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1,031 locations recorded with this stone, page 3 of 4.

  1. M&S Victoria StationGrey granite columns adjacent to entrance.Igneous·Granite·near Manchester Victoria
  2. Mabley GreenGranite boulder which is a piece of sculpture intended for climbing. This is one of the Hackney Boulders (t…Igneous·Granite·near Stratford
  3. Machynlleth War MemorialColumns of pink granite. This is possibly Clinterty Granite.Igneous·Granite·near Machynlleth
  4. Machynlleth War MemorialBase of columns. This is probably Cairngall Granite.Igneous·Granite·near Machynlleth
  5. Malaya & Borneo Veteran's MemorialMemorial stone.Igneous·Granite·near Lichfield
  6. Malt & Hops PubRed granite cladding on the facade of the pub.Igneous·Granite·near Totteridge & Whetstone
  7. Mandela GardensCladding behind the retaining wall for the garden planters on the East of the Millennium Square across Clav…Igneous·Granite·near Leeds
  8. Mansion House StationCladding on building. A coarse grained, sheared, rapakivi granite.Igneous·Granite·near Mansion House
  9. Mappin & WebbPillars and cladding around shop windows.Igneous·Granite·near Green Park
  10. Mappin & WebbDisplay window of Mappin & Webb. Beautiful granite with brown matrix and large, well formed pink crystalsIgneous·Granite·near Green Park
  11. Margaret Jones's GravestoneMain building stone.Igneous·Granite·near Bangor
  12. Margaret McMillan ParkStone furniture and signage in the park in white graniteIgneous·Granite·near Deptford
  13. Margaret McMillan ParkStone furniture and signage in the park in white graniteIgneous·Granite·near New Cross
  14. Marischal CollegeMain building stone.Igneous·Granite·near Aberdeen
  15. Market SquareKerbstones of megacrystic granite.Igneous·Granite·near Audley End
  16. Marks & Spencer'sGrey granite cladding on the front of the building.Igneous·Granite·near Leeds
  17. Marks & SpencersGrey granite cladding.Igneous·Granite·near Cambridge
  18. Marylebone StationFoundations.Igneous·Granite·near Marylebone LU
  19. Matchbox BarOnce a victorian shop front, the facade has pillars of granite at each end.Igneous·Granite·near Shoreditch High Street
  20. Matilda Drinking FountainBoulders used in construction of the grotto.Igneous·Granite
  21. Media City PiazzaPink-yellow granite paving slabs.Igneous·Granite·near Salford Central
  22. Media City PiazzaGrey granite paving slabs.Igneous·Granite·near Salford Central
  23. Memorial Avenue, City of London CemeteryA crescent of Victorian memorials and tombs, most of which are made of Peterhead Granite. This stone was ex…Igneous·Granite·near Manor Park
  24. Memorial Drinking FountainPink granite bollards surrounding the fountain.Igneous·Granite·near Old Street
  25. Memorial Drinking FountainColumn shaft. This is well above eye level and therefore not possible to obtain close-up photographs.Igneous·Granite·near Old Street
  26. Memorial Drinking FountainFountain pedestal and basins.Igneous·Granite·near Old Street
  27. Memorial to Edith CavellMonument plinth. The photos below are from the axe-dressed granite at the rear of the monument.Igneous·Granite·near Charing Cross
  28. Memorial to Joseph Wright of DerbyGranite plinth on the pavement outside the pub, under the metal sculpture commemorating the artist Joseph W…Igneous·Granite·near Derby
  29. Memorial to Lord ClydeStone used for plinth. Two facies of Cornish granite are used here; one is a polished small megacrystic gra…Igneous·Granite·near Piccadilly
  30. Memorial to Lord ClydePink granite pillar.Igneous·Granite·near Piccadilly
  31. Memorial to Percy & Eleanor BrandLarge funerary monument, commemorating Percy Edward Brand (1870-1955) and his wife Eleanor (1870-1963).Igneous·Granite·near Barkingside
