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Near Cardiff Queen Street

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34 locations with this as their nearest station.

  1. Cardiff Brewhouse & KitchenDressings and wall cappings.Sedimentary·Conglomerate·near Cardiff Queen Street
  2. Cardiff City HallMain building stone.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Cardiff Queen Street
  3. Cardiff City Hall ObelisksMain building stone. The top part of the obelisks have been painted, but they are made of Portland Stone th…Sedimentary·Limestone·near Cardiff Queen Street
  4. Cardiff City United Reformed ChurchVoussoirs on the pointed window arches.Sedimentary·Conglomerate·near Cardiff Queen Street
  5. Cardiff HiltonMain building stone.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Cardiff Queen Street
  6. Colleg Glan HafrenRed bands in front elevation of the white stone building.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Cardiff Queen Street
  7. CornerstoneFormerly Ebenezer Chapel, this building is constructed from rubble of a wide variety of stones which would…near Cardiff Queen Street
  8. Crown CourtMain building stone.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Cardiff Queen Street
  9. Ebeneser ChapelThe rubble masonry of the chapel is largely built of ballast brought into the port of Cardiff.Various lithologies·near Cardiff Queen Street
  10. Falkland's War MemorialRough hewn stone mounted on the plinth. This boulder was brought from Mt Harriet in the Falkland Islands.Metamorphic·Quartzite·near Cardiff Queen Street
  11. Galston StreetThe terrace of houses on Galston street are built from cobbles, brought into the port of Cardiff as ballast…Various lithologies·near Cardiff Queen Street
  12. The HayesCoarse grained, pink granite paving slabs.Igneous·Granite·near Cardiff Queen Street
  13. The HayesMedium grained pink granite used as paving stones.Igneous·Granite·near Cardiff Queen Street
  14. The HayesDark pink granite paving slabs.Igneous·Granite·near Cardiff Queen Street
  15. High Street ArcadeFoundations at the entrance.Sedimentary·Conglomerate·near Cardiff Queen Street
  16. Queen's ArcadeA decorative stone design uses several different varieties of Welsh Slate (and other stones) but the variet…Metamorphic·Slate·near Cardiff Queen Street
  17. Roman Catholic CathedralMain building stone.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Cardiff Queen Street
  18. Roman Catholic CathedralRed sandstone used as dressings. This is possibly Triassic Cheshire Sandstone from Helsby or Permian sandst…Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Cardiff Queen Street
  19. South African War MemorialStone used for central plinth.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Cardiff Queen Street
  20. South African War MemorialPink granite used of steps and the plinths for the lamps.Igneous·Granite·near Cardiff Queen Street
  21. St David's Shopping CentreStone used for paving. Many slabs are rich in Toucasia sp. Rudists with D-ring shaped cross sections to the…Sedimentary·Limestone·near Cardiff Queen Street
  22. St David's Shopping CentreStone used for paving. Many slabs are rich in Toucasia sp. Rudists with D-ring shaped cross sections to the…Fossil·Limestone·near Cardiff Queen Street
  23. St David's Shopping CentreSandstone used for cladding the facade on The Hayes.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Cardiff Queen Street
  24. St German's ChurchThe main coursed walling of the church, which is snecked, rock-faced stone. Sweldon Stone is from the Barry…Sedimentary·Limestone·near Cardiff Queen Street
  25. St Margaret's ChurchPillars and step at the west doorway.Sedimentary·Conglomerate·near Cardiff Queen Street
  26. St Peter's R. C. Church CardiffThe low foundation wall which supports the railings on the south side of St Peter's Roman Catholic Church c…Sedimentary·Conglomerate·near Cardiff Queen Street
  27. Statue of Aneurin BevanGranite used for the plinth of the statue. Both the coarse and fine grain facies of Balmoral Granite are us…Igneous·Granite·near Cardiff Queen Street
  28. Statue of John BatchelorGranite used for the plinth of the statue.Igneous·Granite·near Cardiff Queen Street
  29. Statue of the Marquess of ButePlinth of the statue.Igneous·Granite·near Cardiff Queen Street
  30. Street Furniture, The HayesSquare black blocks used for seating.Igneous·Basalt·near Cardiff Queen Street
  31. Tredegarville Baptist ChurchMost of the walls of this chapel are executed in highly fossiliferous limestone imported as ship's ballast.…Sedimentary·Limestone·near Cardiff Queen Street
  32. Unitarian ChurchThe dressings, door arch, pilasters, top of the tower and other features are executed in Ham Hill stone.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Cardiff Queen Street
  33. Wales National War MemorialMain building stone. The top part of the obelisks have been painted, but they are made of Portland Stone th…Sedimentary·Limestone·near Cardiff Queen Street
  34. Welsh Volunteers' MemorialThis memorial commemorates the Welsh volunteers who served in the Spanish Civil War. Boulder used for the m…Sedimentary·Sandstone, possibly from the Old Red Sandstone·near Cardiff Queen Street

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