inside the Upper Ward.
- Woodberry DownSalvaged granite blocks, repurposed as seating.
- Zetland ArmsDark igneous rock used as cladding.
- Zetland ArmsBuilding cladding
- Zimbabwe HouseGranite cladding at pavement level.