  32. Memorial to the Franklin ExpeditionStone used for plinth.Igneous·Granite·near Piccadilly
  33. Mercure HotelMain building stone.Igneous·Granite·near Aberdeen
  34. Mermaid Conference CentrePale grey granite cladding the building.Igneous·Granite·near Blackfriars
  35. Mess CaféGranite used for cladding the pillars around the windows.Igneous·Granite·near Hackney Downs
  36. Metropolitan Cattle TroughThe stone used for the main trough and side drinking water fountain.Igneous·Granite·near Highgate
  37. Midland HotelMain facing stone to the ground floor around the arched entrances and windows of the hotel, the larger prop…Igneous·Granite·near Manchester Piccadilly
  38. Midland HotelDark grey granite socles along the front of the hotel.Igneous·Granite·near Manchester Piccadilly
  39. Midland HotelThe hotel has granite cladding at ground floor level. Shap Granite is used as a decorative darker band in t…Igneous·Granite·near Manchester Piccadilly
  40. The MillEngaged pillars on either side of the doorway.Igneous·Granite·near St James's Street
  41. Millenium Bridge HouseCladdingIgneous·Granite·near Blackfriars
  42. Millennium SquareGrey granite paving in the square.Igneous·Granite·near Leeds
  43. MillersPillarsIgneous·Granite·near King's Cross St Pancras
  44. Minerva HousePale granite cladding on the columns either side of the large windows and central door of this building. Th…Igneous·Granite·near Leeds
  45. Morgan StanleyCladding on building. A coarse grained, sheared, rapakivi granite.Igneous·Granite·near Canary Wharf
  46. Mr. Thomas's Chop HouseThe building is on the corner of St Ann's Alley and Cross Street. The exterior pillars around the entrance…Igneous·Granite·near Manchester Piccadilly
  47. Muse of London Hair SalonColumns between the windows of this former public house.Igneous·Granite·near Goodge Street
  48. Museum Garden ErraticsA group of erratic boulders which are used as a landscaping feature in the gardens. Several blocks are of S…Igneous·Granite·near York
  49. Museum Gardens Drinking FountainBasin and pilasters of the fountain in pink granite.Igneous·Granite·near York
  50. Museum Gardens Drinking FountainGranite slab forming the back of the fountain mechanism.Igneous·Granite·near York
  51. Muslim World League MosquePaving on Charlotte Street facadeIgneous·Granite·near Goodge Street
  52. Muswell Hill BroadwayParade of shops of the west side of the Broadway. Shop fronts are divided by engaged columns of pink granite.Igneous·Granite·near Highgate
  53. Nat West BankCladding at pavement level.Igneous·Granite·near Holborn
  54. National Gallery, Sainsbury WingFoundations.Igneous·Granite·near Charing Cross
  55. National Museum of WalesStone used to frame the main doorway.Igneous·Granite·near Cathays
  56. National Portrait GalleryStone around the entrance. This is the 'small-megacrystic variety of Cornish granite which was quarried at…Igneous·Granite·near Charing Cross
  57. National Westminster BankGranite forming the entrance steps on the left of the main doors.Igneous·Granite·near Huddersfield
  58. Nature’s ThroneMain building stone, made from granite blocks salvaged from 'Victoria', an old beam engine house. Also know…Igneous·Granite·near Clapton
  59. NatWest BankDoorstep at entrance.Igneous·Granite·near Llandudno
  60. NatWest BankFoundations. This is a two-mica granite from the Carnmenellis Pluton; probably from Carnsew Quarry at Mabe.Igneous·Granite·near Llandudno
  61. Natwest BankColumns near windows. Possibly Tvedestrand Granite from Norway or Ben Cruachan Granite from Scotland.Igneous·Granite·near Bradford Forster Square
  62. Natwest BankColumns near windows.Igneous·Granite·near Bradford Forster Square
  63. Natwest BankPink granite around doorways.Igneous·Granite·near Bradford Forster Square
