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Near Russell Square

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15 locations with this as their nearest station.

  1. 'London Pub', Royal National HotelPanels of 'quarry-matched' stone on the rear entrance to the pub in the beer 'garden'. An excellent substit…Sedimentary·Limestone·near Russell Square
  2. 24 Tavistock PlaceRed granite dressings around the doorway.Igneous·near Russell Square
  3. Eastman Dental HospitalWalls facing the pavement and either side of the steps up to the entrance. A dense lag of fossil fragments.Fossil·Oolitic Limestone·near Russell Square
  4. Holiday Inn/Callaghan's BarRed Stripes of decorative stonework.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Russell Square
  5. Holiday Inn/Callaghan's BarWhite stone cladding. This is possibly Jerusalem Stone, but it may well be italian Trani Limestone. Both co…Sedimentary·Limestone·near Russell Square
  6. HSBC Russell SquareMain building stone on the ground floor. A cross-bedded oolitic limestone.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Russell Square
  7. Lord Wolfson MemorialStone used for plinth.Metamorphic·Slate·near Russell Square
  8. Octav Botnar Wing, Great Ormond Street HospitalCladding around the doorway.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Russell Square
  9. Royal National HotelCladding on columns and panels adjacent to both the North and South entrances in the courtyard. Good exampl…Sedimentary·Limestone·near Russell Square
  10. Russell Square HouseMain building stone of the ground floor of this building.Sedimentary·Oolitic Limestone·near Russell Square
  11. Ryman's, Lamb's Conduit StreetPillars at porch.Igneous·Granite·near Russell Square
  12. Statue of CoramPlinth of seated bronze statue of Thomas Coram, outside the Foundling Museum.Igneous·Granite·near Russell Square
  13. Statue of Queen AnneStone used for plinth.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Russell Square
  14. Tavistock HotelPink granite paving and foundations around the doorway.Igneous·Granite·near Russell Square
  15. Tavistock SquareOld York Stone riven paving flags, Good examples of ripples and other sedimentary structures.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Russell Square

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

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