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  1. 1 City SquareBlack stone cladding the foundations of the building.This is probably Nero Zimbabwe dolerite.Igneous·Dolerite·near Leeds
  2. 1 City SquarePale grey pavement in front of the entrance steps and a narrow band of paving next to the foundations aroun…Igneous·Monzonite·near Leeds
  3. 1, Park RowBuilding foundations. PInk granite cladding.Igneous·Granite·near Leeds
  4. 1, Park RowBuilding foundations. Brown granite cladding.Igneous·Granite·near Leeds
  5. 1, Russell StreetBuilding cladding.Igneous·Granite·near Leeds
  6. 10, South ParadeAfter a facelift in the 1990s, new cladding covering the columns between the large windows to the right of…Sedimentary·Limestone·near Leeds
  7. 107-111, BriggateBuilding cladding.Igneous·Monzonite·near Leeds
  8. 112-114, BriggateBuilding cladding.Igneous·Monzonite·near Leeds
  9. 12, Park RowGrey-green granite building cladding.Igneous·Granite - Charnockite·near Leeds
  10. 121, BriggateBuilding cladding.Igneous·Monzonite·near Leeds
  11. 121, Briggate (former Debenhams)Cladding to door surrounds on both Briggate and Kirkgate of this property, a medium-grained, basic igneous…Igneous·Igneous·near Leeds
  12. 131, The HeadrowBuilding cladding.Igneous·Gabbro·near Leeds
  13. 14, King StreetA yellow sandstone used for cladding the building.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Leeds
  14. 14, Park RowBuilding cladding.Igneous·Granite·near Leeds
  15. 16, Park RowBrown granite plinth to the door frame.Igneous·Monzonite·near Leeds
  16. 16, Park RowCarved, red granite door frame.Igneous·Granite·near Leeds
  17. 18, Park RowPlinths for the columns and main building stone.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Leeds
  18. 18, Park RowGrey granite used for columns.Igneous·Granite·near Leeds
  19. 18, Park RowFrame around the doorway.Igneous·Granite·near Leeds
  20. 20 Park RowGranite inner door frames, within the porch area.Igneous·Granite·near Leeds
  21. 20-22, Park RowColumn bases.Igneous·Granite·near Leeds
  22. 21, Boar LaneCladding around the lower part of the building.Igneous·Granite·near Leeds
  23. 3, South ParadePanelling on the ground floor and the door soffits.Igneous·Igneous·near Leeds
  24. 31, Park RowPink granite dressings on the building.Igneous·Granite·near Leeds
  25. 31, Park RowGrey granite cladding and mouldings at foundation level.Igneous·Granite·near Leeds
  26. 31, Park RowPink granite dressings in the foundation course.Igneous·Granite·near Leeds
  27. 35, Park RowGranite columns at the doorway.Igneous·Granite·near Leeds
  28. 35, Park RowColumns either side of the entrance, which is on the corner of Park Row and Bond Street.Igneous·Granite·near Leeds
  29. 35, Park RowSandstone lintels above the frosted basement windows, just above pavement level.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Leeds
  30. 36, Park RowBuilding lower levels cladding.Igneous·Granite·near Leeds
  31. 36, Park RowMain building stone.Sedimentary·Oolitic Limestone·near Leeds
  32. 40 Boar LanePink granite used for the columns and door frame.Igneous·Granite·near Leeds
  33. 40, Boar LaneBuilding foundations.Igneous·Granite·near Leeds
  34. 47, BriggateBuilding cladding around windows.Igneous·Granite·near Leeds
  35. 58 Wellington StreetColumns outside the entrance.Igneous·Granite·near Leeds
  36. 8 South ParadeBuilding cladding at foundation level. This is possibly Dancing Cairns Granite from Aberdeen.Igneous·Granite·near Leeds
  37. 8, St Paul's StreetNarrow, square section pillars either side of the large glass doors.Fossil·Limestone·near Leeds
  38. Aspire, 2, Infirmary StreetMain building stone, clearly seen in the column drums either side of the two sets of doors.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Leeds
  39. Atlas HouseThe main exterior blocks for the first 2 metres above foundations, separated by thin grey brick liners.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Leeds
  40. Bank HouseCladding on the exterior of the building. This granite shows some interesting igneous textures.Igneous·Igneous·near Leeds
  41. Banyan Bar & RestaurantSoffits and frame of the main entrance, behind the columns.Igneous·Granite·near Leeds
  42. Beckett's BankMain building stone.Sedimentary·Oolitic Limestone·near Leeds
  43. Beckett's BankFoundation-level building stone.Igneous·Granite·near Leeds
  44. Berry's The JewellersCladding around the windows on the corner of Albion Street and Albian Place.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Leeds
  45. The Black Prince StatueThe statue's stone plinth.Igneous·Igneous·near Leeds
  46. BlackhouseThe stone used for cladding is a black gabbro.Igneous·Gabbro·near Leeds
  47. Boots The ChemistStone dressings on the corner of Bond Street and Albion Street. A cross-bedded sandstone from Britannia Qua…Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Leeds
  48. Box Bar & RestaurantPillars around the doorframe and the curved archway above the door.Igneous·Igneous·near Leeds
