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46 locations recorded with this stone.

  1. 1 City SquareBlack stone cladding the foundations of the building.This is probably Nero Zimbabwe dolerite.IgneousDoleritenear Leeds
  2. 1, Embankment PlaceCompany signIgneousDoleritenear Charing Cross
  3. 1, IvegateBuilding cladding.IgneousDoleritenear Bradford Forster Square
  4. 10, Gresham StreetBlack stone used for foundations and fountain.IgneousDoleritenear Bank
  5. 100-104 High StreetStone chips cemented into the facade of the building.IgneousDoleritenear Porthmadog
  6. 11, Haven HillMain building stone. The stone is the local Alnwick Sill whinstone. Look for the boats hidden in the rubble…IgneousDoleritenear Alnmouth
  7. 18, Baker StreetA dark rock with flashes of golden orthopyroxenes. Difficult to photograph due to its taking a very high po…IgneousDoleritenear Baker Street
  8. 2-3, Triton SquareBlack granite cladding the building. Because this stone takes a high polish, it is impossible to photograph.IgneousDoleritenear Warren Street
  9. 53, Chandos PlaceFoundations and dressing around doorways.IgneousDoleritenear Charing Cross
  10. African & Caribbean War MemorialStone used for the obelisks.IgneousDoleritenear Brixton
  11. Bank Place ChapelMain building stone. Now being converted into flats, this building was formerly the Garth Calvinistic Metho…IgneousDoleritenear Porthmadog
  12. Bank Place TerraceStone chips cemented into the facade of the building.IgneousDoleritenear Porthmadog
  13. Bedford Park Visitor CentreAn erratic boulder of dolerite, found in glacial gravels at nearby Marks Warren, has been installed outside…IgneousDoleritenear Harold Wood
  14. Bernardo's MemorialMain building stone.IgneousDoleritenear Barkingside
  15. Betws-y-Coed StationMain building stone of the older part of the building. The stone is probably derived from dolerite sheets i…IgneousDoleritenear Betws-y-Coed
  16. Burma Railway MemorialThe black plaque bearing the inscription.IgneousDoleritenear Mornington Crescent
  17. Chesham High StreetSegments of the pedestrianised area paved with stone setts. The black setts are whinstone.IgneousDoleritenear Chesham
  18. Claridge'sBlack stone dressings.IgneousDoleritenear Bond Street
  19. Cotton Bud FountainBlack stone used for the circular base of the pink granite cotton bud.IgneousDoleritenear Manchester Victoria
  20. Criccieth RNLI Lifeboat StationStone used for the coursed masonry of the boathouse.IgneousDoleritenear Criccieth
  21. Department of Business, Innovation & SkillsBlack stone used on the foundations.IgneousDoleritenear St James's Park
  22. Edinburgh CastlePaving cobbles and setts in the lane leading up to the Castle Gate.IgneousDoleritenear Edinburgh Waverley
  23. Grove Road Car ParkA narrow lane next to the Masonic Hall, leading to a car park. 19th Century setts are preserved as paving,…IgneousDoleritenear Sutton
  24. Hadrian's WallStone collected from the Great Whin Sill is used to build the Wall in this area near to Sycamore Gap.IgneousDoleritenear Bardon Mill
  25. The HeronThe tower is clad with highly polished, black dolerite.IgneousDoleritenear Moorgate
  26. HMS Lapwing MemorialStone used for the memorial.IgneousDoleritenear Audley End
  27. HSBC BankMain building stone.IgneousDoleritenear Porthmadog
  28. The Jolly Fisherman, Garden WallMain building stone. The stone is the local Alnwick Sill whinstone. Look for the boats hidden in the rubble…IgneousDoleritenear Alnmouth
  29. Moor HouseBlack stone cladding at the main entrance.IgneousDoleritenear Moorgate
  30. Peterloo MemorialStone used for the fifth step.IgneousDoleritenear Deansgate
  31. Radcliffe SquareBlack sets on the path from the Radcliffe Camera to the Bodleian.IgneousDoleritenear Oxford
  32. Robson & Sons SmokehouseMain building stone. The stone is the local Alnwick Sill whinstone. The quarry is now the village carpark.IgneousDoleritenear Alnmouth
  33. Royal Sportsman HotelStone chips cemented into the facade of the building.IgneousDoleritenear Porthmadog
  34. Salem ChapelMain building stone.IgneousDoleritenear Porthmadog
  35. SpinningfieldsJust to the South of the John Rylands Library, the whole plaza is paved in a single rocktype. They are two…IgneousDoleritenear Manchester Piccadilly
  36. St Thomas's ChurchA few cobbles of black or brown weathering dolerite occur in the church fabric, presumably derived from the…IgneousDoleritenear Stanhope (Weardale Railway)
  37. StonehengeNeolithic megalithic site. The inner circle of bluestones were transported from west Wales. Several litholo…IgneousDoleritenear Salisbury
  38. Telephone ExchangeMain building stone. Local tradition says this building was designed by Clough Williams Ellis (who designed…IgneousDoleritenear Porthmadog
  39. University College Hospital (UCH)Foundations on the corner with Gower Street.IgneousDoleritenear Euston Square
  40. Vindolanda Bath HouseSuspensurae (stone pillars used to support the suspended floor of a hypocaust) are made from columnar joint…IgneousDoleritenear Bardon Mill
  41. Water Feature: Oozells SquareKerbs on the edge of the rill.IgneousDoleritenear Birmingham New Street
  42. Westminster City HallBlack wall of polished stone, adjacent to Waitrose.IgneousDoleritenear St James's Park
  43. Whin HillMain building stone. The stone is the local Alnwick Sill whinstone. Look for the boats hidden in the rubble…IgneousDoleritenear Alnmouth
  44. Whin HillMain building stone. The stone is the local Alnwick Sill whinstone. The quarry is now the village carpark.IgneousDoleritenear Alnmouth
  45. WhinstoneReused cobbles of black dolerite, occurring mainly in the lower courses of the panels under the pub's windows.IgneousDoleritenear Totteridge & Whetstone
  46. Y Banc Tapas BarMain building stone.IgneousDoleritenear Porthmadog