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Near Holborn

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30 locations with this as their nearest station.

  1. 114, High HolbornMain building stone.Igneous·Granite·near Holborn
  2. Barclays Bank, 147 HolbornWindow Frame surrounds, cladding. A pink orthogneiss with aligned feldspar porphyroblasts.Metamorphic·Orthogneiss·near Holborn
  3. Bloomsbury Square GardensPaving.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Holborn
  4. Bloomsbury Square GardensCobbles around the central paved square.Igneous·Diorite·near Holborn
  5. British MuseumStone used for walling, paving and seating in the forecourt.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Holborn
  6. British Museum Great CourtPaving in the Great Court. Bioturbated limestones with abundant well preserved fossils.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Holborn
  7. BUPA HouseArtwork 'Beneath the Skin' by Peter Randall-Page (1991) outside the Bury Street entrance of BUPA house.Fossil·Limestone·near Holborn
  8. BUPA HouseMain building stone. Cross-bedded and fossiliferous Whitbed. Some good bioturbation is seen on the cleaned…Sedimentary·Limestone·near Holborn
  9. Central School of Art & Design (former)Megacrystic granite used as a foundation course. This building once housed the Central School of Art & Desi…Igneous·Granite·near Holborn
  10. Group M OfficesCladding on the building. Polished granite is used on the foundations and flamed granite on the rest of the…Igneous·Granite·near Holborn
  11. Holborn Police StationCobbles set into concrete around the building. These are collected from Scottish rivers and are glacially e…Sedimentary·River Cobbles·near Holborn
  12. The Ivy HouseMain building stone. This building is currently part of the Crossrail development. Hopefully it will surviv…Sedimentary·Oolitic Limestone·near Holborn
  13. Midcity PlaceCladding in portico.Sedimentary·Travertine·near Holborn
  14. Nat West BankGreen stone around the doorways.Metamorphic·Serpentinite·near Holborn
  15. Nat West BankCladding at pavement level.Igneous·Granite·near Holborn
  16. New Penderel HouseFrame around glass doorway.Igneous·Granite-Charnockite·near Holborn
  17. Northumberland HouseCladding around doorway.Metamorphic·Serpentinite·near Holborn
  18. The Old Red LionRed granite panelsIgneous·Rapakivi Granite·near Holborn
  19. The Old Red LionMain cladding material.Igneous·Monzonite·near Holborn
  20. Princess Louise PubColumnsIgneous·Granite·near Holborn
  21. Princess Louise PubFoundationsIgneous·Monzonite·near Holborn
  22. Rosewood LondonMain building stone on ground floor. A weakly foliated, two-mica granite.Igneous·Granite·near Holborn
  23. StarbucksVertical wall cladding between large windows.Metamorphic·Serpentinite·near Holborn
  24. Statue of Charles James FoxThe plinth is of unpolished Peterhead Granite.Igneous·Granite·near Holborn
  25. Victoria HouseMain building stone.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Holborn
  26. Victoria HouseFoundations. A slightly pink variety of Cornish granite is used here, rich in lithium micas. It is probably…Igneous·near Holborn
  27. Victoria HousePaving in porches.Metamorphic·Marble·near Holborn
  28. Victoria HousePaving in porches.Sedimentary·Travertine·near Holborn
  29. Victoria HousePaving in porches.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Holborn
  30. Weston HouseCladding in portico.Igneous·Limestone·near Holborn

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Building stone data by Ruth Siddall, Dave Wallis and contributors. Project founded by Dave Wallis.

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