  64. NatWest BankColumns at the entrance to the bank.Igneous·Granite·near Lancaster
  65. NatWest BankCladding on the front of the buildingGranite·near Preston
  66. NatWest BankStone used for the columns at the entrance.Igneous·Granite·near Finchley Road
  67. NatWest Bank ShoreditchCladding and columns.Igneous·Granite·near Old Street
  68. NatWest Bank, Brompton RoadGrey granite cladding. Very little is know about the source of this Polish granite.Igneous·Granite·near Knightsbridge
  69. NatWest Bank, PiccadillyStone used for columns around doorway.Igneous·Granite
  70. Natwest IlfordGranite used for foundations.Igneous·Granite·near Ilford
  71. Needless AlleyGrey granite cladding.Igneous·Granite·near Birmingham New Street
  72. Nelson's ColumnMain building stone for the column and pedestal. Note how some of the blocks on the pedestal are beginning…Igneous·Granite·near Charing Cross
  73. The New Cross HouseEngaged pillars.Igneous·Granite·near New Cross Gate
  74. The New Cross HousePanels below the windows.Igneous·Granite·near New Cross Gate
  75. New Look StoreCladding on the building.Igneous·Granite·near Glasgow Central
  76. New Scotland Yard North BuildingGranite used for the lower storeys and for dressings. The granite was, of course, quarried by convicts from…Igneous·Granite
  77. New Street StationPaving, steps, planters and benches outside the station.Igneous·Granite·near Birmingham New Street
  78. New Street StationPaving and kerbs outside the station.Igneous·Granite·near Birmingham New Street
  79. Newman Street TavernPillarsIgneous·Granite·near Goodge Street
  80. Nobel HouseCladding on ground floor.Igneous·Granite·near Westminster
  81. North Bay (Dock 9)Engineering stone used in the original construction of the dock basin.Igneous·Granite·near Salford Central
  82. The North Face DeansgateRed granite columns between the ground-floor windows.Igneous·Granite·near Deansgate
  83. Notes CafeFacade.Igneous·Granite·near Leicester Square
  84. O'Neill's BarFoundation stones creating a socle for the columns. NB: due to a bad cleaning project in the 1970s using ac…Igneous·Granite·near Leeds
  85. ObeliskMonument to George Brown of Caysham Park. Main building stone.Igneous·Granite·near Barkingside
  86. ObeliskMonument to the Chalmers Family. Main building stone.Igneous·Granite·near Barkingside
  87. The Old BankGrey granite used as cladding at foundation level.Igneous·Granite·near Sutton
  88. The Old Coffee HouseCladding on ground floor.Igneous·Granite·near Piccadilly Circus
  89. Old Red LionRed granite columns.Igneous·Granite·near Angel
  90. Optical ExpressCladding of porch, steps and column.Igneous·Granite·near Tottenham Court Road
  91. Orion HouseCladding. Both honed and polished varieties of the same granite are used on this building.Igneous·Granite·near Leicester Square
  92. Oxford University Museum of Natural History ErraticAn erratic boulder of Shap Granite is displayed outside the OUMNH. Although originally from Shap Fell in Cu…Igneous·Granite·near Oxford
  93. Park LaneKerbstones near Bus Stop R. A red granite paving stone has a remarkable, subhedral, pink feldspar megacryst…Igneous·Granite·near Marble Arch
  94. Passmore Edwards LibraryFoundations.Igneous·Granite·near Truro
  95. Paternoster MonumentFountains and fountain basins.Igneous·Granite·near St Paul's
  96. Pavement behind Town HallStones used for setts.Igneous·Granite·near Sheffield
  97. Peabody MemorialPlinth beneath seated bronze statue.Igneous·Granite·near Bank
  98. Peace Garden FountainRed granite squares used in the fountain design.Igneous·Granite
  99. Peace GardensOuter ring with at least 3 granite cobbles/sets, outside the decorative wall surrounding the garden. A mixt…Igneous·Granite·near Sheffield
