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- (Former) TSBMain building stone.
- 1, America SquarePale grey granite cladding.
- 1, America SquareIvory granite cladding.
- 1, Bartholomew LaneGrey granite used for foundations.
- 1, Bow ChurchyardGranite foundations and columns.
- 1, Dean StreetA porphyritic, grey granite used as wall cladding on this building and the continued block on Oxford Street.
- 1, Embankment PlacePale grey granite bands on the walls.
- 1, Embankment PlaceWhite stone balls
- 1, Embankment PlaceDark grey granite cladding on the walls. This stone has spectacular large, twinned feldspars.
- 1, Forster SquareGranite door frame of the building.
- 1, Northumberland AvenuePink granite facing the building.
- 1, Park RowBuilding foundations. PInk granite cladding.
- 1, Park RowBuilding foundations. Brown granite cladding.
- 1, PoultryPink and grey granite forming the foundations.
- 1, Russell StreetBuilding cladding.
- 1, Vine StreetSquare section engaged columns.
- 1, Vine StreetColumns of grey granite with large pink feldspar phenocrysts.
- 1, Vine StreetWhite granite cladding in porch soffits.
- 1, York Street (Browns)Grey granite foundations.
- 10 Trinity Square (Four Seasons Hotel)Foundations and sign on the front facade.
- 10, Lloyds AvenueExterior wall cladding. This brown granite shows evidence of tropical weathering, in the form of liesegang…
- 100, Market StreetBuilding cladding.
- 100, Petty FranceStone used for foundations.
- 101, Barbirolli SquareCladding to large round pillar to the left of the main door facing Barbirolli Plaza.
- 101-104, PiccadillyColumns around doorway.
- 103, Cannon Street (All Bar One)Pilasters between windows.
- 105, Godwin StreetBuilding cladding. This is a yet to be identified granite. It is possibly a Finnish variety called 'Articum'.
- 11 Market SquareGrey stone dressings and quoins on the shop front.
- 11, HaymarketMain building stone
- 11, StrandCladding on pillars and ground floor. Both polished and flamed Sardinian Granite are used here.
- 110 Colmore RowGrey granite used as the main building stone.
- 110 Colmore RowPink granite used for foundations.
- 110, Fenchurch StreetNumber plaque on either side of the doorway.
- 114, High HolbornMain building stone.
- 115 Colmore RowStonecladding on building facade.
- 115, HoundsditchCladding.
- 123 Victoria StreetCladding on the building facade on the ground floor.
- 125 Colmore RowStonecladding on building facade.
- 138, Fetter LaneFoundations.
- 138-142, HolbornGranite foundations and building stone on the ground floor of the old Prudential building. Many thanks t…
- 138-142, HolbornDark red granite used in the new extension behind the High Holborn facade.
- 138-142, HolbornPink granite used in the new extension behind the High Holborn facade.
- 14, Great Peter StreetFoundations.
- 14, Park RowBuilding cladding.
- 15, Westferrry CircusCladding
- 150 Sloane Street (Jo Malone)Engaged pillars.
- 155, Bishopsgate (Broadgate)Grey granite cladding on the building.
- 155, Bishopsgate (Broadgate)Pink granite used for the steps up from Bishopsgate.
- 155, Bishopsgate (Broadgate)Cladding in upper storeys. Pink granite, polished. (Assumed to be the same type as steps but too high up to…
- 155, Victoria StreetCladding on this building and indeed this entire development around Westminster Cathedral.
- 157 Sloane Street (Anya Hindmarch)Red granite engaged columns.
- 16, Park RowCarved, red granite door frame.
- 167-169, Finchley RoadGranite cladding is used on this parade of shops.
- 17, Market PlaceBuilding cladding.
- 17, WestgateBuilding cladding. This is a foliated granite that has not yet been identified.
- 171, Victoria StreetCladding on this building and indeed this entire development around Westminster Cathedral.
- 18, Park RowGrey granite used for columns.
- 18, Park RowFrame around the doorway.
- 18-22, Moseley StreetExterior walls and pillars surrounding the main entrance door to the property.
- 186 City RoadColumns at doorway.
