Proterozoic
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71 locations recorded with this geological age.
- 1, Rating RowStone used in the rubble masonry.
- 12, Park RowGrey-green granite building cladding.
- 13 Great Suffolk StreetCladding on ground floor.
- 199, BishopsgateGrey granitic stone cladding.
- 25, Copthall AvenueTwo large pillars either side of the main entrance at the corner of Copthall Avenue and London Wall.
- 29, Wilson StreetCladding
- 30, Churchill PlacePaving in the portico.
- 30, North ColonnadePaving in the plaza.
- 33, Jermyn StreetPillars around the doorway.
- 40 Boar LanePink granite used for the columns and door frame.
- 40, Bank StreetCladding on facade.
- 47, Sidney Street (Edinburgh Woollen Mill)Red granite balusters above the 'apse' window. These are above reach, and so a close up photo is not possible.
- 5, Churchill PlaceCladding on building.
- 50, Bank StreetCladding on facade.
- 50, Fenchurch StreetStone cladding the building.This is a charnockite from India.
- 55, Baker StreetFoundations. The stone is polished in the central atrium and flamed on the Blandford Street and Dorset Stre…
- 65, Chandos PlaceCladding on superstructure around the doorway. Studded with spectacular, red, garnets.
- 68-70, Cannon Street
- 87, PiccadillyCladding
- Aldgate HouseCompany sign and cladding.
- Ardvreck CastleThe quoins and window dressings are made of slabs of Torridonian Sandstone.
- Atradius BuildingPaving around the Atradius Building. Brightly variegated flagstones.
- Atradius BuildingCladding on the building. A white leucogranite with garnets. These stones are usually called 'Kashmir' and…
- Beaumaris CastleStone used for rubble masonry in the Castle Walls.
- Bench outside City HallStone used for the benches.
- Bloomberg HQStone used for foundations. A honed, megacrystic granite from India. The identification of this stone is di…
- Bloomberg HQStone used for foundations. A honed, megacrystic granite from India. The identification of this stone is di…
- Bristol Street Drinking fountainRed granite dressings and basins.
- BullringGrey, banded gneiss used as decorative paving.
- BullringGrey-blue gneiss used as decorative paving.
- BullringRed stripy gneiss, used for paved roundels.
- Butler's Retreat Drinking FountainRoundel on the drinking fountain bearing inscription of the 2011 restoration.
- Canada PlacePaving.
- Canada PlacePaving. The best paving here!
- Cannongate WallCannongate wall showcases Scottish stones, inscribed with quotes from poetry etc. Only a few are included h…
- Christchurch CourtFoundations
- Exchange SquareSteps and kerbs.
- Former Lloyd's Bank, PinnerCladding on frontage (now empty premises) next to (left of) St Luke\'s Hospice charity shop. A dark green,…
- Forte's Cafe & RestaurantExterior Wall cladding on the corner of Penrhyn Avenue & Rhos Promenade. A gneiss with prominant garnets
- Friary CourtMain building stone. A red Swedish Granite is used both honed and polished and also for the sculpture of th…
- Hampton Court Palace Tiltyard CafePaving in the outdoor eating area. The dendritic mineralisation is often mistaken for fossils, but it is a…
- Hilton London MetropoleCladding at podium level. Spectacular garnet-bearing gneiss.
- Hirji Lakha & BrosCladding on the front of the shop. Despite being given the trade name of 'granite' this unusually textured…
- Horse Trough PlanterA red granite horse trough, now repurposed as a planter, is located on the traffic island.
- Lakha JewellersCladding on the front of the shop. It cannot be confirmed by eye alone that this is Makrana Marble, but bro…
- Malaya & Borneo Veteran's MemorialMemorial stone.
- Malt & Hops PubRed granite cladding on the facade of the pub.
- Media City PiazzaPaving setts. A colourful sandstone with several phases of liesegang banding which give the appearance of w…
- Moorgate HallPink wall cladding.
- New Look StoreCladding on the building.
- Parachute Squadron MemorialA glacial boulder.
- Peace Garden FountainRed granite squares used in the fountain design.
- Prince Edward TheatreCladding at pavement level
- Punjabi National BankDecorative stone used in the porch. Fittingly, a selection of Indian stones are used here.
- Punjabi National BankDecorative stone used in the porch. Fittingly, a selection of Indian stones are used here.
- Rocket RestaurantCladding on wall at entrance.
- Royal Australian Airforce Memorial StoneThe plaque on the memorial stone inscribed with the Royal Australian Airforce insignia.
- Royal Bank of ScotlandCladding in stone fins.
- Scotsman StepsScotsman's Steps is an installation of multicoloured stones. It is an urban geology gem, but there is room…
- Sculpture: Monolith and ShadowStone used for sculpture on the front entrance (Euston Road) by John Aiken.
- St Giles Square SeatingStones used to construct the rotating chairs which are part of the 2022 installation 'Swivel' by Sabine Mar…
- St Giles Square SeatingStones used to construct the swivelling chairs. The seat is made from a spectacular fuchsite schist.
- St Giles Square SeatingStones used to construct the rotating chairs which are part of the 2022 installation 'Swivel' by Sabine Mar…
- St Giles Square SeatingStones used to construct the rotating chairs which are part of the 2022 installation 'Swivel' by Sabine Mar…
- Venisons Ealing RoadCladding used on the front of the building. A a white gneiss containing red garnets.
- Waxy's Little SisterA red granite from Sweden is used to clad this Victorian pub, along with two other decorative igneous rocks.
- The Wesleyan and General Assurance BuildingGneiss used to clad the building.
- Whitby War MemorialMain memorial cenotaph stone on the pavement beside New Quay Road, Central Whitby. It is across Langbourne…
- Windsor HouseInterior & exterior paving. Look out for the red garnets in this otherwise white rock.
- Woolgate ExchangeGrey granite used in the foundations.
- Zetland ArmsRed Granite cladding on the building. This is almost certainly one of the Swedish so-called 'Coastal Red' g…