  100. Pearl Assurance BuildingsAll exterior ground floor building stone above foundation levels. The upper stories are Portland Stone. Aft…Igneous·Granite·near Leeds
  101. Peascod StreetKerbstones of granite on the western end of the street.Igneous·Granite·near Windsor & Eton Central
  102. Peckham Rye Park Water FountainStone used for basin and finial of the fountain.Igneous·Granite·near Peckham Rye
  103. Peninsula SquareRed granite paving. A coarse grained red granite with biotite.Igneous·Granite·near North Greenwich
  104. Peninsula SquareBlack granite paving used on the stripes parallel to the Greenwich Meridian.Igneous·Granite·near North Greenwich
  105. Peninsula SquareWhite granite paving used on the stripes parallel to the Greenwich Meridian.Igneous·Granite·near North Greenwich
  106. Peninsula SquareGrey granite paving.Igneous·Granite·near North Greenwich
  107. Peninsula SquareYellow granite paving used for the fountain basins.Igneous·Granite·near North Greenwich
  108. Pennine HouseColumns at doorway.Igneous·Granite·near Bradford Forster Square
  109. Pennine HouseGrey granite plinths of the columns at the doorway.Igneous·Granite·near Bradford Forster Square
  110. Peterloo MemorialStone used for the first (lowest) step.Igneous·Granite·near Deansgate
  111. Peterloo MemorialStone used for the seventh step.Igneous·Granite·near Deansgate
  112. Philharmonic Dining RoomsGrey granite columns.Igneous·Granite·near Liverpool Central Station
  113. The PhoenixSingle pillar of red granite, supporting the portico at the pub entrance.Igneous·Granite·near Oxford Circus
  114. Picturehouse CentralFoundations on Great Windmill Street and engaged pilasters on Shaftesbury Avenue.Igneous·Granite·near Piccadilly Circus
  115. Picturehouse CentralGranite used to repait cladding just inside the Great Windmill Street entrance.Igneous·Granite·near Piccadilly Circus
  116. Pinner War MemorialSteps and plinth. A megacrystic granite.Igneous·Granite·near Pinner
  117. Plas Roald DahlA megacrystic granite is used for the old, dock walls. This is probably from either the Land's End or St Au…Igneous·Granite·near Cardiff
  118. Pole Hill ObeliskMain building stone.Igneous·Granite·near Chingford
  119. Pole Hill ObeliskGranite plinth. A coarse grained granite of unknown origin.Igneous·Granite·near Chingford
  120. Police BoxThis was once London's smallest police station, with room for one policeman who could monitor events in the…Igneous·Granite·near Charing Cross
  121. Polish War MemorialMain building stone. This may be Polish Strzelin Granite, but I have not been able to find anything which c…Igneous·Granite·near Lichfield
  122. Polpo RestaurantPilastersIgneous·Granite·near Leicester Square
  123. Port of London Authority BuildingGranite on the ground floor facade.Igneous·Granite·near Farringdon
  124. Portcullis HouseFoundationsIgneous·Granite·near Westminster
  125. Porth Mawr (Exchequer Gate)Stone used for the pillars on each side of the gate.Igneous·Granite·near Bangor
  126. Preston MarketPaving stones at the front of Preston Market. This is probably Chinese Grey granite which is commonly used…Igneous·Granite·near Preston
  127. Pret-a-MangerWall cladding either side of the large windows.Igneous·Granite·near Barbican
  128. Prince Consort MemorialFoundations.Igneous·Granite·near Chancery Lane
  129. Prince Consort MemorialPlinth to bronze statue.Igneous·Granite·near Chancery Lane
  130. Princess Diana Memorial FountainMain building stone for the circular fountain.Igneous·Granite·near Knightsbridge
  131. Princess Louise PubColumnsIgneous·Granite·near Holborn
  132. Punjabi National BankMain building stone.This is a non-megacrystic granite, probably from the Carnmenellis Pluton.Igneous·Granite·near Bank
