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341 locations recorded with this geological age, page 1 of 2.
- 'A Rich Seam' SculptureTwo large sandstone blocks with inset portraits of miners stands on the pedestrianised Printing Office Stre…
- 101, Barbirolli SquareCladding to large round pillar to the left of the main door facing Barbirolli Plaza.
- 105-113, DeansgateMain building stone. The building is on the corner of John Dalton Street and Deansgate.
- 107 West Regent StreetFoundations
- 107 West Regent StreetMain building stone.
- 14, King StreetA yellow sandstone used for cladding the building.
- 14, The Square (White Stuff)Main building stone.
- 15, Quay StreetSandstone cladding on the building. This stone shows spectacular cross-bedding.
- 150-152 West Regent StreetMain building stone.
- 155, Bishopsgate (Broadgate)Grey granite cladding on the building.
- 155, Bishopsgate (Broadgate)Paving on walkways.
- 16, High StreetThe former Doncaster Savings Bank. Main building stone.
- 18, Park RowPlinths for the columns and main building stone.
- 2, Market StreetMain building material.
- 201, BishopsgateSandstone paving and steps at the building's entrance.
- 201, BishopsgatePavement infront of 201, Bishopsgate.A gritty, yellow sandstone with liesegang bands.
- 201, DeansgateSandstone cladding on the walls and the square-section supporting column.
- 34, Park PlaceOne of the main buildings stones, a grey sandstone. This builing is in the the corner with Museum Place and…
- 35, Park RowSandstone lintels above the frosted basement windows, just above pavement level.
- 40, Spring Gardens (Hervia)Main building stone.
- 7, St James's SquareMounting block and bollards in front of the building.
- 85-89 Colmore RowMain building stone.
- Abchurch YardPaving Flagstones of red and brown York Stone.
- Aberconwy HouseStone used in the rubble masonry.
- African & Caribbean War MemorialStone used for the obelisks.
- Albert MemorialBuff-coloured paving stone & column capitals supporting the canopy above the Albert statue.
- All Saints Church DeganwyMain building stone.
- All Saints StoreMain building stone. Spectacular cross-bedding. This cladding was added in 1989.
- Army Reserve CentreExterior walls surrounding the door and windows, less the thin blocks as insets
- Arthur StreetPaving near the junction with Lower Thames Street.
- Artillery LaneA panel of limestone on the Artillery Lane facade of Snappy Snaps.
- Ashton MemorialBaycliff limestone with large productids is used for the interior steps of the memorial.
- Aspire, 2, Infirmary StreetMain building stone, clearly seen in the column drums either side of the two sets of doors.
- Bangor BridgeThe bridge over the Dee at Bangor-is-Coed is built out of yellow and red sandstone. Cefn sandstone can be o…
- Bangor Independent SchoolYellow sandstone window dressings. It is not possible to access the grounds to take close-up photos.
- Bangor LibrarySandstone dressings. The precise identification of this stone has not been possible. It is possibly Cefn St…
- Bangor UniversityMain building stone.
- Bank BuildingsYellow sandstone dressings.
- Bank of ConwyYellow sandstone dressings.
- Bank Place ChapelStone dressings, pillars and steps. Now being converted into flats, this building was formerly the Garth Ca…
- Barclays Bank (Stanhope House)Main building stone.
- Barclays Bank DoncasterMain building stone.
- Bath Spa Station Car Park LodgeSingle storey building in the station carpark. Grey and rust-stained sandstone building stone.
- Bell StreetMain building stone.
- Bermondsey StreetA one-off paving stone with spectacualr liesegang banding. There are a few others of these on Bermondsey St…
- Birkbeck School of ArtsA paving slab, with exceptionally well preserved ripple structures is found outside the entrance to the Sch…
- Birmingham Museum and Art GalleryMain building stone. Several sandstones are used on this building. The best known is Darley Dale.
- Bishop Cousins AlmhousesMain building stone. These buildings now belong to Durham University.
- Blackfriars BridgePaving
- Blanchland Post OfficeThe village Post Office was formerly the gate to the Abbey. It is built of the local Stainmore Sandstone.
