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  1. Dakota Deluxe HotelStone used for cladding around the main entrance. A highly polished porphyritic basalt.IgneousBasaltnear Leeds
  2. Daks, Old Bond StreetMain building stoneSedimentaryLimestonenear Green Park
  3. Dardanelles Canon BallA marble cannon ball on an iron plinth. This is probably shot from the Dardanelles gun (the Great Turkish B…MetamorphicMarblenear Windsor & Eton Central
  4. Dartford LibraryStone dressings and dedicatory plaques.SedimentaryOolitic Limestonenear Dartford
  5. Dartford War MemorialPlinth for the statue.IgneousGranitenear Dartford
  6. Dashwood HouseCladding on ground floor.IgneousGranitenear Liverpool Street
  7. David Morris, New Bond StreetFoundationsIgneousMonzonitenear Green Park
  8. David Morris, New Bond StreetMain building stoneFossilLimestonenear Green Park
  9. De Hems Dutch Cafe BarPillars between windows on ground floor.IgneousGranitenear Piccadilly Circus
  10. De Hems Dutch Café BarFoundations to pillars.IgneousGranitenear Piccadilly Circus
  11. DebenhamsCladding on square section pillars at east entrance.IgneousMonzonitenear Oxford Circus
  12. Deiniol Road Drinking FountainMain building stone.IgneousGranitenear Bangor
  13. Deiniol Road Drinking FountainStone used for the steps and plinth.IgneousGranitenear Bangor
  14. Dench FitnessGrey larvikite cladding beneath the windows. This is a former pub, and is clad with a number of decorat…IgneousMonzonitenear St James Street
  15. Dench FitnessBronze larvikite window sill. This former pub is clad in a variety of decorative granites.IgneousMonzonitenear St James Street
  16. Dench FitnessPink granite columns. This former pub is clad with several decorative granites.IgneousGranitenear St James Street
  17. Deniol CenttreMain building stone.SedimentaryLimestonenear Bangor
  18. Department of Business, Innovation & SkillsBlack stone used on the foundations.IgneousDoleritenear St James's Park
  19. Department of Business, Innovation & SkillsWhite stone used for wall cladding. This is an unusual stone composed of quartz and plagioclase from Norway…IgneousTrondhjemitenear St James's Park
  20. Department of ZoologyMain wall stone at the junction of Downing Street and Corn Exchange Street.SedimentaryLimestonenear Cambridge
  21. Deptford High StreetRusty yellow granite paving.IgneousGranitenear Deptford
  22. Deptford High StreetPink granite paving.IgneousGranitenear Deptford
  23. Deptford High StreetGrey, porphyry granite paving with oink and white feldspar phenocrysts.IgneousGranitenear Deptford
  24. Deptford High StreetGreen setts.IgneousDioritenear Deptford
  25. Deptford Market YardPink granite paving and cobble stones.IgneousGranitenear Deptford
  26. Deptford Market YardGreen setts.IgneousGranitenear Deptford
  27. Deptford Market YardRusty yellow granite setts and paving.IgneousGranitenear Deptford
  28. Deptford Town HallDeptford Tpwn Hall is now Part of Goldsmiths, University of London. Main building stone.The beautiful carvi…SedimentaryLimestonenear New Cross Gate
  29. Derby CathedralWest nave side door frame, particularly the larger building blocks. Clear cross-bedding within poorly-sorte…SedimentarySandstonenear Derby
  30. Derby City Council HallMain building stone used for the portico and dressings on this otherwise brick building.SedimentarySandstonenear Derby
  31. Derby Registry Office (Royal Oak House)Decorative, engaged pilasters around the building. This channel-bedded sandstone is probably from Dumfriesh…SedimentarySandstonenear Derby
  32. Derby War MemorialStone used to construct the memorial.SedimentarySandstonenear Derby
