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  1. L'Oreal BuildingRed sandstone used on facade and for street furniture. This is probably one of the sandstones quarried at L…IgneousSandstonenear Hammersmith
  2. La PerlaPink onyx used for cladding the building.SedimentaryTravertinenear Hyde Park Corner
  3. Lacock AbbeyMain building stone.SedimentaryOolitic Limestonenear Chippenham
  4. Lacock Abbey CourtyardMain building stone.SedimentaryLimestonenear Chippenham
  5. Lacock Abbey CourtyardWindow dressings.SedimentaryOolitic Limestonenear Chippenham
  6. Lacock Abbey CourtyardRoofing tilesSedimentaryLimestonenear Chippenham
  7. Lacock Lock-UpMain building stone. The lock-Up is built of fine Bath Stone Ashlar.SedimentaryOolitic Limestonenear Chippenham
  8. Lacock Tithe BarnMain building stone.Sedimentarynear Chippenham
  9. Lacock Tithe BarnMainly seen on the High street facade of the barn. A careous weathered, iron-rich sandstone, with pits wher…SedimentarySandstonenear Chippenham
  10. Laduree KioskCladding used on the walls and counters.MetamorphicMarblenear King's Cross St Pancras LU
  11. Ladybower Reservoir MemorialThe plinth to the memorial, beside the A6013 across from the dam wall, above the village of Bamford, Derbys…SedimentarySandstonenear Bamford
  12. Laidlaw LibraryMain building stone.FossilOolitic Limestonenear Leeds
  13. LakelandFloor of shop entrance is paved with mottled, dark grey siltstones, some showing textures indicative of sub…SedimentarySiltstonenear York
  14. LakelandShop frontage and foundation stones of coarsely crystalline, dark-coloured igneous rock, a larvikite, with…IgneousLarvikitenear York
  15. Lakha JewellersCladding on the front of the shop. It cannot be confirmed by eye alone that this is Makrana Marble, but bro…MetamorphicMarblenear Alperton
  16. Lamb & Flag PassagePaving setts in the passage.SedimentarySandstonenear Oxford
  17. Lambeth Town HallWhite stone used for dressings.SedimentaryLimestonenear Brixton
  18. Lambeth Town Hall War MemorialStone used for the memorial plaque.SedimentaryLimestonenear Brixton
  19. Lampost base, Insole CourtTop of the main drive on boundary of the old lodge.SedimentaryConglomeratenear Fairwater
  20. Lampton ParkA sarsen and descriptive plaque near the pond in the park.SedimentarySandstonenear Hounslow Central
  21. Lancaster Cemetery ChapelPillars to entrance to Chapel.FossilLimestone (Biosparite)near Lancaster
  22. Lancaster MuseumA granite plaque at the back of the Lancaster Museum.IgneousGranitenear Lancaster
  23. Landlines SculptureA square section prism, with layers of five different decorative stones. The black stone at the base.SedimentaryLimestonenear Oxford Circus
  24. Landlines SculptureA square section prism, with layers of five different decorative stones. The red stone forming the second l…SedimentaryLimestonenear Oxford Circus
  25. Landlines SculptureA square section prism, with layers of five different decorative stones. The green stone forming the middle…MetamorphicSerpentinitenear Oxford Circus
  26. Landlines SculptureA square section prism, with layers of five different decorative stones. The beige stone forming the penult…SedimentaryLimestonenear Oxford Circus
  27. Landlines SculptureA square section prism, with layers of five different decorative stones. The grey stone at the top.MetamorphicMarblenear Oxford Circus
  28. Landmark HousePink granite cladding.IgneousGranitenear Fenchurch Street
  29. Landmark HouseWhite granite cladding. The origin of this stone is unknown.IgneousGranitenear Aldgate
  30. Landmark HouseDark pink granite cladding.IgneousGranitenear Aldgate
  31. Lansdowne GreenA mixture of boulders of high grade metamorphic rocks are used as ornamental stone, creating a rockery.MetamorphicGneissnear Vauxhall
  32. Lansdowne HouseBlue stone details on wall claddingIgneousSyenitenear Green Park
  33. Lansdowne HouseWall claddingIgneousGranitenear Green Park
  34. Lantern CrossStone, rectangualr-headed cross in the churchyard. This would have been carved from a slab of field stone g…IgneousGranitenear St Ives
  35. Laurel LoungeRed orthogneiss cladding around the entrance. The provenance of this stone is unknown.MetamorphicGneissnear Fenchurch Street