- Bloomberg HQMain building stone.
- Bloomberg HQMain building stone.
- Bloomberg HQPaving stone throughout the complex.
- Bloomsbury Square GardensPaving.
- Bodysgallen HallMain building stone.
- The Bonny Moorhen PubMain building stone. A coarse grained gritstone with iron staining in the form of liesegang banding.
- Boots The ChemistStone dressings on the corner of Bond Street and Albion Street. A cross-bedded sandstone from Britannia Qua…
- Borough Museum & ArchivesMain building stone.
- British MuseumStone used for walling, paving and seating in the forecourt.
- Brunel House Business ParkExterior ground floor stone cladding.
- Brunswick StreetPaving flags.
- Bryn Celli Ddu Car ParkThe information display in the carpark is built from a muddy facies of Penmon Limestone, rich in brachipod…
- The Bull HotelMain building stone. Two facies of the local limestone are used on this building.
- Buxton Memorial Drinking FountainFoundations of the fountain. The Pennant Sandstone has been badly frost damaged.
- Buxton Opera HouseThe steps up from the pavement to main door of the Opera House on the NE side of the building.
- Buxton Opera HouseThe two circular stone columns either side of the main NE doors into the Opera House.
- Cabot PlaceYellow stone used on walls at Cabot Square entrance on Cabot Square.
- Caernarfon Old LibraryMain building stone.
- Caernarfon War MemorialMain building stone. The precise identification of this stone has not been possible. It is possibly Cefn St…
- Cafe Nero SouthendMain building stone. A long way from home, this building is constructed from Millstone Grit sandstones.
- Calver Village CrossLarge stone block as the base of a small memorial lamp on the small roundabout at the junction of Main Stre…
- Cannonbury GardensOrnamental boulders used for landscaping in the gardens. These are karstic limestones from a limestone pave…
- Cannonbury GardensOrnamental boulders used for landscaping in the gardens. These are karstic limestones from a limestone pave…
- Capel EmausMain building stone, a yellow sandstone.
- Cathedral Church of Saint PhilipMain building stone. Several sandstones are used on this building. The best known is Darley Dale.
- Cathedral HouseMain building stone at foundation level, seen to the right side of the entrance on Great George Street and…
- Cathedral Wheeler HallMain building stone for this new extension. Picked by the architect to blend with the main cathedral stone.
- Celebrity RestaurantSandstone dressings.
- Celtic Royal HotelMain buidling stone used to clad the Georgian facade of the hotel.
- Central Square, BrindleyplacePaving.
- Chamberlain SquarePaving in the square.
- Charlotte StreetPaving with good examples of ripples in micaceous sandstones.
- Chesterfield URC ChurchThe two distinctive columns at either side of the front entrance. A cross-bedded Coal Measures sandstone
- Chingford Old Church (All Saints)Paths in the churchyard.
- Christ Church SouthwarkOld paving on the north side of the church.
- Christchurch CourtMain building stone
- Church of All Saints Pavement, YorkStone used for chamfered plinth around the base of the church. A coarse-grained pebbly quartz arenite, some…
- City of London Magistrates CourtMain building stone.
- City WallsPaving on rampart.
- Claridge'sDoor frame.
- Cleopatra's NeedleAncient Egyptian obelisk on the Victoria Embankment. Stone used to construct the steps to dock on east side…
- Co-op Market SquareThe arcade of columns facing the Square.
- Cobden Rooms ForecourtPaving slabs to the east of the building.
- Conwy CastleStone used for window dressings.
- Conwy Castle Visitor EntranceMain building stone.
- Corn ExchangeStone used to build the foundation courses.
- Council HouseMain building stone. Several sandstones are used on this building. The best known is Darley Dale.
- County Constabulary BuildingMain building stone.
- The Crescent Hotel BuxtonNew rear extension surrounding the piazza and statue. Both pink and buff sandstones are from the same quarr…
- Criccieth RNLI Lifeboat StationSandstone dressings around the doorway of the boat house.
