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  1. 1, Embankment PlaceBases of the columnsIgneousGabbronear Charing Cross
  2. 1, Embankment PlaceBlack stone ballsIgneousBasaltnear Charing Cross
  3. 1, Embankment PlaceCompany signIgneousDoleritenear Charing Cross
  4. 1, Embankment PlacePale grey granite bands on the walls.IgneousGranitenear Charing Cross
  5. 1, Embankment PlaceWhite stone ballsIgneousGranitenear Charing Cross
  6. 1, Embankment PlaceDark grey granite cladding on the walls. This stone has spectacular large, twinned feldspars.IgneousGranitenear Charing Cross
  7. 1, Northumberland AvenuePink granite facing the building.IgneousGranitenear Charing Cross
  8. 1-3 StrandFoundations and dressings.SedimentaryLimestonenear Charing Cross
  9. 1-3 StrandMain building stone.SedimentaryLimestonenear Charing Cross
  10. 11, StrandMain building stone on upper stories.SedimentaryLimestonenear Charing Cross
  11. 11, StrandCladding on pillars and ground floor. Both polished and flamed Sardinian Granite are used here.IgneousGranitenear Charing Cross
  12. 5, StrandColumns & wall claddingSedimentaryLimestonenear Charing Cross
  13. 53, Chandos PlaceFoundations and dressing around doorways.IgneousDoleritenear Charing Cross
  14. 53, Chandos PlaceCladding.SedimentarySandstonenear Charing Cross
  15. 62-65 Trafalgar SquareGrey cladding.IgneousMonzonitenear Charing Cross
  16. 62-65 Trafalgar SquareRed cladding.IgneousRapakivi Granitenear Charing Cross
  17. 7-13, WhitehallShop fronts and doorwayIgneousRapakivi Granitenear Charing Cross
  18. 80, StrandPink granite columns and engaged pilliars.IgneousGranitenear Charing Cross
  19. 80, StrandGrey granite used as bases to columns and pillars.IgneousMonzonitenear Charing Cross
  20. 80, StrandBlack stone used as foundations course inside the archway.IgneousMonzonitenear Charing Cross
  21. The AdmiraltyFoundations and columns on ground floorIgneousGranitenear Charing Cross
  22. The AdmiraltyPillars and pilasters on upper storeys.IgneousGranitenear Charing Cross
  23. The Arches, Villiers StreetCladding around the entrance to the shopping mall.IgneousGranite-Charnockitenear Charing Cross
  24. Battle of Britain MemorialMain building stone. This structure was once a ventilation shaft from the Victorian embankment which has be…IgneousGranitenear Charing Cross
  25. Battle of Britain MemorialCoping stone on the top of the memorial.IgneousGranitenear Charing Cross
  26. Bust of JellicoePlinth.IgneousGranitenear Charing Cross
  27. Canada HouseMain building stone.SedimentaryLimestonenear Charing Cross
  28. Canada HouseColumns at entrance.SedimentaryLimestonenear Charing Cross
  29. Charing CrossFoundations. Much eroded and spalling granite.IgneousGranitenear Charing Cross
  30. Charing CrossMain building stone.SedimentaryLimestonenear Charing Cross
  31. Charing CrossOriginal red sandstone dressings.SedimentarySandstonenear Charing Cross
  32. Charing CrossReplacement red sandstone dressings.SedimentarySandstonenear Charing Cross
  33. Charing Cross StationCobbles in the forecourt.IgneousGranitenear Charing Cross
  34. Charing Cross StationCobbles in the forecourt. Most of the cobbles are red Mountsorrel Granodiorite, but a few are of the more g…IgneousDioritenear Charing Cross
  35. Charing Cross StationCobbles in the forecourt by the bike racks.IgneousGranitenear Charing Cross
  36. Chindit MemorialStone used for the pillar supporting the bronze Chinthe figure.SedimentaryOolitic Limestonenear Charing Cross
  37. The ClarenceFoundationsMonzonitenear Charing Cross
  38. The ClarenceBrown granite wall cladding.IgneousGranitenear Charing Cross
  39. Conversation With Oscar WildeMain building stone. The artist’s personal website lists it simply as 'granite', however this is a charno…MetamorphicMigmatitenear Charing Cross
  40. Embankment PlaceColumns at south end of Embankment PlaceIgneousGranite-Charnockitenear Charing Cross
  41. Fleet Air Arm MemorialStone used for construction of the memorial.SedimentaryOolitic Limestonenear Charing Cross
  42. Fourth PlinthMain building stone. This plinth hosts changing works of sculpture.IgneousGranitenear Charing Cross
  43. Gatti HouseColumns and cladding on the ground floor.IgneousGranitenear Charing Cross
  44. Gurkha MemorialStone used for the plinth of the memorial upon whoch stands a bronze sculpture of a Gurkha soldier. This is…SedimentaryOolitic Limestonenear Charing Cross