  36. Le ChaletMain building stone, a grey granite, showing xenoliths.IgneousGranitenear Leeds
  37. Leadenhall CourtFeature wall company sign under portico.FossilLimestonenear Monument
  38. Leadenhall CourtFoundations of pillars supporting the portico.MetamorphicGneissnear Monument
  39. Leadenhall MarketFoundationsIgneousGranitenear Monument
  40. Lee House, Barbican CentreWall cladding on the archway over Wood Street.IgneousGranitenear Barbican
  41. Leeds Central LibraryMain building stone on the west facing facade.SedimentarySandstonenear Leeds
  42. Leeds Central LibraryFour large pillars on either side of the main doorway facing Calverley Street.IgneousGranitenear Leeds
  43. Leeds City MuseumMain building stone of the museum.SedimentarySandstonenear Leeds
  44. Leeds City MuseumPaved area below the east entrance steps of the museum.SedimentarySandstonenear Leeds
  45. Leeds Civic HallAll exterior building stone and columns, these are best viewed on the south side of the building, facing Mi…SedimentaryOolitic Limestonenear Leeds
  46. Leeds Town HallThe plinths under the lion sculptures on the south side of the building. A number of quarries supplied the…SedimentarySandstonenear Leeds
  47. Leeds Town HallInside the south-facing portico behind the columns, Ashover Grit was used for the exterior walls.SedimentarySandstonenear Leeds
  48. Leeds War MemorialA strip of pale-green slate set into the pavement surrounding the memorial, just inside the iron railings.MetamorphicSlatenear Leeds
  49. Leicester SquarePavingIgneousBasaltnear Leicester Square
  50. Leonard CircusCobblestones at the intersection with Paul Street. The stone was supplied by The Ethical Stone Company.IgneousPorphyrynear Old Street
  51. Leopold ChambersGrey granite foundations at the building entrance. This possibly a phenocrystic variety of Bessbrook Granite.IgneousGranite
  52. Leper StoneOn the eastern verge of B1383 Cambridge Road, close to speed limit signs to north of village. The wall behi…SedimentarySandstone (Sarsen)near Newport Essex
  53. Lewes Castle BarbicanThe Barbican is constructed from coursed knapped flint, but uncoursed flint rubble (with the occassional pe…SedimentaryFlintnear Lewes
  54. Lewes Castle BarbicanThe arch is constructed with sandstone blockas, as the the dressings around the arrow slits etc. Yellow and…SedimentarySandstonenear Lewes
  55. Lewes Castle BarbicanGreensand is used in the inner curve of the arch and is also scattered amongst the other sandstone masonry.SedimentarySandstonenear Lewes
  56. Lewes County HallMain building stone. The sculptural panels (not visible on the photograph) are in Coade Stone (a ceramic).SedimentaryOolitic Limestonenear Lewes
  57. Lewes Crown Court (Newcastle House)Main building stone.SedimentaryOolitic Limestonenear Lewes
  58. Lewes Old Grammar School Mead HouseThe facade is clad with rectangular knapped flints, in the style called narrow gauge flushwork. Dressings a…SedimentaryFlintnear Lewes
  59. Lewes Old Grammar School St Clair HouseThe facade is clad with squared, knapped flint in the gauged flushwork style, with Portland Stone dressings.SedimentaryFlintnear Lewes
  60. Lewes Old Grammar School Tyne HouseThe facade is clad with course snapped flint with red and blue brick dressings.SedimentaryFlintnear Lewes
  61. Lewes War MemorialMain building stone for the obelisk.SedimentaryOolitic Limestonenear Lewes
  62. Lewis's Department StoreMain building stone.SedimentaryOolitic Limestonenear Lime Street
  63. Lewis's Department Store EntranceStone forming the doorcases.SedimentaryTravertinenear Lime Street
  64. Leysian Mission (Imperial Hall)Pillars and foundations at pavement level.IgneousRapakivi Granitenear Old Street
  65. Leyton LibraryA pale-coloured brick building with dressings of Portland Stone.SedimentaryOolitic Limestonenear Leyton
  66. Leyton Library Foundation PlaquePink granite used for the plaque.IgneousGranitenear Leyton
  67. Leyton Old Town HallA red brick building with Portland Stone dressings.SedimentaryOolitic Limestonenear Leyton
  68. Leyton Old Town Hall Foundation PlaquePink granite used for the plaque.IgneousGranitenear Leyton