- Crystal Palace Geological Illustrations #2Sandstone blocks below the Coal Measure cliff and forming the 'riverbed' beneath the Paxton Bridge.
- Crystal Palace Geological Illustrations #3A reconstruction of faulted strata, representing the coal measures as observed near Ashover, in Derbyshire.
- Crystal Palace Geological Illustrations #4A reconstruction of faulted strata, representing the coal measures as observed near Ashover, in Derbyshire.…
- Crystal Palace Geological Illustrations #5A reconstruction of faulted strata, representing the coal measures as observed near Ashover, in Derbyshire.…
- Cutlers HallBuilding material used for the new porch extension.
- Cutlers HallSquare pillars to the left and right of the main pedestrian entrance.
- Derby City Council HallMain building stone used for the portico and dressings on this otherwise brick building.
- Deutsche BankPaving around the building. There are some great examples of graded bedding and sedimentary structures in t…
- Din Lligwy Iron Age FarmHut circles and rectangular barns constructed of field stones of the local limestone karst.
- Drift-In, NessgateFormer Yorkshire Agricultural and Commercial Bank. Main building stone is fine-medium-grained yellow, sligh…
- Duke of York SquarePaving in the Square.
- Duke Street HouseCladding around building porch.
- Durham CathedralThe main building stone is the Low Main Post sandstone, which forms the bedrock of the cathedral. It wiuld…
- Durham Cathedral CloseMain building stone. These buildings now belong to Durham University.
- Durham Dales CentreMonument depicting the carving of stag and foliage in bas-relief.
- Ebenezer Thomas's GravestoneMain building stone.
- Edward's ButchersYellow sandstone dressings.
- El Gato Negro Tapas BarMain building stone.
- Emerson StreetPaving on east side of the street has some excellent sedimentary structures, including trough cross-bedding.
- Emmanuel Christian CentreFoundations layers around the building. Cross bedded sandstone. The provenance of the stone is unknown, but…
- Exchange Square Water FeatureSurrounding the water feature in Exchange Square is a retaining wall of sandstone with liesegang banding.
- Finsbury SquarePaving outside the Alphabeta Building.
- The Firs Information StonePaving around the stone. Well preserved palaeo-ripples.
- Fitzroy SquareWell-preserved ripples in fluvial sandstones used for Georgian-period paving in Fitzroy Square.
- Flight ClubMain building stone above the foundation level on both the South Parade and Park Row.
- Flight ClubMain building stone for the foundations. It is most clearly visible under the twin columns at either side o…
- Former NatWest BankMain building stone.
- Fortnum & MasonsPaving outside the shop
- Fountains AbbeyMain building stone.
- Fountains AbbeyMain building stone of the Abbey church and other buildings. The quarries are located along the south side…
- Fountains HallMain building stone.
- Fun Centre (former Christ Church)A gritty, yellow sandstone used as quoins, window surrounds and other dressings. This is identified as Cefn…
- Furnival StreetPaving. Slabs of York Stone with spectacular liesegang banding.
- Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA)Main building stone.
- Gate PostThe gate post at the entrance to Geo Mon's geological clock at Port Amlwch. The limestone quoins are packed…
- Glasgow CrossMain building stone.
- Glossop War MemorialLarege rectangular blocks forming the plinth to the main memorial on Norfolk Square
- Gower PlaceYork Stone paving. These are old (probaby early 19th Century) paving flags, which have been hand riven. The…
- Gower PlaceA grey, York Stone paving slab with a rare occurrence of a cast of a stem or branch of the fossil plant Cal…
- The Griffin PubBlocks of medium grained, grey-blue sandstone.
- The Griffin PubThe steps in the pub doorways are made of rippled sandstones.
- GuardianMain building stone.
- GuardianMain building stone.
- Gwydir Chapel, St Grwst's ChurchStone used for window dressings.
- Gwynedd County Council (Castle Street)Paving under portico.
- Harmondsworth VillageBeautiful 18th century slabs of hand-riven York stone, showing well preserved sedimentary structures.
