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Near Leicester Square

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38 locations with this as their nearest station.

  1. 12-14, Upper St Martin's LaneWall cladding. The Jura marble used here is vein cut.Igneous·Limestone·near Leicester Square
  2. 164 Shaftesbury AvenueCladding over the building frontage.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Leicester Square
  3. 3, Meridian PlaceCladdingIgneous·Granite·near Leicester Square
  4. 60, St Martin's LaneFoundation of pillars.Igneous·Monzonite·near Leicester Square
  5. 60, St Martin's LaneRusticated columns on facade.Igneous·Granite·near Leicester Square
  6. 66, South Molton StreetCladding on foundations.Igneous·Rapakivi Granite·near Leicester Square
  7. Alhambra HouseCladding on facade.Igneous·Monzonite·near Leicester Square
  8. The CambridgePillars between windows.Igneous·Granite·near Leicester Square
  9. The Club at the IvyCladding.Fossil·Limestone·near Leicester Square
  10. The HippodromeCladding on ground floor.Igneous·Monzonite·near Leicester Square
  11. The Ivy RestaurantCladding on Litchfield Street facadeFossil·Limestone·near Leicester Square
  12. The Ivy RestaurantCladding around doorway on West StreetMetamorphic·Slate·near Leicester Square
  13. Leicester SquarePavingIgneous·Basalt·near Leicester Square
  14. London Coliseum Opera HouseCladding around doors and windowsIgneous·Granite·near Leicester Square
  15. Mercer Street HotelBlack, yellow and white veined limestone cladding around the front door.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Leicester Square
  16. National Portrait Gallery Administrative OfficesThe main stone used for cladding is Portland Whitbed.Sedimentary·Oolitic Limestone·near Leicester Square
  17. National Portrait Gallery Administrative OfficesBands of Portland Roach form part of the cladding of this building. Good examples of this stone are also se…Sedimentary·Oolitic Limestone·near Leicester Square
  18. National Portrait Gallery Administrative OfficesA panel of Purbeck stone is located between the two windows on the ground floor (behind the lamppost in the…Sedimentary·Biosparite Limestone·near Leicester Square
  19. Notes CafeFacade.Igneous·Granite·near Leicester Square
  20. Notre Dame de FranceStone dressings and sculpture on the building's exterior. The original building interior dates to the mid 1…Sedimentary·Oolitic Limestone·near Leicester Square
  21. Odeon Covent GardenMain building stoneSedimentary·Limestone·near Leicester Square
  22. Odeon Covent GardenSoffits and pillars in the porch are clad with a black limestone of unknown origin. This contains very larg…Fossil·Bituminous Limestone·near Leicester Square
  23. Orion HouseCladding. Both honed and polished varieties of the same granite are used on this building.Igneous·Granite·near Leicester Square
  24. Polpo RestaurantPilastersIgneous·Granite·near Leicester Square
  25. Prince Edward TheatreCladding at pavement levelMetamorphic·Gneiss·near Leicester Square
  26. Seven Dials MonumentMain building stone.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Leicester Square
  27. Shakespeare FountainStatue and basins of the fountain located in the centre of Leicester Square.Metamorphic·Marble·near Leicester Square
  28. The Spice of LifeColumnsIgneous·Monzonite·near Leicester Square
  29. The Spice of LifeBands around columnsIgneous·Granite·near Leicester Square
  30. St Martin's CourtPaving in the lane of York Stone shows excellent and unusual examples of sun-sedimentary deformation; slump…Structure·Sandstone·near Leicester Square
  31. St Martin's Courtyard (Slingsby Place)SettsIgneous·Basalt·near Leicester Square
  32. St Martin's Courtyard (Slingsby Place)SettsIgneous·Porphyry·near Leicester Square
  33. Tom Cribb Public HouseFoundationsIgneous·Granite·near Leicester Square
  34. Verve Cafe BarRed granite columnsIgneous·Granite·near Leicester Square
  35. Verve Cafe BarPorch soffitsIgneous·Granite·near Leicester Square
  36. Verve Cafe BarDark green wall claddingIgneous·Monzonite·near Leicester Square
  37. Verve Cafe BarGrey wall claddingIgneous·Monzonite·near Leicester Square
  38. Waterstones, Garrick StreetRed and green Cornish Serpentinite is used for the columns and column bases.Metamorphic·Serpentinite·near Leicester Square

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