  133. Purbeck House HotelThe building is clad with a variety of granite chips pressed into concrete. They include stones from Cornis…Igneous·Granite·near Wareham
  134. Quebecs ApartmentsDark pink granite doorframes.Igneous·Granite·near Leeds
  135. Quebecs ApartmentsTwo large, polished, grey, granite columns supporting the portico in front of the main door.Igneous·Granite·near Leeds
  136. Queen Elizabeth HouseCladding on building.Igneous·Granite·near Monument
  137. Queen Margaret BridgeThe bridge parapets are red granite (the rest of structure is reinforced concrete which is clad in corncock…Igneous·Granite·near Hillhead Underground
  138. Queen Victoria MonumentPodium and steps onto the monument.Igneous·Granite·near Green Park
  139. Queen's GalleryFoundations.Igneous·Granite·near Edinburgh Waverley
  140. The Queen's Head PubA small pub with a lot of interesting geology. A red granite is used for the upper sections of the engaged…Igneous·Granite·near King's Cross St Pancras
  141. Queen's HotelColumns at the main entrance.Igneous·Granite·near Dundee
  142. RADA Chenies Street BuildingsColumns at doorway and engaged columns along the ground floor facade.Igneous·Granite·near Goodge Street
  143. Radcliffe SquareRed sets on the path from the Radcliffe Camera to the Bodleian.Igneous·Granite·near Oxford
  144. The Railway TavernRed granite dressings and engaged columns.Igneous·Granite·near Liverpool Street
  145. The Railway TavernGrey granite FoundationsIgneous·Granite·near Liverpool Street
  146. Rayner Memorial Clock TowerGranite plaque with inscription.Igneous·Granite·near Llanfairpwllgwyngyll
  147. The Red HerringWhite granite cladding.Igneous·Granite·near Bank
  148. Reuter MemorialMain building stone.Igneous·Granite·near Bank
  149. The Ritz HotelMain building stone on the ground floor. The Upper stories are Portland Stone Whitbed.Igneous·Granite·near Green Park
  150. River HouseColumns next to the entrance.Igneous·Granite·near York
  151. Riverside HouseGranite foundations of the brick building.Igneous·Granite·near Salford Central
  152. Road BridgeBridge on the A229 crossing the Medway River, southern side. Large, zoned feldspar crystals are prominent i…Igneous·Granite·near Maidstone West
  153. Robert Gordon UniversityMain building stone. A pale grey granite. None of this is at eye-level, but I am assuming that it is Kemnay…Igneous·Granite·near Aberdeen
  154. Robert Gordon UniversityPink Granite dressing.Igneous·Granite·near Aberdeen
  155. The RocketRed granite cladding.Igneous·Granite·near Euston
  156. Rosewood LondonMain building stone on ground floor. A weakly foliated, two-mica granite.Igneous·Granite·near Holborn
  157. Royal Arcade, 28 Old Bond StreetFoundations of the rectangular section pillars at each end of the Arcade frontage.Igneous·Granite·near Green Park
  158. Royal Arcade, 28, Old Bond StreetFoundationsIgneous·Granite·near Green Park
  159. Royal Arcade, 28, Old Bond StreetCladdingIgneous·Granite·near Green Park
  160. Royal Bank of ScotlandPink granite pillars either side of the main pedestrian entranceIgneous·Granite·near Sheffield
  161. Royal Bank of ScotlandDoorsteps at the main pedestrian entrance.Igneous·Granite·near Sheffield
  162. Royal Courts of JusticeGrey-brown granite used in the pillars around the entrance. This is a megacrystic Cornish granite, probably…Igneous·Granite·near Temple
  163. Royal Courts of JusticePink granite used in the pillars around the entrance.Granite·near Temple
  164. Royal Exchange War MemorialFoundations.Igneous·Granite·near Bank
  165. Royal Exchange, CornhillFoundations, steps and retaining walls in the piazza.Igneous·Granite·near Bank
  166. Royal Liver BuildingThe facade of the building is clad in a pale-coloured granite.Igneous·Granite·near St James's Street Merseytravel
