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  1. RADA Chenies Street BuildingsColumns at doorway and engaged columns along the ground floor facade.IgneousGranitenear Goodge Street
  2. Radcliffe CameraMain building stone used for the upper stories, a yellowish variety of Oxford Stone from the Taynton area.…SedimentaryOolitic Limestonenear Oxford
  3. Radcliffe CameraBuilding stone used for the large, grey ashlars forming the foundation course of the Camera.SedimentaryLimestonenear Oxford
  4. Radcliffe CameraFace-bedded white limestone used as the lowest course of stone around the building.SedimentaryLimestonenear Oxford
  5. Radcliffe SquareBlack sets on the path from the Radcliffe Camera to the Bodleian.IgneousDoleritenear Oxford
  6. Radcliffe SquareRed sets on the path from the Radcliffe Camera to the Bodleian.IgneousGranitenear Oxford
  7. Radcliffe SquareRounded cobbles of beach flint used for paving.SedimentaryFlintnear Oxford
  8. RAF Bomber Command MemorialPlinth of statue of air crew inside the memorial.IgneousPorphyrynear Hyde Park Corner
  9. RAF Bomber Command MemorialMain building stoneSedimentaryLimestonenear Hyde Park Corner
  10. RAF Bomber Command MemorialMain building stone.SedimentaryLimestonenear Hyde Park Corner
  11. RAF Halton Apprentices MemorialMemorial boulder.IgneousGranodioritenear Lichfield
  12. RAF MemorialMain building stone.SedimentaryLimestonenear Embankment
  13. Raffles London (Old War Offices)Main building stone.SedimentaryOolitic Limestonenear Charing Cross
  14. The Railway TavernRed granite dressings and engaged columns.IgneousGranitenear Liverpool Street
  15. The Railway TavernGrey granite FoundationsIgneousGranitenear Liverpool Street
  16. Ralph Lauren, New Bond StreetMain building stoneSedimentaryLimestonenear Green Park
  17. Rayner Memorial Clock TowerMain building stone.SedimentaryLimestonenear Llanfairpwllgwyngyll
  18. Rayner Memorial Clock TowerGranite plaque with inscription.IgneousGranitenear Llanfairpwllgwyngyll
  19. RBS Threadneedle StreetCladding over entire buildingIgneousMonzonitenear Bank
  20. RBS, Tottenham Court RoadCladding. Two varieties of blue larvikite are used here, the standard 'Blue' version and the more spectacul…IgneousMonzonitenear Goodge Street
  21. Rear Admiral Beaufort's GraveMain stone used in the sarcophagus. Admiral Beaufort developed the 'Beaufort Scale' for measuring wind stre…SedimentaryLimestonenear Hackney Central
  22. The Red HerringCladding on retaining walls.IgneousMonzonitenear Bank
  23. The Red HerringWhite granite cladding.IgneousGranitenear Bank
  24. The Red LionCladding above foundations.IgneousMonzonitenear Westminster
  25. The Red LionCladding and foundations.IgneousMonzonitenear Westminster
  26. Red Lion PubRight outside the pub, well-preserved dessication cracks in Purbeck Stone flagstones, probably from the Pur…StructureLimestonenear Wareham
  27. Redbrik Estate AgentsBelow the main display window and just above pavement levelMetamorphicSlatenear Chesterfield
  28. Redchurch StreetPaving flags are a 'picture sandstone', with well developed liesegang bands.SedimentarySandstonenear Shoreditch High Street
  29. Reeds Rains Estate AgentsPanels either side of and above the door and shop window. Unfortunately, the provenance of this spectacular…MetamorphicPhyllitenear Chesterfield
  30. Reels Cinema CafeWall cladding.MetamorphicSchistnear Pimlico
  31. Reeth Paving StonesPavement flags on the N side B2670 road leading out of Reeth to the east.FossilSandstonenear Darlington
  32. Reeth War MemorialA sandstone obelisk constructed from sandstone.SedimentarySandstonenear Darlington
  33. Regenare SculptureStone used to construct the sculpture. Frosterley Marble is a local limestone. The back of the monument pro…FossilLimestonenear Stanhope (Weardale Railway)
  34. Regent's Park Fossil TreesFossil tree stumps and associated, ring-shaped algal burrs.FossilSilicified Woodnear Regent's Park
  35. Regent's Park Fossil TreesFour fossil tree stumps stand on the lake shore.FossilSilicified Woodnear Regent's Park
  36. Regent's PlaceA block of megacrystic granite, located at the entrance to Regent's Place from Hampstead Road.Igneousnear Warren Street