- 19 CheapsidePink granite surrounding the door.
- 19, Market PlaceBuilding cladding.
- 198-202, PiccadillyRed granite trim on the walls.
- 2, Coinagehall StreetGrey granite dressings around the door and beneath the windows.
- 2, Grosvenor StreetGranite pilasters.
- 2, Market StreetDoor surrounds around entrance to building.This is very probably Ross of Mull Granite, but I cannot be cert…
- 2, Sadler's GateA pair of columns on either side of the main door.
- 20 Park RowGranite inner door frames, within the porch area.
- 20, Cabot SquareGrey-green granite around main entrance porch and forming the foundations.
- 20, Triton StreetFoundations
- 20-22, Park RowColumn bases.
- 201, DeansgateTwo varieties of stone in the main wall facing slabs, this the lower section.
- 21, Boar LaneCladding around the lower part of the building.
- 210, Euston RoadPale grey granite used as cladding.
- 210, Euston RoadDark grey granite used as cladding.
- 210, Euston RoadCladding on upper stories.
- 217-225 StrandCladding on ground floor.
- 217-225, StrandSocles and balustrade.
- 22, Old Bond StreetRed granite in the doorway.
- 22, Old Bond StreetBrown granite around the doorway.
- 24, Great Tower StreetFoundations.
- 24, Great Tower StreetMain stone used for cladding.
- 24, High Street (Living Interiors)Red granite cladding and columns. This is the fine grained variety of the Finnish granite called Balmoral.
- 25 Cabot SquareCladding on building. A coarse grained, sheared, rapakivi granite.
- 25, Cannon StreetFoundations.
- 25-27, Coinagehall StreetPale coloured granite used for quoins and window dressings.
- 254, Seven Sisters Road (Taco Bell)Arcade of columns around the ground floor of the building.
- 27, Norwich StreetPolished red granite cladding around the doorway.
- 27, Norwich StreetPink granite cladding adjacent to the doorway.
- 28, Market StreetPale granite bands in the building cladding.
- 29-30, St James's StreetColumns
- 3, Burlington GardensCladding over the building.
- 3, Meridian PlaceCladding
- 31, Park RowPink granite dressings on the building.
- 31, Park RowGrey granite cladding and mouldings at foundation level.
- 31, Park RowPink granite dressings in the foundation course.
- 33 Snow HillGranite dressings on this buildibg are impressive megacrystic granite.
- 33, Creechurch LaneCladding.
- 33, HolbornGranite fins on the sides of the building.
- 33, Jermyn StreetRed trim on walls.
- 33, Queen StreetRed granite cladding.
- 33, Queen StreetGrey granite cladding.
- 330, Vauxhall Bridge RoadCladding over entire building.
- 34, Park PlaceColumns at the entrance porch.
- 35, Park RowGranite columns at the doorway.
- 35, Park RowColumns either side of the entrance, which is on the corner of Park Row and Bond Street.
- 351 Goswell RoadDecorative columns either side of the entrance door and windows.
- 36 Princess StreetColumns adjacent to the entrance.
- 36, Park RowBuilding lower levels cladding.
- 38, Mosley StreetHorizontal band of grey stone on the wall above the rusticated sandstone. A pale grey granite with aplite v…
- 39 Essex StreetStone dressings and foundations
- 39 Essex StreetFoundations at doorways
- 39, Bedford SquareColumns supporting porch
- 4 Cross StreetBuilding cladding around the entrance. This is very probably Ross of Mull Granite, but I cannot be certain…
- 4, Gabriel StreetMain building stone.
- 4, Triton SquareGrey granite cladding at pavement level. The sandstone used on the upper storeys is of unknown provenance.
- 40 Boar LanePink granite used for the columns and door frame.
- 40, Bank StreetCladding on facade.
- 40, Boar LaneBuilding foundations.
- 40, Bruton StreetFoundations
- 40, Spring Gardens (Hervia)Decorative columns on the ground floor.
- 42 Southwark Bridge RoadCladding on the building.
- 42, Milsom StreetDecorative pink granite used for cladding on the shop front.
- 43, London WallRed granite cladding on the building.