  167. Royal Mint CourtPaving. Both dark and light varieties of Shap Granite are used in the paving slabs at the entrance to Royal…Igneous·Granite·near Tower Gateway
  168. The Royal StandardRed granite used for the engaged columns between the windows.Igneous·Granite·near King George V DLR
  169. Royal Sun Alliance BuildingFoundation levels of the building are of a brown, rapakivi granite.Igneous·Granite·near Manchester Piccadilly
  170. Royal Sun Alliance BuildingBetween the main sandstone blocks on the exterior of the walls there are thin strips of a dark, equigranula…Igneous·Granite·near Manchester Piccadilly
  171. Ruabon War MemorialStone used for the construction of the memorial.Igneous·Granite·near Ruabon
  172. Rubens HotelRed Granite cladding on the ground floor.Igneous·Granite·near Victoria
  173. Rudd's BarFoundations of square-section pillars.Igneous·Granite·near Blackfriars
  174. Rudd's BarPillarsIgneous·Granite·near Blackfriars
  175. Ryder & AmiesPink granite foundations.Igneous·Granite·near Cambridge
  176. Ryder & AmiesGrey granite pillars between the windows.Igneous·Granite·near Cambridge
  177. Ryman's, Lamb's Conduit StreetPillars at porch.Igneous·Granite·near Russell Square
  178. Salem ChapelPink granite columns.Igneous·Granite·near Bangor
  179. Savills Estate AgentsCladding over the entire building.Igneous·Granite·near Knightsbridge
  180. Savings BankMain building stone.Igneous·Granite·near Aberdeen
  181. The ScotsmanPink granite foundation course.Igneous·Granite·near Edinburgh Waverley
  182. Scottish ParliamentIgneous·Granite·near Edinburgh Waverley
  183. Sculpture: 'Between the Lines'Stone used for sculpture. This sculpture is made from an erratic boulder. It is of a red granite, probably…Igneous·Granite·near Cambridge
  184. Seething Lane GardensWalls.Igneous·Granite·near Tower Hill
  185. Selfridges FoodhallFoundations around the food hall on Baker Street. The origin of this beautiful megacrystic granite is unkno…Igneous·Granite·near Bond Street
  186. Sheep & ShepherdSculpture by Elizabeth Frink. Plinth.Igneous·Granite·near St Paul's
  187. Ship Canal HouseFoundation-level stonework of granite with white feldspar phenocrysts.Igneous·Granite·near Manchester Piccadilly
  188. Shoreditch ParkGranite boulder which is a piece of sculpture intended for climbing. This is one of the Hackney Boulders (t…Igneous·Granite·near Old Street
  189. Sir Norman Ray BarBuilding cladding.Igneous·Granite·near Shipley
  190. Sir Norman Ray BarBuilding cladding.Igneous·Granite·near Shipley
  191. Sisyphus FountainSteps, plinth and basin of the fountain which is surmounted with a marble Sisyphus and his dolphin.Igneous·Granite·near Hyde Park Corner
  192. Skipton HouseRed Granite cladding on the facade of the building.Igneous·Granite·near Elephant & Castle LU
  193. Sloane Square Drinking FountainGranite used for pedestal and basin.Igneous·Granite·near Sloane Square
  194. Sloane Square Drinking FountainGarnite used for the urn on the top of the fountain.Igneous·Granite·near Sloane Square
  195. Sloane Square FountainStone used for the pedestal for the central bronze figure.Igneous·Granite·near Sloane Square
  196. Smeaton's PierLong pier extending from the north side of the harbour.Igneous·Granite·near St Ives
  197. Smithfield MarketCladding on the modern part of this building.Igneous·Granite·near Farringdon
  198. Smithfields Metropolitan Cattle TroughThis is the largest Metropolitan Cattle Trough that I have ever seen and not suprisingly it is close to the…Igneous·Granite·near Barbican
  199. Sotheby's, New Bond StreetColumns at porch.Igneous·Granite·near Bond Street
  200. South African War MemorialPink granite used of steps and the plinths for the lamps.Igneous·Granite·near Cardiff Queen Street