  37. Reiss, Regent StreetFoundationsMetamorphicLimestonenear Piccadilly Circus
  38. Reuter MemorialMain building stone.IgneousGranitenear Bank
  39. Rhodes HouseMain building stone. Small blocks of Bladon Stone, a variety of the Forest Marble, are used in Oxford's ea…SedimentaryOolitic Limestonenear Oxford
  40. Rhodes HouseStone used for quoins and other dressings.SedimentaryLimestonenear Oxford
  41. Richard Green, New Bond StreetMain building stoneSedimentaryLimestonenear Green Park
  42. Richmond Market PlaceA few setts of crinoidal limestone are scattered amongst the predominantly sandstone cobbles.FossilLimestone (encrinite)near Darlington
  43. Richmond Market PlaceCobblestone paving. River cobbles from the local rivers (i.e River Swale) are used for paving. These are pr…SedimentarySandstonenear Darlington
  44. Richmond SportMain building stone.SedimentarySandstonenear Leuchars
  45. Ridgefield HouseExterior cladding around the main porch entrance and window.SedimentaryTravertinenear Manchester Piccadilly
  46. The Rising SunCladding on the ground floor use a brownish variety of Emerald Pearl Larvikite.IgneousMonzonitenear Tottenham Court Road
  47. The Ritz HotelMain building stone on the ground floor. The Upper stories are Portland Stone Whitbed.IgneousGranitenear Green Park
  48. The RiverMain building stone.SedimentarySandstonenear Birmingham New Street
  49. River HouseStone used around the doorway of River House.SedimentaryLimestonenear Tower Gateway
  50. River HouseColumns next to the entrance.IgneousGranitenear York
  51. River Island StoreStone cladding on the shop front.SedimentaryLimestonenear Lincoln
  52. River Ouse PathCobblestones. These are derived from glacial deposits and include cobbles from far wide. Look out for Nprwe…SedimentaryUnconsolidated sedimentnear York
  53. Riverside HouseGranite foundations of the brick building.IgneousGranitenear Salford Central
  54. Riverside HousePaving outside the building on Stanley Street.IgneousPorphyrynear Salford Central
  55. Riverwalk ApartmentsWhite limestone used to clad the curved bands - which are intended to represent strata - on this new apartm…SedimentaryLimestonenear Pimlico
  56. RNLI MemorialSculpture of a lifeboatman carved from a rough-hewn boulder.SedimentarySandstonenear Lichfield
  57. Road BridgeBridge on the A229 crossing the Medway River, southern side. Large, zoned feldspar crystals are prominent i…IgneousGranitenear Maidstone West
  58. Robert Fitzsimmon's House.Main building stone. This is Helston's local stone, quarried from near the town from altered diorite sheets…IgneousEpidioritenear Falmouth
  59. Robert Gordon UniversityMain building stone. A pale grey granite. None of this is at eye-level, but I am assuming that it is Kemnay…IgneousGranitenear Aberdeen
  60. Robert Gordon UniversityPink Granite dressing.IgneousGranitenear Aberdeen
  61. Roberts & Owen JewellersStone used for caldding under the windows.IgneousMonzonitenear Bangor
  62. Robson & Sons SmokehouseMain building stone. The stone is the local Alnwick Sill whinstone. The quarry is now the village carpark.IgneousDoleritenear Alnmouth
  63. Rock-a-Nore Car ParkPath to the beach below the cliff.IgneousDioritenear Hastings
  64. Rockery, Botanic GardenThe stones from the rockery were brought from the limestone pavements of the Lancashire Pennines.SedimentaryLimestonenear Cambridge
  65. Rockery, Insole CourtRockery on both sides of path heading southwards from the east side of house.SedimentaryConglomeratenear Fairwater
  66. The RocketRed granite cladding.IgneousGranitenear Euston
  67. Rocket RestaurantCladding on building.SedimentaryLimestonenear Canary Wharf
  68. Rocket RestaurantCladding on wall at entrance.MetamorphicMetagranitenear Canary Wharf
  69. Rockstar Games NorthA fossil fish can be found in the paving to the NE of the building close to the pedestrian crossing towards…FossilSandstonenear Edinburgh Waverley
  70. Rolex StoreCladding on ground floor.IgneousMonzonitenear Green Park
  71. Rolls BuildingFoundations and panels by doorways.IgneousBasaltnear Chancery Lane
