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58 locations with this as their nearest station.

  1. 11, Bridge StreetMain building stone, rubble masonry.Sedimentary·Oolitic Limestone·near Westminster
  2. 14, Great Peter StreetFoundations.Igneous·Granite·near Westminster
  3. 14, Great Peter StreetWhite stone dressings, door and window frames.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Westminster
  4. 4 MillbankThis Portland Stone building includes a rare occurrence of a large Titanites species ammonite, three whorls…Fossil·Oolitic Limestone·near Westminster
  5. Buxton Memorial Drinking FountainGrey granite pilasters & central pillarIgneous·Granite·near Westminster
  6. Buxton Memorial Drinking FountainPink granite pilasters & dog troughs.Igneous·Granite·near Westminster
  7. Buxton Memorial Drinking FountainBasin and foundations of the fountain.Igneous·Granite·near Westminster
  8. Buxton Memorial Drinking FountainPedestals to pillars supporting the canopy.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Westminster
  9. Buxton Memorial Drinking FountainFoundations of the fountain. The Pennant Sandstone has been badly frost damaged.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Westminster
  10. CenotaphMain building stoneSedimentary·Limestone·near Westminster
  11. Chindit MemorialStone used for the steps of the memorial.Igneous·Granite·near Westminster
  12. Foreign & Commonwealth OfficeMain building stone, used for ashlar masonry and carved details.Sedimentary·Oolitic Limestone·near Westminster
  13. Golden Jubilee Analemmatic SundialA sundial in paving stones, opposite the Houses of Parliament. The stones represent the four countries of G…Igneous·Granite·near Westminster
  14. Golden Jubilee Analemmatic SundialA sundial in paving stones, opposite the Houses of Parliament. The stones represent the four countries of G…Igneous·Granite·near Westminster
  15. Golden Jubilee Analemmatic SundialA sundial in paving stones, opposite the Houses of Parliament. The stones represent the four countries of G…Metamorphic·Slate·near Westminster
  16. Golden Jubilee Analemmatic SundialA sundial in paving stones, opposite the Houses of Parliament. The stones represent the four countries of G…Igneous·Granite·near Westminster
  17. Great Minster HouseWhite, cross-bedded limestone used as the main building stone.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Westminster
  18. Great Minster HouseFoundations.Igneous·Monzonite·near Westminster
  19. Home OfficePaving on walkways around the Home Office, and the cladding on the building. The stone has a honed finish,…Sedimentary·Limestone·near Westminster
  20. Home OfficePaving on walkways around the Home Office, and the cladding on the building. The stone has a honed finish,…Sedimentary·Limestone·near Westminster
  21. Houses of ParliamentMain building stoneSedimentary·Limestone·near Westminster
  22. Houses of ParliamentStone used for repairs since the 1920s. This coarse-grained calcarenite is best seen at the Peers' Entrance…Sedimentary·Limestone·near Westminster
  23. Jewel TowerRubble masonry. A wide variety of stones are used in the Jewel Tower. Ragstone and Reigate Stone are the m…Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Westminster
  24. Jewel TowerRubble masonry. A wide variety of stones are used in the Jewel Tower. Ragstone and Reigate Stone are the m…Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Westminster
  25. The Marquis of GranbyMain building stone.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Westminster
  26. New Scotland YardPurple paving setts used outside the police station.Igneous·Porphyry·near Westminster
  27. Nobel HouseCladding on ground floor.Igneous·Granite·near Westminster
  28. North HouseThe Portland Stone used to clad this building has very nice and clear example of shell lags accumulated on…Sedimentary·Oolitic Limestone·near Westminster
  29. Parliament SquarePavingSedimentary·Limestone·near Westminster
  30. Parliament SquarePavingSedimentary·Sandstone·near Westminster
  31. Portcullis HouseMain building stone, in vertical panels between steel-framed windows.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Westminster
  32. Portcullis HouseFoundationsIgneous·Granite·near Westminster
  33. The Red LionCladding above foundations.Igneous·Monzonite·near Westminster
  34. The Red LionCladding and foundations.Igneous·Monzonite·near Westminster
  35. Royal Banqueting House, WhitehallMain building stone. This building designed by Inigo Jones, inspired the widespread use of Portland Stone i…Sedimentary·Limestone·near Westminster
  36. Sculpture: Knife Edge Two PiecePlinth of the statue. Because of the mirror like polish, this stone is difficult to photograph; the green t…Igneous·Gabbro·near Westminster
  37. St Catherine's, WestminsterMain building stone.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Westminster
  38. St John's Smith SquareMain building stone.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Westminster
  39. St John's Smith SquareVery good examples of fossilised oysters are preserved in large block on the south side of the Portico.Fossil·Limestone·near Westminster
  40. St Margaret's WestminsterMain building stone.Igneous·Limestone·near Westminster
  41. St Margaret's WestminsterA rare example of a bone in Portland Stone. This brown object is a bone, probably from a marine reptile.Fossil·Limestone·near Westminster
  42. Statue of Alan BrookePlinthSedimentary·Limestone·near Westminster
  43. Statue of BeaconsfieldPlinth to statue of Lord Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli.Igneous·Granite·near Westminster
  44. Statue of CanningPlinth. Giant Granite has huge feldspar megacrysts and tourmaline.Igneous·Granite·near Westminster
  45. Statue of ChurchillPlinth of Churchill's statue.Igneous·Granite·near Westminster
  46. Statue of David Lloyd GeorgePlinth. Lloyd George stands on a plinth on North Welsh slate, quarried from near his birthplace.Metamorphic·Slate·near Westminster
  47. Statue of DerbyPlinthIgneous·Granite·near Westminster
  48. Statue of GandhiPlinth.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Westminster
  49. Statue of MandelaPlinth.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Westminster
  50. Statue of Millicent Garrett FawcettPlinth of the statue.Igneous·Granite·near Westminster
  51. Statue of PalmerstonPlinth of bronze statue.Igneous·Granite·near Westminster
  52. Statue of PeelPlinthIgneous·Granite·near Westminster
  53. Statue of SlimPlinthSedimentary·Limestone·near Westminster
  54. Statute of Spencer Compton CavendishStone used for the plinth of the statue. This is an homogenous, micaceous sandstone and is therefore probab…Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Westminster
  55. Westminster AbbeyMain building stone for the West Front.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Westminster
  56. Westminster AbbeyMain building stone. Chilmark Stone is from equivalent strata to Portland Stone.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Westminster
  57. WhitehallPaving flags.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Westminster
  58. WhitehallPaving stone with good examples of liesegang banding.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Westminster

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