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31 locations recorded with this stone.

  1. 1, Embankment PlaceBlack stone ballsIgneousBasaltnear Charing Cross
  2. 131, Sloane StreetDark grey panels on facade. This is a basalt from Etna with prominent hornblende phenocrysts.IgneousBasaltnear Sloane Square
  3. Ashmolean MuseumPaving at the back entrance to the Ashmolean Museum of St Giles'. Basalt cobbles with good examples of conc…StructureBasaltnear Oxford
  4. Bow ChurchyardBlack paving.IgneousBasaltnear Bank
  5. Dakota Deluxe HotelStone used for cladding around the main entrance. A highly polished porphyritic basalt.IgneousBasaltnear Leeds
  6. Duchess WalkBlack paving setts.IgneousBasaltnear London Bridge
  7. Epworth HouseCladding used on the building.IgneousBasaltnear Old Street
  8. Exhibition RoadBlack paving setts.IgneousBasaltnear South Kensington
  9. The Fitzrovia BuildingCladding at podium level. A grey porphyry basalt with phenocrysts of pyroxenes, olivines and plagioclase fe…IgneousBasaltnear Goodge Street
  10. Giffin StreetTops to the street furniture.IgneousBasaltnear Deptford
  11. Hastings PierBlack polygonal stones along the top of the sea wall. These are columnar joints of basalt.IgneousBasaltnear Hastings
  12. Holborn GateStreet furniture and paving in the forecourt.IgneousBasaltnear Chancery Lane
  13. Holyhead RoadSecondary, dark-coloured stones used in the construction of the wall. This is a vesicular basalt, brought t…IgneousBasaltnear Bangor
  14. King's Cross SquarePaving, wall cladding & street furniture in front of King's Cross StationIgneousBasaltnear King's Cross St Pancras
  15. Leicester SquarePavingIgneousBasaltnear Leicester Square
  16. Media City PiazzaBlack paving slabs and setts.IgneousBasaltnear Deansgate
  17. Mitre Passage squareStreet furniture at the end of Mitre Passage.IgneousBasaltnear North Greenwich
  18. Museum Gardens FerneryThe fernery contains a number of landscaping features of geological interest, including a basalt columnar j…IgneousBasaltnear York
  19. One Tower BridgeBlack paving setts.IgneousBasaltnear London Bridge
  20. PontioBlack stone used for low wall/bench.IgneousBasaltnear Bangor
  21. Queen's StaitheA wide variety of glacial erratic cobbles are used for paving on the Staithe. These include amygdaloidal ba…IgneousBasaltnear York
  22. Rolls BuildingFoundations and panels by doorways.IgneousBasaltnear Chancery Lane
  23. Shoe LaneStreet furniture around Anthony Gormley's 'Sculpture in the City'.IgneousBasaltnear Chancery Lane
  24. South Bank Skate ParkWall along the ramp leading to the skate park.IgneousBasaltnear Waterloo LU
  25. St Enoch CentreStone cladding on the SW corner of the shopping mall on the Howard Street facade.IgneousBasaltnear Glasgow Central
  26. St Martin in the Bull RingPaving on the walkway in front of the church.IgneousBasaltnear Birmingham New Street
  27. St Martin's Courtyard (Slingsby Place)SettsIgneousBasaltnear Leicester Square
  28. Street Furniture & SeatingMain construction stone.IgneousBasaltnear Old Street
  29. Street Furniture, The HayesSquare black blocks used for seating.IgneousBasaltnear Cardiff Queen Street
  30. Walthamstow MarketPaving in the market. This stone is used for some of the black stripes in the paving.IgneousBasaltnear Walthamstow Central
  31. Wilcox PlaceThree types of stone are used as paving setts. This is a black basalt with pyroxene phenocrysts.IgneousBasaltnear St James's Park