- Harmondsworth VillageBeautiful 18th century slabs of hand-riven York stone, showing well preserved sedimentary structures.
- Harold Wilson StatuePlatform forming the base of the statue.
- Head of Steam PubColumns supporting the Corinthian portico.
- Hepper House (Iberica Restaurant)Carved, yellow sandstone porch.
- High StreetPaving stone. Old slabs of hand split York Stone with good sedimentary structures.
- Holt Market CrossStone used for the upper steps and the shaft of the cross.
- Home Bargains StoreMain building stone.
- HSBC BankMain building stone.
- HSBC BankSandstone dressings on this building otherwise constructed of Ruabon Brick.
- HSBC BankMain building stone on the ground floor.
- Islington High StreetPaving stones. This variety of York Stone shows convolute bedding (dewatering structures) and liesegang ban…
- Leeds Central LibraryMain building stone on the west facing facade.
- Leeds City MuseumMain building stone of the museum.
- Leeds City MuseumPaved area below the east entrance steps of the museum.
- Leeds Town HallThe plinths under the lion sculptures on the south side of the building. A number of quarries supplied the…
- Leeds Town HallInside the south-facing portico behind the columns, Ashover Grit was used for the exterior walls.
- Limehouse ViaductFoundations to brick superstructure.
- Llanedwen ChurchMain building stone. A red sandstone quarried from Moel-y-Don and the shores of the straits.
- Llanedwen ChurchSecondary building stones.
- Llangristiolus ChurchMain stone used in the rubble masonry.
- Llanidan ChurchMain building stone. Red sandstones, grits and conglomerates from local quarries.
- Llanidan ChurchSecondary building stones.
- Llanidan Churchyard wallMain building stone. Red sandstones, grits and conglomerates from local quarries.
- Llantwit Major War MemorialStone used to construct the war memorial.
- Lligwy Burial ChamberStone used to construct the dolmen, including the enormous capstone, is local karstic limestone, which woul…
- Lligwy ChapelGritstones used in the rubble masonry.
- Lligwy ChapelThe chapel is constructed from local stone collected from karstic weathered limestone pavement.
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicinePorch soffits, entrance on Gower Street.
- London WallPaving in front of Moor House is of York Stone with a range of sedimentary structures, including ripple marks.
- Longford Square, Regent's PlaceKerbstones
- Longford Square, Regent's PlacePaving flagstones.
- Longford StreetPaving stones with ripple structures concentrating carbon.
- Lovat LaneWindow & door surrounds on all buildings on the lane.
- Manchester CathedralMain building material. Although founded in the 12th Century, all the exterior stone was replaced in the la…
- Manchester CathedralThe building is predominantly built of Lancashire buff to yellow sandstones and primarily Fletcher Bank Gri…
- Manchester CenotaphCircular paved area surrounding the obelisk.
- Margam Abbey Church War MemorialStone used to construct the memorial.
- Market Cross & Drinking FountainCircular base and steps to the cross and fountain.
- Matlock Town Hall ExtensionAll external stonework on the rear extension to the Town Hall.
- Medieval Masons plaqueStone used for the sculpture.
- Memorial GardensPaving in the plaza surrounding the War Memorial.
- Merchant Venturers AlmshousesRubble masonry on the King's Street facade is predominantly Pennant Sandstone.
- Methodist ChapelExterior sandstone wall with stone blocks alternating with red brick. Also a sandstone door surround and ad…
- Mill Hill ChapelMain building stones, especially clear to the right of the main west-facing door. There are good examples o…
- Millenium SquarePaving stones in the square in front of the Civic Hall.
- Mitchell LibraryMain building stone.
- Morley HousePaving in porch
- Murrain RoadBoulders used for climbing blocks and street furniture on the pedestrianised street.
- Museum Gardens Drinking FountainSuperstructure of the fountain, with carved dolphins and other decorative features. A sandstone notable for…
- Museum Gardens Fernery Fossil TreeThe fernery contains a number of landscaping features of geological interest, including a fossil stump of t…
- Museum Gardens Fernery Fossil TreeThe fernery contains a number of landscaping features of geological interest, including a slab with the cas…
- Museum Gardens GatepostsMain building stone. A sandstone with distinctive inclusions of rolled ochre nodules.