  72. Rolls BuildingMain stone used for cladding the building.SedimentaryLimestone (Dolomite)near Chancery Lane
  73. Roman BathsThe Victorian restorations of the Roman Baths are all in the local Bath Stone.SedimentaryLimestonenear Bath
  74. Roman Catholic CathedralMain building stone.SedimentarySandstonenear Cardiff Queen Street
  75. Roman Catholic CathedralRed sandstone used as dressings. This is possibly Triassic Cheshire Sandstone from Helsby or Permian sandst…SedimentarySandstonenear Cardiff Queen Street
  76. Roman WallMain building stone.MetamorphicSchistnear Holyhead
  77. Romilly Crescent Drinking FountainThe base, quoins and cap stones the fountain.SedimentaryConglomeratenear Ninian Park
  78. Rookwood HospitalWalls of the old Rookwood House.SedimentaryConglomeratenear Fairwater
  79. Rose & Crown Pub Car ParkMost buildings in Snettisham are built for Carstone which is quarried in the village. A range of facies can…SedimentarySandstonenear King's Lynn
  80. Rosewood LondonMain building stone on ground floor. A weakly foliated, two-mica granite.IgneousGranitenear Holborn
  81. RotundaMarble mosaic cladding.MetamorphicMarblenear Birmingham New Street
  82. The Round ChurchMain building stone.SedimentaryLimestonenear Cambridge
  83. The Round ChurchDressings and quoins on newer extension behind the rotunda.SedimentaryOolitic Limestonenear Cambridge
  84. The Round ChurchRoofing tiles of Collyweston Slate from the Lower Lincolnshire Limestone are used in the roof along with Ox…SedimentaryLimestonenear Cambridge
  85. The Round ChurchRoofing tiles flag tilestones from Middle Jurassic oolitic limestones. Both Lincolnshire Collyweston Slate…SedimentaryOolitic Limestonenear Cambridge
  86. Royal Academy of Dramatic ArtsMain building stoneSedimentaryLimestonenear Goodge Street
  87. Royal Albert HallPaving around buildingSedimentarySandstonenear Knightsbridge
  88. Royal Arcade, 28 Old Bond StreetFoundations of the rectangular section pillars at each end of the Arcade frontage.IgneousGranitenear Green Park
  89. Royal Arcade, 28, Old Bond StreetFoundationsIgneousGranitenear Green Park
  90. Royal Arcade, 28, Old Bond StreetCladdingIgneousGranitenear Green Park
  91. Royal Artillery MonumentMain building stone.SedimentaryLimestonenear Hyde Park Corner
  92. Royal Australian Airforce Memorial StoneA small sandstone slab supports a plaque commemorating the Royal Australian Airforce. This slightly orange-…SedimentarySandstonenear Battersea Park
  93. Royal Australian Airforce Memorial StoneThe plaque on the memorial stone inscribed with the Royal Australian Airforce insignia.IgneousGabbronear Battersea Park
  94. Royal Bank of ScotlandCladding in stone fins.MetamorphicAugen Gneissnear Liverpool Street
  95. Royal Bank of ScotlandMain building stone.SedimentaryOolitic Limestonenear Birmingham New Street
  96. Royal Bank of ScotlandPink granite pillars either side of the main pedestrian entranceIgneousGranitenear Sheffield
  97. Royal Bank of ScotlandStone used for archway around the pedestrian entrance.SedimentarySandstonenear Sheffield
  98. Royal Bank of ScotlandDoorsteps at the main pedestrian entrance.IgneousGranitenear Sheffield
  99. Royal Banqueting House, WhitehallMain building stone. This building designed by Inigo Jones, inspired the widespread use of Portland Stone i…SedimentaryLimestonenear Westminster
  100. Royal Commonwealth PoolNear to front steps of the Pool entrance. Close to the three-sided advertising hoarding on the pavementFossilDolomitic Siltstonenear Edinburgh Waverley
  101. Royal Courts of JusticeSeating along the Strand.SedimentaryLimestonenear Temple
  102. Royal Courts of JusticeMain building stone.SedimentaryLimestonenear Temple
  103. Royal Courts of JusticeGrey-brown granite used in the pillars around the entrance. This is a megacrystic Cornish granite, probably…IgneousGranitenear Temple
  104. Royal Courts of JusticePink granite used in the pillars around the entrance.Granitenear Temple
  105. Royal Engineers MemorialObelisk.SedimentaryOolitic Limestonenear Lichfield
  106. Royal Engineers MemorialFloating boulders.SedimentaryQuartzitenear Lichfield
