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Near Old Street

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40 locations with this as their nearest station.

  1. 1, City RoadCladding on foundation courses.Igneous·Monzonite·near Old Street
  2. 148, Old StreetFoundations and paving in porch.Igneous·Rapakivi Granite·near Old Street
  3. 186 City RoadColumns at doorway.Igneous·Granite·near Old Street
  4. 5-7, Cowper StreetCladding on the front of the building.Igneous·Granite·near Old Street
  5. Alphabeta BuildingSeveral facies of Cornish granite are used here for the main building stone of the first storey, the carved…Igneous·Granite·near Old Street
  6. Alphabeta BuildingTravertine door frame and columns.Sedimentary·Travertine·near Old Street
  7. Bunhill FieldsGranite gate posts with large feldspar megacrysts.Igneous·Granite·near Old Street
  8. Churchill HouseCladding.Sedimentary·Oolitic Limestone·near Old Street
  9. Development HouseCladding around doorway and in porch soffits.Metamorphic·Gneiss·near Old Street
  10. Eagle HouseBlue dressings around the doorways.Igneous·Monzonite·near Old Street
  11. Eagle HouseMain stone used for cladding on the ground floor. A brownish variety of larvikite.Igneous·Monzonite·near Old Street
  12. Epworth HouseCladding used on the building.Igneous·Basalt·near Old Street
  13. Finsbury SquarePaving outside the Alphabeta Building.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Old Street
  14. The George & VultureFoundations.Igneous·Monzonite·near Old Street
  15. The George & VultureCladding below windows.Igneous·Monzonite·near Old Street
  16. The George & VultureRed granite used as the main cladding stone on the building.Igneous·Granite·near Old Street
  17. Honourable Artillery CompanyRubble masonry.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Old Street
  18. Hoxton Metropolitan Cattle TroughThe granite trough is used as a planter.Igneous·Granite·near Old Street
  19. Leonard CircusCobblestones at the intersection with Paul Street. The stone was supplied by The Ethical Stone Company.Igneous·Porphyry·near Old Street
  20. Leysian Mission (Imperial Hall)Pillars and foundations at pavement level.Igneous·Rapakivi Granite·near Old Street
  21. Martha Smith Drinking FountainThe stone used for the pedestal and basins of this ornate, Victorian drinking fountain.Metamorphic·Marble·near Old Street
  22. Martha Smith Drinking FountainColumns supporting the fountain canopy.Igneous·Monzonite·near Old Street
  23. Memorial Drinking FountainPink granite bollards surrounding the fountain.Igneous·Granite·near Old Street
  24. Memorial Drinking FountainColumn shaft. This is well above eye level and therefore not possible to obtain close-up photographs.Igneous·Granite·near Old Street
  25. Memorial Drinking FountainFountain pedestal and basins.Igneous·Granite·near Old Street
  26. NatWest Bank ShoreditchCladding and columns.Igneous·Granite·near Old Street
  27. Shoreditch ParkGranite boulder which is a piece of sculpture intended for climbing. This is one of the Hackney Boulders (t…Igneous·Granite·near Old Street
  28. St John HoxtonStone dressings on the brick-built church, much patched with modern concrete.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Old Street
  29. St John HoxtonSlate with inscription at the rear of the church.Metamorphic·Slate·near Old Street
  30. St John HoxtonGranite slabs at the gateways to the entrances to the church.Igneous·Granite·near Old Street
  31. St John's Drinking FountainWater fountain outside St John's Church, on New North Road.Igneous·Monzonite·near Old Street
  32. St Leonard's Church ShoreditchAshlar stone dressings.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Old Street
  33. St Leonard's Church ShoreditchRubble masonry.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Old Street
  34. St Luke's Old StreetMain building stone.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Old Street
  35. Statue of WesleyPink granite plinth.Igneous·Granite·near Old Street
  36. Statue of WesleyGrey granite pedestal.Igneous·Granite·near Old Street
  37. Street Furniture & SeatingMain construction stone.Igneous·Basalt·near Old Street
  38. The William BlakeCladding on ground floor.Igneous·Granite·near Old Street
  39. The WindmillRed granite engaged pillars between the windows.Igneous·Granite·near Old Street
  40. The WindmillFoundations.Igneous·Monzonite·near Old Street

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