  33. The Design MuseumThe Design Museum signage wall, next to the Design Museum ShopFossilLimestonenear High Street Kensington
  34. Deutsche BankPaving around the building. There are some great examples of graded bedding and sedimentary structures in t…StructureSandstonenear Birmingham New Street
  35. Development HouseCladding around doorway and in porch soffits.MetamorphicGneissnear Old Street
  36. Devil's DenNeolithic megalithic site. The upright boulders are locally-derived sarsen stones.SedimentarySandstonenear Swindon
  37. Devonshire HouseWall claddingIgneousGranitenear Liverpool Street
  38. DFS, Tottenham Court RoadPillars between shop frontsIgneousMonzonitenear Goodge Street
  39. Din Lligwy Iron Age FarmHut circles and rectangular barns constructed of field stones of the local limestone karst.SedimentaryLimestonenear Llanfairpwllgwyngyll
  40. Dior ShopFloor to door height wall cladding.SedimentarySedimentarynear Green Park
  41. Direct Line HouseBuilding claddingIgneousGranitenear Leeds
  42. Discovery PointPebble Mosaic.MetamorphicSlatenear Dundee
  43. Discovery PointRed porphyry cobbles used in the Pebble Mosaic. The origin of these stones is not proven, but they appear t…IgneousPorphyrynear Dundee
  44. Dixon HouseMain building stone.SedimentaryLimestonenear Fenchurch Street
  45. DNB BankCladding over entire building.SedimentaryTravertinenear Monument
  46. Doc Fictoria (Victoria Dock)Large blocks of limestone forming the edge of the quay are crammed with fossils.FossilLimestonenear Bangor
  47. Dog & DuckPillarsIgneousMonzonitenear Tottenham Court Road
  48. Dog & DuckCladding below windows.IgneousGranitenear Tottenham Court Road
  49. Dolbadarn CastleCoursed masonry using the local slates.MetamorphicSlatenear Bangor
  50. Domino's PizzaOn the corner Barnet High Road and Park road. Stone dressings of the middle section of wall, below the bric…SedimentaryLimestonenear High Barnet
  51. Domino's PizzaFoundations.SedimentarySandstonenear High Barnet
  52. Doncaster MinsterMain building stone.SedimentaryLimestonenear Doncaster
  53. Doncaster Minster War MemorialMain building stone. A wheel-headed, Celtic-style cross in the Minster graveyard. The surface is much black…IgneousGranitenear Doncaster
  54. Dore AbbeyMain Building stone and stone used for carved dressings and quoin. The stone was quarried nearby from the S…SedimentarySandstonenear Hereford
  55. Dorrington HouseRed granite cladding. Note that the 'grey granite' is in fact ceramic tiles!IgneousGranitenear Farringdon
  56. Dorrington HouseBlack cladding on the foundations.IgneousMonzonitenear Farringdon
  57. Dorset HouseFacade and carved sections beside the doorway.SedimentaryLimestonenear Baker Street
  58. Dorset HouseCladding in the porch. A spectacular use of this beautiful marble.MetamorphicLimestonenear Baker Street
  59. Dorset HousePaving in the porch. Some slates have rip-up clasts of fine grained material.MetamorphicSlatenear Baker Street
  60. Dorset HouseFoundations.IgneousGranitenear Southwark
  61. Dorset HouseMain building stone.SedimentaryLimestonenear Southwark
  62. Doubletree HotelThe cladding on all major exterior walls.SedimentaryLimestonenear Tower Hill
  63. DoubleTree HotelCladding on the building.SedimentaryLimestonenear Fenchurch Street
  64. Dowgate Hill HouseFoundationsIgneousGneissnear Cannon Street
  65. Dowgate Hill HouseWallsSedimentaryLimestonenear Cannon Street
  66. Dowgate Hill HouseWallsSedimentaryLimestonenear Cannon Street
  67. Drayton HouseThe steps are of the variety of Whitbed known today as 'Fancy Beach'. It is packed with fossil debris.SedimentaryLimestonenear Euston LU
  68. Drew PritchardMain building stone.SedimentarySandstonenear Conwy