- New Spitalfields Market Bus Stop KBoulders used as an ornamental rockery on the edge of the Olympic Park. Some of these boulders have excelle…
- North Wales Heroes Memorial ArchMain building stone.
- Octagonal Building, Cathedral CloseMain building stone.
- Old BankMain building stone.
- The Old Hall HotelThe main SE facing walls on the Crescent either side on the main entrance. They show severe erosion and or…
- Old School Board, Civic CourtsThe main exterior walls either side of the East entrance of the building. The building underwent a major re…
- One Brindley PlacePaving in the colonnaded portico.
- One East ParadeBands of buff sandstone on the ground floor of the building. These show cross-bedding.
- Oriel MonA boulder of karst-weathered limestone stands outside the gallery.
- Oriel Plas Glyn-y-WeddwLimestone dressings.
- Our Lady Queen of MartyrsYellow sandstone dressings.
- Parliament SquarePaving
- Paternoster SquareYellow sandstone paving.
- Paving at Stockwell War MemorialThe stone used for paving has good examples of ripple cross-bedding and other sedimentary structures.
- Peace GardensStone benches facing inwards around the preimeter.
- Peace GardensOuter larger paving stones within the garden area.
- Penmon DovecoteSecondary building stone.
- Penmon DovecoteMain building stone.
- Penmon PrioryMain building stone.
- Penmon PrioryMain building stone.
- Penmon Priory ChurchMain building stone.
- Penmon Priory ChurchMain building stone.
- Peterloo MemorialStone used for the second step.
- Peterloo MemorialStone used for the third step.
- Peterloo MemorialStone used for the sixth step.
- Peterloo MemorialStone used for the eighth step.
- Peterloo MemorialStone used for the tenth step. This step is decorated with a wreath made from Cumbrian Green Slate ad a bla…
- Philharmonic Dining RoomsMain building stone.
- Pinner War MemorialMain building stone.
- The PiperMain building stone. There are some interesting sedimentary structures in this stone, where cross-bedding h…
- Plantation Place EntranceSandstone cladding to feature in entrance courtyard
- Plas NewyddMain building stone.
- Pole Hill ObeliskPaving flags around the base.
- Portcullis HouseMain building stone, in vertical panels between steel-framed windows.
- Porth Mawr (Exchequer Gate)Stone used for quoins and window dressings.THis is probably the drab-coloured variety of Cefn Stone.
- Presbyterian ChurchMain building stone. This laminated sandstone has been identified as a variety of Cefn Stone by Haslam et a…
- Press Room CafePaving outside the cafe is pock-marked with fossilised raindrops.
- Quebecs ApartmentsMain building stone. A buff sandstone.
- Queen's GalleryMain building stone.
- Queen's GalleryStone used for carved and gilded details.
- Rayner Memorial Clock TowerMain building stone.
- Reeth Paving StonesPavement flags on the N side B2670 road leading out of Reeth to the east.
- Reeth War MemorialA sandstone obelisk constructed from sandstone.
- Richmond Market PlaceA few setts of crinoidal limestone are scattered amongst the predominantly sandstone cobbles.
- Richmond Market PlaceCobblestone paving. River cobbles from the local rivers (i.e River Swale) are used for paving. These are pr…
- The RiverMain building stone.
- RNLI MemorialSculpture of a lifeboatman carved from a rough-hewn boulder.
- Roman Catholic CathedralMain building stone.
- Royal Albert HallPaving around building
- Royal Bank of ScotlandStone used for archway around the pedestrian entrance.
- Royal Naval CollegePaving around building.
- Sainsbury's MatlockMain external building stones, both pink and buff blocks from a single quarry
- Salem ChapelStone dressings and columns around the entrance.
- Sandro, Marylebone High StreetCladding around shop windows.
- Seething Lane GardensPaving.
- Shakespeare's Globe TheatrePaving around the theatre.