  69. Leytonstone High StoneAn historic, stone obelisk milepost. The current stone - which has given its name to Leytonstone - is a rep…SedimentaryOolitic Limestonenear Wanstead
  70. The LightMain building stone. This is a small shopping development based on the Leeds Permanent Building Society. A…SedimentaryOolitic Limestonenear Leeds
  71. The LighthouseMain building stone.SedimentarySandstonenear Glasgow
  72. Lilygrey HairdresssersPillars either side of the entrance door and all the windows.SedimentarySandstonenear Derby
  73. Lime KilnMain building stone.MetamorphicSchistnear Llanfairpwllgwyngyll
  74. Limehouse ViaductFoundations to brick superstructure.SedimentarySandstonenear Limehouse DLR
  75. Lincoln CastleA fossil footprint on the south facing wall of the North Lodge on the west side of the arch of the East Gat…FossilLimestonenear Lincoln
  76. Lincoln Cathedral CafeMain building stone. Locally quarried Lincoln Limestone.SedimentaryLimestonenear Lincoln
  77. Lincoln Cathedral Discovery CentreA beautiful example of a blue-hearted Ancaster Limestone is used on this modern extension to the Cathedral.SedimentaryLimestonenear Lincoln
  78. Lincoln Cathedral West FrontMain building stone. Locally quarried Lincoln Limestone.SedimentaryLimestonenear Lincoln
  79. Lincoln Crown CourtPink and orange-hued Ancaster stone used on the back wall of the portico.SedimentaryLimestonenear Lincoln
  80. Lincoln MuseumA variety of stone from the Ancaster quarries, with a 'blue-heart'.SedimentaryLimestonenear Lincoln
  81. Liners HouseMain building and sculptural stone.SedimentaryOolitic Limestonenear Manchester Victoria
  82. Lion & Key HotelPink granite used for the pillars.IgneousGranitenear Leyton
  83. Lion & Key HotelGrey granite used for the bases of the pillars.IgneousGranitenear Leyton
  84. Lion & Lamb YardPaving setts. The main stone used here is red Mountsorrel Granodiorite, however red and green speckled mark…IgneousGranodioritenear Farnham
  85. Lion & Lamb YardPaving setts.SedimentaryIronstone (sandstone)near Farnham
  86. Lion ChambersDoorstep on the entrance on John William Street, facing St George's Square.MetamorphicMarblenear Huddersfield
  87. Little Green StreetKerbstones in coarse-grained pink granite. These are worn and weathered, so a secure identification is not…IgneousGranitenear Gospel Oak
  88. Little Green StreetCobblestones in the well-preserved Victorian street.IgneousGranodioritenear Gospel Oak
  89. Little St Mary's ChurchAshlar masonry.SedimentaryLimestonenear Cambridge
  90. Little St Mary's ChurchRippled, yellow, oolitic limestone used for ashlar masonry. The ripple marks are clear, even on the well-cu…StructureOolitic Limestonenear Cambridge
  91. Little St Mary's ChurchRubble masonry walls. An assortment of various stones including flints and granites are used here.SedimentaryBoulder Claynear Cambridge
  92. Little St Mary's ChurchButtresses on the south side of the church.SedimentaryChalknear Cambridge
  93. Liverpool Anglican CathedralMain building stone.SedimentarySandstonenear Liverpool Central Station
  94. The Liverpool Institute for Performing ArtsMain building stone.SedimentarySandstonenear Liverpool Central Station
  95. Liverpool Lime Street StationMain building stone on the station facade.SedimentarySandstonenear Lime Street
  96. Liverpool Lime Street StationStone used to shore up the railway cuttings and bridgework, visible from the far end of the platforms. The…SedimentarySandstonenear Lime Street
  97. Liverpool Street StationSteps on Bishopsgate entrance to the station complex.IgneousGranitenear Liverpool Street
  98. Llan BachMain building stone. Particularly coarse grained conglomerates from the locally derived Basement Beds.SedimentaryConglomeratenear Llanfair PG
  99. Llan BachThe stone around the doorway contains large brachiopod fossils of Daviesiella species.FossilLimestonenear Llanfair PG
  100. Llanbeblig ChurchChest Tomb in the graveyard, immediately to the right of the entrance.MetamorphicSlatenear Bangor
  101. Llanbeblig ChurchGrave stones in churchyard.IgneousSlatenear Bangor
  102. Llanbeblig ChurchGrave stones in churchyard.MetamorphicSlatenear Bangor