  45. Institute of Chinese MedicineCladding around arch.IgneousGranitenear Charing Cross
  46. Iraq & Afghanistan War MemorialStone used for the memorial. The surface is both honed and axe-dressed Jordans Base Bed.SedimentaryOolitic Limestonenear Charing Cross
  47. Korean War MemorialStone used for paving around the memorial.MetamorphicSlatenear Charing Cross
  48. Korean War MemorialStone used for the memorial.SedimentaryOolitic Limestonenear Charing Cross
  49. MeHotel StrandCladding on the building uses several varieties of Portland Stone Whitbed. For the most part, this is a fac…FossilOolitic Limestonenear Charing Cross
  50. MeHotel StrandRoofing and coping slates. Look up! Unfortunately these are not at eye level, but the Cambrian Penrhyn Slat…MetamorphicSlatenear Charing Cross
  51. Memorial to Edith CavellStatue of Edith CavellMetamorphicMarblenear Charing Cross
  52. Memorial to Edith CavellMonument plinth. The photos below are from the axe-dressed granite at the rear of the monument.IgneousGranitenear Charing Cross
  53. Memorial to General Gordon of KhartoumStone used for the plinth of the bronze statue of Gordon.SedimentaryLimestonenear Charing Cross
  54. Ministry of DefenceMain building and sculptural stone.SedimentaryOolitic Limestonenear Charing Cross
  55. National GalleryMain building stoneSedimentaryLimestonenear Charing Cross
  56. National Gallery, Sainsbury WingMain building stoneSedimentaryLimestonenear Charing Cross
  57. National Gallery, Sainsbury WingFoundations.IgneousGranitenear Charing Cross
  58. National Portrait GalleryMain building stone. This is a rather dirty yellow Portland Stone.SedimentaryLimestonenear Charing Cross
  59. National Portrait GalleryStone around the entrance. This is the 'small-megacrystic variety of Cornish granite which was quarried at…IgneousGranitenear Charing Cross
  60. Nationwide Savings BankGranite cladding on facade of buildingIgneousnear Charing Cross
  61. Nelson's ColumnMain building stone for the column and pedestal. Note how some of the blocks on the pedestal are beginning…IgneousGranitenear Charing Cross
  62. Norway House (Thai Square Restaurant)Main building stone. This is an unusual example of honed and axe dressed larvikite, which is usually polished.IgneousMonzonitenear Charing Cross
  63. Police BoxThis was once London's smallest police station, with room for one policeman who could monitor events in the…IgneousGranitenear Charing Cross
  64. Raffles London (Old War Offices)Main building stone.SedimentaryOolitic Limestonenear Charing Cross
  65. Somerset HouseMain building stone.SedimentaryOolitic Limestonenear Charing Cross
  66. South Africa HouseMain building stone and sculptureSedimentaryLimestonenear Charing Cross
  67. St Martin-in-the-Fields CryptFoundations.IgneousGabbronear Charing Cross
  68. St Martins-in-the-FieldsMain building stone. The steps are particularly good for fossils and sedimentary structures.FossilLimestonenear Charing Cross
  69. Statue of Air Chief Marshall Sir Keith ParkPlinth of the statue.IgneousGranitenear Charing Cross
  70. Statue of BurnsPlinthIgneousGranitenear Charing Cross
  71. Statue of NapierPlinth.IgneousGranitenear Charing Cross
  72. Statue of Nelson, Nelson's ColumnStatue on top of the column. The statue is by E. H. Baily and was made in 1842.SedimentarySandstonenear Charing Cross
  73. Statue of SmutsThe plinth of the statue is fittingly a South African gabbro.IgneousGabbronear Charing Cross
  74. Trafalgar SquareBollardsIgneousGranitenear Charing Cross
  75. Trafalgar SquareFountain BasinsIgneousGranitenear Charing Cross
  76. Trafalgar SquarePavingSedimentarySandstonenear Charing Cross
  77. Trafalgar SquarePaving on Charing Cross Road, near to the bus stop. This paving has spectacular ripples.StructureSandstonenear Charing Cross
  78. Upper Trafalgar SquareRed Paving SlabsIgneousSandstonenear Charing Cross
  79. Upper Trafalgar SquareWhite Paving Slabs.SedimentaryLimestonenear Charing Cross
  80. The WellingtonRed granite cladding on ground floor.IgneousGranitenear Charing Cross
  81. William Smith Commemorative PlaqueWilliam Smith (1769-1839) was a mining geologist and created the first geological map of England and Wales,…near Charing Cross
  82. Zimbabwe HouseGranite cladding at pavement level.IgneousGranitenear Charing Cross