- Sheffield CathedralExterior stonework on the left side of the door of the new extension which created new main entrance
- Sheffield CathedralBuff sandstone paving leading to the West Cathedral entrance.
- Sheffield Town HallAll exterior walls and mouldings on the building's facade.
- Shrubland RoadPart of pavement on south side of Shrubland Road just before its junction with Queensbridge Road.
- Sinclair's Oyster BarAway from the Tudor facade, on the eastern and northern walls at first floor level, the building has a mode…
- Sir Patrick Stewart BuildingAll exterior stonewark of the archways around the main wooden door on Page Street.
- Sloane SquarePaving in the Square.
- St Albans CourtPaving. York stone with well-developed liesegang banding is used here. It is probably the Appleton variety…
- St Andrew's GrintonMain building stone, a local sandstone from the Yoredale Group.
- St Ann's ChurchThe original stonework is of purple to grey, cross-bedded and sometimes speckled sandstone. The walls are n…
- St Beuno's ChurchStone used for window dressings.
- St Beuno's ChurchMain stone used in the rubble masonry.
- St Cadwaladr's ChurchMain building stone, used for both masonry and dressings.
- St David & St Helen's Church, TwthillWindow and door dressings. These have been largely painted over.
- St Dunawd's Bangor-on-DeeA wide variety of stones are used in this building. Yellow Cefn Stone is used for dressings.
- St Dunstan's Court ApartmentsSandstone cladding on the building.
- St Eleth's ChurchLimestone blocks are used for the foundations of the church and the quoins and window dressings.
- St Eleth's ChurchLocal sandstones are used in the lower courses on the south side of the church.
- St George's BloomsburyPaving under the portico.
- St George's HallMain building stone.
- St German's ChurchThe main coursed walling of the church, which is snecked, rock-faced stone. Sweldon Stone is from the Barry…
- St Giles-in-the-Fields ChurchyardPaving in the churchyard often whows well developed ripples and other sedimentary structures.
- St Illtyd's War MemorialBuilding stone for the war memorial, which is in the grounds of St Illtyd's Church.
- St John The Baptist Church PinnerPaving around the church.
- St John the Evangelist (Salford Cathedral)Main building stone.
- St John the Evangelist (Salford Cathedral)Paved circular plaza outside the west door.
- St John's Church ConwyYellow sandstone dressings on the church.
- St John's Methodist Church LlandudnoWindow and door frames. The provenance of the stone is unknown, but it is reputed to be local to North Wale…
- St Martin's CourtPaving in the lane of York Stone shows excellent and unusual examples of sun-sedimentary deformation; slump…
- St Mary the Virgin ChurchExterior paving.
- St Mary's and St Nicholas's ChurchThe local Penmon Limestone is used in the rubble masonry. Several favies of this stone occur.
- St Mary's and St Nicholas's ChurchGritstones and conglomerates are used in the rubble masonry.
- St Mary's Church ConwyStone used for some of the window dressings. A cross-bedded, purple-red sandstone.
- St Mary's Church Menai BridgeQuoins and dressings.
- St Mary's Church Menai BridgeWindow dressings and quatrefoil on the north side of the church. A fine grained, even textured variety of t…
- St Mary's Church RuabonMain building stone. A fine to medium grained, yellowish sandstone which develops a black crust on weathering.
- St Mary's Church RuabonBoulders of water-worn, hard white quartzite in the rubble masonsry of the church.
- St Mary's Church RuabonContruction stone used for the 14th Century Tower.
- St Mary's GardenPaving in the garden.
- St Padarn's ChurchInner porch dressings. These belong to the original Medieval Church.
- St Paul's Church DeptfordPaving on the pathways in the churchyard.
- St Paul's CourtPaving.
- St Philips ChurchMain building stone.
- St Thomas's ChurchA grey, laminated, gritstone used around the porch arch.
- St Thomas's ChurchSlabs of a white, slightly iron stained, laminated, fine grained sandstone are common in the rubble masonry…
- St Werburgh's ChurchMain building stone, with some modern repairs.