- 43, Pall MallCladding around doorway
- 43-44, New Bond StreetCladding in porch soffits.
- 43-45 Park RowExterior columns.
- 47, BriggateBuilding cladding around windows.
- 47, Sidney Street (Edinburgh Woollen Mill)Red granite balusters above the 'apse' window. These are above reach, and so a close up photo is not possible.
- 48, Coney StreetBuilding cladding.
- 49, Lower Thames StreetCladding in porch soffits.
- 5, Chancery LaneCladding on ground floor.
- 5, Church StreetExterior columns.
- 5-7, Cowper StreetCladding on the front of the building.
- 50, Bank StreetCladding on facade.
- 50, Fenchurch StreetStone cladding the building.This is a charnockite from India.
- 51-55, Gresham StreetCladding
- 55-57 Victoria StreetWall cladding. This building is currently undergoing refurbishment. This entry will be updated as appropria…
- 58 Wellington StreetColumns outside the entrance.
- 6, NessgateBuilding cladding
- 6, NessgateBuilding cladding. This is possibly Cornish Granite but cannot be securely identified from the photograph a…
- 6-8, EastcheapPale pink granite cladding.
- 60, Lombard StreetMain building stone
- 60, St Martin's LaneRusticated columns on facade.
- 60-61 South Molton StreetCladding around the doorways.
- 62, King Street EastPillars to the left and right of the main shop entrance and windows.
- 64, KnightsbridgeTwin columns supporting doric type arch over main entrance
- 65 High StreetPink granite used as building cladding.
- 65 High StreetGrey granite used as building cladding.
- 67-69, New Bond StreetDoorway.
- 69, Market StreetBuilding cladding.
- 7, Sloane StreetPillars on either side of the arch.
- 7-9, BishopsgateRed granite cladding on ground floor.
- 72, King's RoadRed granite engaged columns on the King's Road facade.
- 72, King's RoadRed granite engaged columns on the Blacklands Terrace facade.
- 72, King's RoadSocles to columns on King's Road facade.
- 72, King's RoadSocles to columns on Blacklands Terrace facade.
- 77-93 Victoria StreetPink granite used for ground floor cladding on columns.
- 78-79, New Bond StreetCladding around porch and in porch soffits.
- 8 South ParadeBuilding cladding at foundation level. This is possibly Dancing Cairns Granite from Aberdeen.
- 8, Lloyd's AvenueColumns.
- 80, StrandPink granite columns and engaged pilliars.
- 83-85, Mortimer StreetPillars between shop fronts.
- 84 Colmore RowGrey granite Foundations
- 87, PiccadillyCladding
- 88-90 Fenchurch StreetCladding on foundations and other dressings. A decorative yellow granite.
- 9, Sunbridge RoadRed granite used for door surrounds.
- 90, Fetter LaneCladding at pavement level and red granite dressings.
- 90, LongacreCladding on main part of the building.
- The Abbey GardensOld English Beer Garden, USAF War Memorial.
- Abchurch YardRed granite cobblestones.
- Aberdeen Douglas HotelMain building stone.
- Aberdeen War MemorialMain building stone.
- Adam Sedgwick MemorialA large block of Shap Granite, commemorating the 19th Century geologist Adam Sedgwick who was born in Dent…
- Adelaide HouseFoundations.
- Admiral CasinoCladding on the front of the building.
- The AdmiraltyFoundations and columns on ground floor
- The AdmiraltyPillars and pilasters on upper storeys.
- Agnes B.Pillars between shop windows.
- Akari Japanese RestaurantColumns between the windows of this former Victorian pub. Graversfors granite has striking, almost violet-c…
- Albert MemorialGrey granite forming the plinths for the statuary situated at the four corners of the monument's foundations.
- Albert MemorialSteps and retaining wall to staircase, leading to the monument from Kensington Gore.
- Albert MemorialPanels of red granite on the plinths supporting statues situated at the four corners of the monument's foun…
- Albert MemorialPlinth directly upon which stands the seated figure of Prince Albert.
- Albert MemorialPlinth
- Albert MemorialStone used for the plinth of this equestrian statue of Albert, Prince Consort.