  69. Drift-In, NessgateFormer Yorkshire Agricultural and Commercial Bank. Main building stone is fine-medium-grained yellow, sligh…SedimentarySandstonenear York
  70. Drift-In, NessgateFormer Yorkshire Agricultural and Commercial Bank. Doorways of polished, grey, coarse-grained igneous rock:…IgneousGranitenear York
  71. Drinking Fountain Blackfriars StationA Victorian drinking fountain outside Blackfriars Station.IgneousGranitenear Blackfriars
  72. Drinking Fountain New Bridge StreetA drinking fountain in the Black Friar pub's beer garden.IgneousGranitenear Blackfriars
  73. Drinking Fountain Royal Exchange BuildingsMain building stone used for an ornate, 'four-poster' drinking fountain.IgneousGranitenear Bank
  74. Drinking Fountain Shaftesbury AvenueGrey granite basins on the drinking fountain.IgneousGranitenear Tottenham Court Road
  75. Drinking Fountain Shaftesbury AvenueMain building stone, a pink granite.IgneousGranitenear Tottenham Court Road
  76. Duchess WalkBlack paving setts.IgneousBasaltnear London Bridge
  77. Duchess WalkGreen paving setts.IgneousDioritenear London Bridge
  78. Dudley Canal Trust MonolithsStone slabs used for the monoliths in the car park. The origin of this stone is unknown but it is likely to…SedimentaryOolitic Limestonenear Tipton
  79. The Duke of York PubSquare-section engaged columns along the facade of the building.IgneousGranitenear Victoria
  80. The Duke of York PubGrey stone dressings on the building's facade.IgneousGranitenear Victoria
  81. Duke of York SquareColumn bases at entrance onto Sloane Square.IgneousGranitenear Sloane Square
  82. Duke of York SquareWhite granite cladding at Sloane Square entrance and socles to the shops in the complex. This stone is used…IgneousGranitenear Sloane Square
  83. Duke of York SquareWhite limestone cladding on shop fronts. An oolitic and peloidal limestone.SedimentaryOolitic Limestonenear Sloane Square
  84. Duke of York SquarePaving in the Square.SedimentarySandstonenear Sloane Square
  85. Duke of York SquareStreet furniture in the square.SedimentarySandstonenear Sloane Square
  86. Duke of York's ColumnPedestal to the column.IgneousGranitenear Piccadilly
  87. Duke of York's ColumnColumn shaft. This is above eye level and therefore not possible to obtain photographs.IgneousGranitenear Piccadilly
  88. Duke of York's ColumnBase of the column. This is above eye level and impossible to photograph.IgneousGranitenear Piccadilly
  89. Duke StreetStreet furniture; a water fountain and a bench carved from marble.MetamorphicMarblenear Bond Street
  90. Duke Street HouseCladding around building porch.FossilLimestonenear Bond Street
  91. Dunbar CastleMasonry of the ruined castle remaining around the headland area.SedimentarySandstonenear Dunbar
  92. Durham CathedralThe main building stone is the Low Main Post sandstone, which forms the bedrock of the cathedral. It wiuld…SedimentarySandstonenear Durham
  93. Durham Cathedral CloseMain building stone. These buildings now belong to Durham University.SedimentarySandstonenear Durham
  94. Durham Dales CentreMonument depicting the carving of stag and foliage in bas-relief.SedimentarySandstonenear Stanhope (Weardale Railway)
  95. Durlston Castle GatepostsGrey granite cylindrical gate posts. These bollards were apparently trials for those used in Trafalgar Squa…IgneousGranitenear Wareham
  96. Durlston GlobeA 3 m diameter globe made from Portland Stone in Durlston Country Park.SedimentaryOolitic Limestonenear Wareham
  97. Dyson Building, Imperial CollegeWhite limestone on the ground floor.SedimentaryOolitic Limestonenear South Kensington
  98. Dyson Building, Imperial CollegeGrey granite used for dressings around the door.IgneousGranitenear South Kensington