  103. Llanbeblig ChurchRubble masonry. Various stones are used in the construction of the church. Ashlar blocks used for the quoin…SedimentaryGrit - Conglomeratenear Bangor
  104. Llanbeblig ChurchRubble masonry. Various stones are used in the construction of the church.SedimentaryShaley limestonenear Bangor
  105. Llanbeblig ChurchRubble masonry. Rubble masonry. Various stones are used in the construction of the church. This phase proba…SedimentaryLimestonenear Bangor
  106. Llanbeblig ChurchRubble masonry. Various stones are used in the construction of the church.SedimentarySandstonenear Bangor
  107. Llandaff Drinking FountainMain building stone.SedimentarySandstonenear Cardiff
  108. Llandaff FieldsThe central courses of stone of the wall forming the boundary of Llandaff Fields and houses on Fields Park…SedimentaryConglomeratenear Fairwater
  109. Llandewi Velfrey War MemorialStone used to construct the war memorial.SedimentarySandstonenear Narberth
  110. Llandudno Station Car ParkSquare block sets on pavements around the car park.IgneousGranodioritenear Llandudno
  111. Llandudno Town HallNorth side of the building, the ground floor window sills.SedimentarySandstonenear Llandudno
  112. Llandudno War MemorialThe obelisk base.IgneousGranitenear Llandudno
  113. Llandygwydd FontMain building stone. Dundry stone was widely used for the construction of fonts during the Medieaval Period…SedimentaryLimestonenear Aberystwyth
  114. Llanedwen ChurchMain building stone. A red sandstone quarried from Moel-y-Don and the shores of the straits.SedimentarySandstonenear Llanfairpwllgwyngyll
  115. Llanedwen ChurchSecondary building stones.SedimentaryLimestonenear Llanfairpwllgwyngyll
  116. Llanedwen Churchyard, GravestonesThe majority of the gravestones in the graveyard are made from the local slate.MetamorphicSlatenear Llanfairpwllgwyngyll
  117. Llanedwen Churchyard, Griffiths MemorialStone used for the plinth.MetamorphicSlatenear Llanfairpwllgwyngyll
  118. Llanedwen Churchyard, Griffiths MemorialStone used for the pyramidion.MetamorphicMarblenear Llanfairpwllgwyngyll
  119. Llanedwen Churchyard, Jones ObeliskPink granite used for the obelisk.IgneousGranitenear Llanfairpwllgwyngyll
  120. Llanedwen Churchyard, Owen MemorialLeucogranite used to make the memorial cross.IgneousGranitenear Llanfairpwllgwyngyll
  121. Llangristiolus ChurchMain stone used in the rubble masonry.SedimentarySandstonenear Llanfairpwllgwyngyll
  122. Llangristiolus ChurchGravestones in the old churchyard.MetamorphicSlatenear Llanfairpwllgwyngyll
  123. Llanharan War MemorialStone used to construct the memorial.SedimentaryOolitic Limestonenear Llanharan
  124. Llanidan ChurchMain building stone. Red sandstones, grits and conglomerates from local quarries.SedimentarySandstonenear Llanfairpwllgwyngyll
  125. Llanidan ChurchSecondary building stones.SedimentaryLimestonenear Llanfairpwllgwyngyll
  126. Llanidan ChurchyardThe majority of the gravestones in the graveyard are made from the local slate.MetamorphicSlatenear Llanfairpwllgwyngyll
  127. Llanidan Churchyard wallMain building stone. Red sandstones, grits and conglomerates from local quarries.SedimentarySandstonenear Llanfairpwllgwyngyll
  128. Llanidan Churchyard, MemorialGrey granite memorial on the south side of the church.IgneousGranite
  129. Llanishen StationWalls, road bridges and station buildings are all constructed from Radyr Stone.SedimentaryConglomeratenear Llanishen
  130. Llanrwst ClockMain building stone.IgneousGranodioritenear Llanrwst
  131. Llantwit Major War MemorialStone used to construct the war memorial.SedimentaryLimestone (Encrinite)near Llantwit Major
  132. Lligwy Burial ChamberStone used to construct the dolmen, including the enormous capstone, is local karstic limestone, which woul…SedimentaryLimestonenear Llanfairpwllgwyngyll
  133. Lligwy ChapelGritstones used in the rubble masonry.SedimentarySandstonenear Llanfairpwllgwyngyll
  134. Lligwy ChapelThe chapel is constructed from local stone collected from karstic weathered limestone pavement.Sedimentarynear Llanfairpwllgwyngyll
  135. Lloyd ParkRough-hewn blocks used for the rockery close to the park entrance.SedimentarySandstonenear Walthamstow Central
  136. Lloyd's BankStone dressings.SedimentaryLimestonenear Audley End
