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Pleistocene

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14 locations recorded with this geological age.

  1. All Saints Church HemblingtonExotic boulders from Wroxham Crag and possibly glacial tills. These include quartzites, igneous rocks and e…Conglomeratenear Acle
  2. Bank of America Merrill LynchLoose cobbles used in the garden area. A range of metasedimentary rocks are seen here.MetamorphicRiver Cobblesnear Farringdon
  3. Footpath No. 71Boulders used for the gutter. From their variety, these are probably boulders from glacial deposits, some p…IgneousGranitesnear Harrow-on-the-Hill
  4. Henry Martyn HallAlthough mainly built of flint, a significant amount ofcobbles of mixed lithologies are used in the masonry.SedimentaryBoulder Claynear Cambridge
  5. Holborn Police StationCobbles set into concrete around the building. These are collected from Scottish rivers and are glacially e…SedimentaryRiver Cobblesnear Holborn
  6. Little St Mary's ChurchRubble masonry walls. An assortment of various stones including flints and granites are used here.SedimentaryBoulder Claynear Cambridge
  7. Louis Vuitton, New Bond StreetCladding in porch soffits. A spectacular stone that resembles wood at first glance.SedimentaryTravertinenear Green Park
  8. Lowlands Recreation GroundBoulders used in landscaping the park. These are glacial erratics (not in situ!). The largest appears to be…IgneousGranitesnear Harrow-on-the-Hill
  9. St Botolph's PrioryCarved, Romanesque doorway to the Priory. Unusually, this appears to be in Red Crag sandstones, presumably…SedimentaryCalcarenitenear Colchester Town
  10. St Dogmael's Abbey InfirmaryDoorway arch dressing stone.SedimentarySandstonenear Fishguard Harbour
  11. St Giles Square SeatingStones used to constructed the swivelling chairs.SedimentaryTravertinenear Tottenham Court Road
  12. St Giles Square SeatingStones used to construct the rotating chairs which are part of the 2022 installation 'Swivel' by Sabine Mar…SedimentaryTravertinenear Tottenham Court Road
  13. St Giles Square SeatingStones used to construct the swivelling chairs. The plinth of this chair is made of yellow travertine.SedimentaryTravertinenear Tottenham Court Road
  14. St Giles Square SeatingStones used to construct the rotating chairs which are part of the 2022 installation 'Swivel' by Sabine Mar…SedimentaryTravertinenear Tottenham Court Road