  49. Box Bar & RestaurantGranite added as a renovation stone.Igneous·Granite·near Leeds
  50. Cathedral ChambersAn inlaid stone plaque at about 1 metre above ground level, built into the brick to commemorate the commenc…Igneous·Granite·near Leeds
  51. Cathedral ChambersMain building stone above the brick foundations, especially around the main door entrance.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Leeds
  52. Cathedral HouseMain building stone at foundation level, seen to the right side of the entrance on Great George Street and…Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Leeds
  53. Cathedral HouseMain building stone above foundation level. This can be viewed in the walls either side of the entrance ste…Sedimentary·Oolitic Limestone·near Leeds
  54. Cathedral Wheeler HallMain building stone for this new extension. Picked by the architect to blend with the main cathedral stone.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Leeds
  55. City Square BalustradesPink granite balusters. These features were added during the redesign of the City Square in 2002.Igneous·Granite·near Leeds
  56. City Square PavingGrey granite used in the paving of City Square.Igneous·Granite·near Leeds
  57. City Square PavingRed granite paving used in City Square.Igneous·Granite·near Leeds
  58. City Square PavingGreen granite used for the paving on City Square.Igneous·Granite·near Leeds
  59. City Square Statue PlinthsPlinth supporting each of the maiden statues sited at each end of the balustrade. These statues and their p…Igneous·Granite·near Leeds
  60. Cloth Hall CourtMain building stone.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Leeds
  61. Cubitts OpticiansBrecciated marble pillars on the exterior of the shop.Metamorphic·Marble·near Leeds
  62. Dakota Deluxe HotelStone used for cladding around the main entrance. A highly polished porphyritic basalt.Igneous·Basalt·near Leeds
  63. Direct Line HouseBuilding claddingIgneous·Granite·near Leeds
  64. Easy HotelPillars on either side of the hotel doors.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Leeds
  65. El Gato Negro Tapas BarMain building stone.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Leeds
  66. Flight ClubMain building stone above the foundation level on both the South Parade and Park Row.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Leeds
  67. Flight ClubMain building stone for the foundations. It is most clearly visible under the twin columns at either side o…Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Leeds
  68. Foleys Tap HouseStone used for the construction of the ground floor of the building.Igneous·Granite·near Leeds
  69. Friends Provident HouseBlocks at either side of the steps to the main entrance. These are clearly a more recent addition to this 1…Igneous·Granite·near Leeds
  70. Gallery HouseBuilding cladding.Igneous·Monzonite·near Leeds
  71. Gallery HouseEngaged pillars to the left and right of the doors. These have been grooved to supply extra texture. This…Igneous·Monzonite·near Leeds
  72. Gaucho, 20-21, Park RowColumns outside the main entrance door to the building.Igneous·Granite·near Leeds
  73. Harvey NicholsCladding on engaged pillars either side of the windows.Igneous·Monzonite·near Leeds
  74. Head of SteamGranite door surrounds.Igneous·Granite·near Leeds
  75. Head of SteamRapakivi granite cladding over the foundation level of the building below the windows on Park Row. Installe…Igneous·Igneous·near Leeds
  76. The Henry Moore InstituteThe exterior cladding on the wall facing The Headrow. A late conversion of a series of three previous prop…Igneous·Charnockite·near Leeds
  77. Hepper House (Iberica Restaurant)Carved, yellow sandstone porch.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Leeds
  78. Hepper House (Iberica Restaurant)Columns supporting the porch.Igneous·Granite·near Leeds
  79. Joseph Priestly StatuePlinth of the statue, close to the entrance to Banyan Bar.Igneous·Granite·near Leeds
  80. Kenneth Hodgson HouseMain exterior cladding around windows and the two doors. Carved into a relief pattern, and partly polished.Igneous·Granite (Pyterlite)·near Leeds
  81. KH HouseFoundations stone visible as the first metre above the pavement.Igneous·Monzonite·near Leeds
  82. Laidlaw LibraryMain building stone.Fossil·Oolitic Limestone·near Leeds
  83. Le ChaletMain building stone, a grey granite, showing xenoliths.Igneous·Granite·near Leeds
  84. Leeds Central LibraryMain building stone on the west facing facade.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Leeds
  85. Leeds Central LibraryFour large pillars on either side of the main doorway facing Calverley Street.Igneous·Granite·near Leeds
  86. Leeds City MuseumMain building stone of the museum.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Leeds
  87. Leeds City MuseumPaved area below the east entrance steps of the museum.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Leeds