  137. Lloyd's BankGrey granite cladding the building.IgneousGranitenear Bangor
  138. Lloyd's BankMain building stone.SedimentaryLimestonenear York
  139. Lloyd's BankMain building stone.SedimentarySandstonenear Haslemere
  140. Lloyd's BankStone used for window dressings.SedimentaryLimestonenear Haslemere
  141. Lloyd's Bank ElyStone dressings and decorative elements on this brick building.SedimentaryLimestonenear Ely
  142. Lloyd's Bank LincolnMain building stone.SedimentaryLimestonenear Lincoln
  143. Lloyds BankBuilding cladding.IgneousGranitenear Bradford Forster Square
  144. Lloyds BankCladding on the side of the building. WE are not able to identify the provenance of this granite.IgneousGranitenear Lancaster
  145. Lloyds BankMain building stone.SedimentaryOolitic Limestonenear Preston
  146. Llywelyn ap Gruffydd MemorialStone used for the monument. Commemorating the death of Llywelyn ap Gruffydd in 1282.MetamorphicSlatenear Bangor
  147. Local Express, 238 High RoadPink granite used for dressings on this building.IgneousGranitenear Leyton
  148. Local Express, 238 High RoadGrey granite used for dressings on this building.IgneousGranitenear Leyton
  149. Logan StoneThe Logan stone is the large stone at the centre of a gorsedd circle. There is a story that this particular…SedimentaryConglomeratenear Cardiff
  150. London BridgeParapets on the bridge.IgneousGranitenear London Bridge
  151. London BridgeLondon Bridge, northbound pavement, north side of the river. Conspicuous aligned megacrysts are found in th…IgneousGranitenear Monument
  152. London Bridge StairsPier at the north end of the bridge. Giant Granite has large feldspar megacrysts and clots of black tourmal…IgneousGranitenear London Bridge
  153. London Coliseum Opera HouseCladding around doors and windowsIgneousGranitenear Leicester Square
  154. London Fruit & Wool ExchangeMain building stone.SedimentaryOolitic Limestonenear Liverpool Street
  155. London Metropolitan UniversityColumns at doorway.IgneousGranitenear Moorgate
  156. London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineMain building stoneSedimentaryLimestonenear Goodge Street
  157. London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicinePorch soffits, entrance on Gower Street.SedimentaryLimestonenear Goodge Street
  158. London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicinePorch soffits, entrance on Malet StreetMetamorphicSerpentinitenear Goodge Street
  159. London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicinePorch soffits, main entrance on Keppel StreetMetamorphicSerpentinitenear Goodge Street
  160. London StoneThe origin of the stone is a mystery. It is currently being housed and analysed by the Museum of London, wh…SedimentaryLimestonenear Barbican
  161. London WallPaving in front of Moor House is of York Stone with a range of sedimentary structures, including ripple marks.SedimentarySandstonenear Moorgate
  162. Longford Square, Regent's PlaceKerbstonesIgneousGranitenear Warren Street
  163. Longford Square, Regent's PlacePaving flagstones.SedimentarySandstonenear Warren Street
  164. Longford Square, Regent's PlacePlanters and street-furniture along the pavement.IgneousGranitenear Warren Street
  165. Longford StreetPaving stones with ripple structures concentrating carbon.SedimentarySandstonenear Warren Street
  166. Lord Wolfson MemorialStone used for plinth.MetamorphicSlatenear Russell Square
  167. The Lost Dene (Grampian House)Main building stone.SedimentaryOolitic Limestonenear Deansgate
  168. Louis VuittonFoundation level adjacent to the pavement in front of the main display windowsIgneousGranitenear Manchester Piccadilly
  169. Louis Vuitton, New Bond StreetMain building stoneFossilLimestonenear Green Park
  170. Louis Vuitton, New Bond StreetCladding in porch soffits. A spectacular stone that resembles wood at first glance.SedimentaryTravertinenear Green Park
  171. Lovat LaneWindow & door surrounds on all buildings on the lane.SedimentarySandstonenear Monument
  172. 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
  173. The Lucas ArmsCladding around windows on Cromer Street. a variety of porphyritic granite.IgneousIgneousnear King's Cross St Pancras LU