- The Albert Public HouseRed granite pillars. Look out for the characteristic slightly blue-violet quartz.
- Albion HouseGrey stone used for the lower storeys and the heavy rustication around the window arches. Albion House was…
- Allied Irish BankBrown granite on columns between windows.
- Allied Irish BankPale grey granite on columns between windows.
- Alma PlaceQuoins and window dressings.
- Alphabeta BuildingSeveral facies of Cornish granite are used here for the main building stone of the first storey, the carved…
- Ancient Cross in St Michael's ChurchyardStone used for the ancient cross in the churchyard. The granite was probably collected from surface moorsto…
- Ancient Cross on Cross StreetStone used for the ancient cross at the end of Cross Street. The granite was probably collected from moonst…
- Angel StationGrey granite cladding.
- Angel StationRed granite cladding.
- Apple Store BirminghamColumns on the portico.
- Archway TavernPink granite square-sectioned columns.
- Archway TavernGrey granite dressings.
- The Argyll ArmsPilasters at each end of the pub frontage.
- Ariel HousePink granite cladding.
- Artillery MansionsColumns at entrance archway.
- Asprey's, New Bond StreetPillars between shop fronts
- Astey's Row PlaygroundOrnamental boulders around the sandpit. These seem to be coarse grained, red granites, possibly from Scandi…
- Atlantic HouseFoundations.
- Atlas House (Barclay's Bank)The foundations and port cochere of this former bank are built from a granite with 'giant' feldspar phenocr…
- Awesome Thai RestaurantAn ornate Victorian engaged column between the restaurant and the optician's shop next door. The main colum…
- The BalfourPink granite columns at the doorway.
- The BalfourPale brown, 'oatmeal' granite panels between the windows.
- Bali memorialA large grey granite ball carved with 202 doves stands as a memorial to the Bali bombings in 2002.
- Bank ChambersRed granite used as engaged columns across the shop front.
- Banyan Bar & RestaurantSoffits and frame of the main entrance, behind the columns.
- Barclays Bank World BuildingPink granite paving and kerbstones in front of the building.
- Barclays Bank, Charterhouse StreetColumns at the entrance.
- Barclays Bank, Colmore RowPink granite steps.
- Barclays Bank, Great Portland StreetPilasters between windows.
- Barclays Bank, HelstonGrey stone dressings around windows and doors.
- Barclays Bank, Parliament StreetPolished granite plinth around base of building: largest crystals are slightly pinkish orthoclase feldspars…
- Barclays Bank, St IvesGrey granite used for the doorway and engaged columns on the ground floor and the window dressings on upper…
- Barkingside ParkA coarse-grained granite boulder, this is possibly a glacial erratic.
- Bart's HospitalDedicatory plaque in the main entrance.
- Baskerville HouseFoundations.
- Battle of Britain MemorialMain building stone. This structure was once a ventilation shaft from the Victorian embankment which has be…
- Battle of Britain MemorialCoping stone on the top of the memorial.
- BBC Broadcasting HousePaving in the Plaza.
- Beaufort HouseRed granite cladding.
- Beckett's BankFoundation-level building stone.
- The BellGrey granite used behind the pillars.
- Bellot MemorialAn obelisk to commemorate Lieutenant Rene Bellot (1826-1852) who sailed from Greenwich on the HMS Phoenix i…
- Beretta GalleryCladding on porch and columns.
- Big Chill BarCladding & pillars
- Birdcage Walk Drinking FountainDog's drinking trough.
- Birdcage Walk Drinking FountainPlinth of the fountain.
- Bishops SquarePaving around the area is a grey granodiorite.
- Bishopsgate Police StationCladding on ground floor.
- Blackfriars BridgeColumns
- Blackfriars HouseThe inner door columns to the building, facing onto the street, demonstrating aligned phenocrysts
- Blue Anchor InnMain building stone at pavement level. This slightly red-weathering granite is probably from Godlphin Hill.
- Boer War MemorialMain building stones of the memorial.
- Boleyn TavernGranite cladding on the ground floor.