  88. Leeds Civic HallAll exterior building stone and columns, these are best viewed on the south side of the building, facing Mi…Sedimentary·Oolitic Limestone·near Leeds
  89. Leeds Town HallThe plinths under the lion sculptures on the south side of the building. A number of quarries supplied the…Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Leeds
  90. Leeds Town HallInside the south-facing portico behind the columns, Ashover Grit was used for the exterior walls.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Leeds
  91. Leeds War MemorialA strip of pale-green slate set into the pavement surrounding the memorial, just inside the iron railings.Metamorphic·Slate·near Leeds
  92. The LightMain building stone. This is a small shopping development based on the Leeds Permanent Building Society. A…Sedimentary·Oolitic Limestone·near Leeds
  93. Mandela GardensCladding behind the retaining wall for the garden planters on the East of the Millennium Square across Clav…Igneous·Granite·near Leeds
  94. Marks & Spencer'sGrey granite cladding on the front of the building.Igneous·Granite·near Leeds
  95. Methodist ChapelExterior sandstone wall with stone blocks alternating with red brick. Also a sandstone door surround and ad…Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Leeds
  96. Mill Hill ChapelMain building stones, especially clear to the right of the main west-facing door. There are good examples o…Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Leeds
  97. Millenium SquarePaving stones in the square in front of the Civic Hall.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Leeds
  98. Millennium SquareGrey granite paving in the square.Igneous·Granite·near Leeds
  99. Millennium SquareGranite cladding for the planters in the south-east corner of Millennium Square and a thin strip in the pav…Igneous·Charnockite·near Leeds
  100. Minerva HousePale granite cladding on the columns either side of the large windows and central door of this building. Th…Igneous·Granite·near Leeds
  101. O'Neill's BarThe ten fluted columns on the exterior of the building and the main door frame facing City Square. NB: due…Igneous·Igneous·near Leeds
  102. O'Neill's BarFoundation stones creating a socle for the columns. NB: due to a bad cleaning project in the 1970s using ac…Igneous·Granite·near Leeds
  103. Old School Board, Civic CourtsThe main exterior walls either side of the East entrance of the building. The building underwent a major re…Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Leeds
  104. One East ParadeBands of buff sandstone on the ground floor of the building. These show cross-bedding.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Leeds
  105. One East ParadeDark grey gabbros used at foundation level.Igneous·Gabbro·near Leeds
  106. Pearl Assurance BuildingsAll exterior ground floor building stone above foundation levels. The upper stories are Portland Stone. Aft…Igneous·Granite·near Leeds
  107. Quebecs ApartmentsDark pink granite doorframes.Igneous·Granite·near Leeds
  108. Quebecs ApartmentsTwo large, polished, grey, granite columns supporting the portico in front of the main door.Igneous·Granite·near Leeds
  109. Quebecs ApartmentsMain building stone. A buff sandstone.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Leeds
  110. Queen's HotelMain building stone.Sedimentary·Oolitic Limestone·near Leeds
  111. Slug & Lettuce BarOrange coloured perpendicular wall-cladding at the far right and left of the restaurant.Sedimentary·Oolitic Limestone·near Leeds
  112. Slug & Lettuce BarCladding on the door surround to the apartments accompanying the restaurant.Igneous·Monzonite·near Leeds
  113. St Anne's CathedralMain building stone, including the tracery, dressings, door and window surrounds. The Cathedral was rebuilt…Sedimentary·Oolitic Limestone·near Leeds
  114. Starbucks CentralLarge exterior blocks of rusticated stone surrounding the doors and windows on Albion Street. This stone is…Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Leeds
  115. Starbucks CentralThe columns and window ledges in Albion Street. This stone is from the Caley Crags Grit section of Millston…Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Leeds
  116. Sukhothai RestaurantGrooved pillars flanking the porch and separating the windows.Igneous·Monzonite·near Leeds
  117. Sukhothai RestaurantOn the risers of the shallow steps leading up to the main doorway, there is a strip of porphyritic graniteIgneous·Granite·near Leeds
  118. Sukhothai RestaurantPanels of a green-veined marble in the porch soffits of the main doorway.Metamorphic·Marble·near Leeds
  119. Victoria QuarterPink granite paving.Igneous·Granite·near Leeds
  120. Victoria QuarterGrey granite paving slabs.Igneous·Granite·near Leeds
  121. War Memorial, The HeadrowThe main plinth of the statues, re-sited to current position in 1937. The upper plinth has been cleaned and…Metamorphic·Marble·near Leeds

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