  107. Royal ExchangeMain building stone.SedimentaryLimestonenear Bank
  108. Royal Exchange War MemorialMain building stone.SedimentaryLimestonenear Bank
  109. Royal Exchange War MemorialFoundations.IgneousGranitenear Bank
  110. Royal Exchange, CornhillFoundations, steps and retaining walls in the piazza.IgneousGranitenear Bank
  111. Royal Festival HallColumns at the doorway on the elevated section of Concert Hall Approach. Just inside, better examples of th…FossilLimestonenear Waterloo LU
  112. Royal Festival Hall foyerPaving slabs of polished, crinoidal limestones. This stone is also used to great effect cladding the walls…FossilLimestonenear Waterloo LU
  113. Royal Festival Hall foyerOn display is a prepared slab of fossil scallop shells, donated to the Festival Hall by the Shell Oil Compa…FossilLimstone
  114. Royal Institute of Chartered SurveyorsStonework.SedimentaryLimestonenear St James's Park
  115. Royal Liver BuildingThe facade of the building is clad in a pale-coloured granite.IgneousGranitenear St James's Street Merseytravel
  116. Royal Mint CourtPaving. Both dark and light varieties of Shap Granite are used in the paving slabs at the entrance to Royal…IgneousGranitenear Tower Gateway
  117. Royal National HotelCladding on columns and panels adjacent to both the North and South entrances in the courtyard. Good exampl…SedimentaryLimestonenear Russell Square
  118. Royal Naval CollegePaving in the colonnades.IgneousLimestonenear Cutty Sark DLR
  119. Royal Naval CollegePaving around building.SedimentarySandstonenear Cutty Sark DLR
  120. Royal Naval CollegeMain building stone.SedimentaryLimestonenear Cutty Sark DLR
  121. Royal Naval College FountainMain building stone.SedimentaryLimestonenear Cutty Sark DLR
  122. Royal Oxford HotelMain building stone. W. J. Arkell describes this stone as being an 'offensive chrome yellow colour'. This i…SedimentaryLimestonenear Oxford
  123. Royal School of MinesMain building stone.SedimentaryLimestonenear South Kensington
  124. Royal Sportsman HotelStone chips cemented into the facade of the building.IgneousDoleritenear Porthmadog
  125. The Royal StandardRed granite used for the engaged columns between the windows.IgneousGranitenear King George V DLR
  126. The Royal StandardGrey stone at foundation level.IgneousMonzonitenear King George V DLR
  127. Royal Sun Alliance BuildingFoundation levels of the building are of a brown, rapakivi granite.IgneousGranitenear Manchester Piccadilly
  128. Royal Sun Alliance BuildingBetween the main sandstone blocks on the exterior of the walls there are thin strips of a dark, equigranula…IgneousGranitenear Manchester Piccadilly
  129. Royal Welsh Yacht ClubQuoins aroun the arched gate in the town walls.SedimentaryGrit - Conglomeratenear Bangor
  130. Royal Welsh Yacht ClubRed sandstone dressings around the windows. The weathering has picked out the cross bedding.SedimentarySandstonenear Bangor
  131. Royal Welsh Yacht ClubMain building stone. This is a micritic, poorly fossiliferous variety of Penmon Limestone.IgneousLimestonenear Bangor
  132. RSE Extension (Lakeland)Much of the frontage of the building is of Portland Stone.SedimentaryOolitic Limestonenear Edinburgh Waverley
  133. Ruabon War MemorialStone used for the construction of the memorial.IgneousGranitenear Ruabon
  134. Rubens HotelRed Granite cladding on the ground floor.IgneousGranitenear Victoria
  135. Rudd's BarFoundations of square-section pillars.IgneousGranitenear Blackfriars
  136. Rudd's BarPillarsIgneousGranitenear Blackfriars
  137. Russell Square HouseMain building stone of the ground floor of this building.SedimentaryOolitic Limestonenear Russell Square
  138. Ryder & AmiesPink granite foundations.IgneousGranitenear Cambridge
  139. Ryder & AmiesGrey granite pillars between the windows.IgneousGranitenear Cambridge
  140. Ryder CourtStonework around door and alternating with bands of red brick.SedimentaryLimestonenear Green Park
  141. Ryman's, 20 Temple StreetColumns.FossilLimestonenear Birmingham New Street
  142. Ryman's, Lamb's Conduit StreetPillars at porch.IgneousGranitenear Russell Square