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Near South Kensington

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22 locations with this as their nearest station.

  1. Dyson Building, Imperial CollegeWhite limestone on the ground floor.Sedimentary·Oolitic Limestone·near South Kensington
  2. Dyson Building, Imperial CollegeGrey granite used for dressings around the door.Igneous·Granite·near South Kensington
  3. Exhibition RoadBlack paving setts.Igneous·Basalt·near South Kensington
  4. Exhibition RoadDark grey paving setts.Igneous·Granodiorite·near South Kensington
  5. Exhibition RoadPale pink paving setts.Igneous·Granite·near South Kensington
  6. Indian Ocean Tsunami MemorialAn 120-tonne, monolithic block of French Tarn Granite is used to construct the memorial.Igneous·Granite·near South Kensington
  7. Ismaili CentreMain wall cladding to contrast with the darker Grigio (grey) Sardinian Granite.Igneous·Granite·near South Kensington
  8. Ismaili CentreDecorative details on wall cladding.Igneous·Syenite·near South Kensington
  9. Ismaili CentreMain wall cladding.Igneous·Granite·near South Kensington
  10. NHM Evolution Garden Fossil TreesStumps of fossilised trees from the Purbeck Limestone used as geological illustrations in the Natural Histo…Fossil·Silicified Wood·near South Kensington
  11. NHM Fossil TreeOrnamental fossil tree, standing outside the Natural History Museum. This tree was found in Craigleith Quar…Fossil·Sandstone·near South Kensington
  12. NHM Garden KitchenStone used for the lower foundations and sills.Sedimentary·Limestone·near South Kensington
  13. NHM Garden KitchenCream coloured building stone above the foundation course.Sedimentary·Limestone·near South Kensington
  14. NHM Nature Activity CentreStone used for the lower foundations and sills. Look out for the large, Titanites ammonite on the west side.Sedimentary·Limestone·near South Kensington
  15. NHM Nature Activity CentreCream coloured building stone above the foundation course.Sedimentary·Limestone·near South Kensington
  16. NHM Nature GardenBoulders used for landscaping the Nature Garden.Sedimentary·Sarsen·near South Kensington
  17. Royal School of MinesMain building stone.Sedimentary·Limestone·near South Kensington
  18. South Kensington TubeFoundations beneath the shop windows in the arcade at the entrance to the tube station.Igneous·Monzonite·near South Kensington
  19. Tsunami MemorialStone used for the memorial. Extracted as a single block from the quarry at Tarn.Igneous·Granite·near South Kensington
  20. Zetland ArmsRed Granite cladding on the building. This is almost certainly one of the Swedish so-called 'Coastal Red' g…Igneous·Granite·near South Kensington
  21. Zetland ArmsDark igneous rock used as cladding.Igneous·Monzonite·near South Kensington
  22. Zetland ArmsBuilding claddingIgneous·Monzonite·near South Kensington

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

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