- Bolina RoadA very large, discarded capital, presumably from one of the original 19th Century railway bridges, lies blo…
- Bon Accord CentreMain building stone.
- Boundary StreetGranite kerbstone with veins. This is possibly from Jersey where the quarries were great suppliers of grani…
- Bow ChurchyardWhite paving cobbles.
- Box Bar & RestaurantGranite added as a renovation stone.
- Boys Brigade MemorialMemorial boulder.
- Bristol Street Drinking fountainRed granite dressings and basins.
- British LibraryFoundations
- Brixton NatWest BankGrey granite used for cladding.
- Brixton NatWest BankPink granite used for cladding.
- Brixton NatWest BankPink granite used for repairing the original cladding.
- BroadgateCladding on buildings surrounding Broadgate Circle.
- Broadway RestaurantFine grained, red Balmoral granite is used for pilasters replacing the original Peterhead Granite on the De…
- Broadway RestaurantPink Granite on pilasters on the corner of the building.
- Broadway RestaurantGrey granite panels beneath the windows.
- Broadway RestaurantCoarse grained Balmoral Granite is used round the doorway to the N of the restaurant.
- Broadway RestaurantSmall columns of grey granite around the doorway. This building has a mix of old and new granites.
- Broadway Shopping CentreYellow granite cladding the building.
- Brompton OratoryPaving in front of entrance.
- Brown, Shipley & Co. BankWall cladding
- The BrownswoodRed granite cladding on the building.
- Brunswick StreetCobblestones
- The Building CentreBollards outside the from entrance.
- BullringRed granite drums used for seating.
- BullringRed granite used as decorative paving.
- The Bunch of GrapesColumn bases and capitals.
- Bunhill FieldsGranite gate posts with large feldspar megacrysts.
- Bupa DentalCladding. Both honed and polished Giallo Veneziano are used on this building.
- Burlington House CourtyardPaving slabs in the centre of the courtyard.
- Burma Railway MemorialA memorial plaque with a frame of white granite is mounted on a stand of crossed railway sleepers.
- Bust of JellicoePlinth.
- Butler's Retreat Drinking FountainThe fountain is located behind Butler's Retreat (The Larder Cafe).
- Butler's Retreat Drinking FountainRoundel on the drinking fountain bearing inscription of the 2011 restoration.
- Butler's Retreat Drinking FountainPlinth and steps of the fountain.
- Buxton Memorial Drinking FountainGrey granite pilasters & central pillar
- Buxton Memorial Drinking FountainPink granite pilasters & dog troughs.
- Buxton Memorial Drinking FountainBasin and foundations of the fountain.
- Cabot PlacePaving in front of entrance on Cabot Square
- Cabot SquareFountain basin.
- Cadogan HallFoundations and columns.
- Cadogan HallFoundation stone with inscription. The Cadogan Hall was formerly First Church of Christ, Scientist, London.…
- Caernarfon Twthill BypassStone used to construct the retaining wall.
- Cafe CaritasSquare section engaged pillars of brown granite at the main entrance on Melton Street. The main building is…
- Cafe Nero, 2 High StreetFour exterior pillars. This building was formerly Barclays Bank.
- Cafe Nero, 2, High StreetRed granite used for exterior columns.
- The CambridgePillars between windows.
- Camp Bastion MemorialMemorial Wall and Cairn.
- Canada PlacePaving.
- Capel TabernaclThis building is now private flats. The building is faced in grey rubble masonry.
- Cartier, New Bond StreetPillars in newer part of the building.
- CAST (Cornubian Arts & Science Trust)Quoins and window dressings.
- Castle DrogoMain building stone.
- Catesby's BuildingRepairs to columns.
- Cathedral ChambersAn inlaid stone plaque at about 1 metre above ground level, built into the brick to commemorate the commenc…
- Caxton HouseFoundations.
- CBRE Building, 55 Temple RowGranite cladding.
- Celebrity RestaurantColumns at the doorway.
- Celtic Cross Grave StoneStone used for the cross.
- Centennium HouseCladding on building.
- Central School of Art & Design (former)Megacrystic granite used as a foundation course. This building once housed the Central School of Art & Desi…