  201. South Docks Surrey QuaysBlocks used to construct the dock walls. A megacrystic granite, derived from either Lamorna or the St Auste…Igneous·Granite·near Surrey Quays
  202. South Docks Surrey QuaysBlocks used to construct the dock walls. A granite with 'small megacrysts' probably from the Carmenellis or…Igneous·Granite·near Surrey Quays
  203. South End Green Bus TerminusCobblestonesIgneous·Granite·near Hampstead
  204. Southover War MemorialThe memorial is in the form of a wheel-headed Celtic Cross made from Cornish Granite. The names of the fall…Igneous·Granite·near Lewes
  205. Southwark Bridge StairsBuilding stone used at the head of the stairs on the north end of the Bridge. Giant granite contains very l…Igneous·Granite·near London Bridge
  206. The Spice of LifeBands around columnsIgneous·Granite·near Leicester Square
  207. Spitalfields Drinking FountainMain building stone.Igneous·Granite·near Liverpool Street
  208. Spring Gardens Drinking FountainAt the west end of the pedestrianised Spring Gardens in Central Buxton is a drinking fountain constructed f…Igneous·Granite·near Buxton
  209. St Aelhearn's Church19th Century renovations at the east end of the church.Igneous·Granite·near Bangor
  210. St Aelhearn's WellMain building stone of he well house.Igneous·Granite·near Bangor
  211. St Anne's PassageCobbles.Igneous·Granite·near Limehouse DLR
  212. St Botolph Drinking FountainFountain basin and granite dressings.Igneous·Granite·near Aldgate
  213. St David & St Helen's Church, TwthillMain building stone.Igneous·Granite·near Bangor
  214. St George's BloomsburySteps. Very weathered and dirty Cornish Granite, but the small, white, feldspar megacrysts stand out.Igneous·Granite·near Tottenham Court Road
  215. St Georges HotelColumns either side of main entranceIgneous·Granite·near Llandudno
  216. St Georges HotelColumn bases either side of main entrance.Igneous·Granite·near Llandudno
  217. St Giles Square SeatingStones used to construct the rotating chairs which are part of the 2022 installation 'Swivel' by Sabine Mar…Igneous·Granite·near Tottenham Court Road
  218. St Ia's ChurchMain building stone.Igneous·Granite·near St Ives
  219. St Ia's WellMain building stone.Igneous·Granite·near St Ives
  220. St James's Park StationFoundations, columns and dressings around the doorway are in a honed, Norwegian grey granite, possibly Idde…Igneous·Granite·near St James's Park
  221. St John HoxtonGranite slabs at the gateways to the entrances to the church.Igneous·Granite·near Old Street
  222. St Lawrence & Mary Magdalen Drinking FountainPink Granite Pilasters.Igneous·Granite·near St Paul's
  223. St Lawrence & Mary Magdalen Drinking FountainPink granite drums supporting the basins.Igneous·Granite·near St Paul's
  224. St Lawrence Whitchurch (Little Stanmore)An impresssive set of grave monuments in Peterhead Granite, including to obelisks commeorating members of t…Igneous·Granite·near Canons Park
  225. St Martin's HousePillars between windows.Igneous·Granite·near St Paul's
  226. St Martin's HouseFoundations.Igneous·Granite·near St Paul's
  227. St Mary Aldermanbury Drinking FountainOn the edge of the pavement next to St Mary Aldermanbury GardensIgneous·Granite·near St Paul's
  228. St Mary Magdalen Churchyard BermondseyRed granite used for this chest tomb.Igneous·Granite·near London Bridge
  229. St Mary Magdalen Drinking FountainSteps, basins and plinth of the fountain. A megacrystic granite.Igneous·Granite·near London Bridge
  230. St Mary Magdalen Drinking FountainPilasters supporting the fountain canopy.Igneous·Granite·near London Bridge
  231. St Mary with St Leonard's Church BroomfieldEdward Nash's gravestoneIgneous·Granite·near Chelmsford
  232. St Mary with St Leonard's Church BroomfieldConstance Louisa Nash's gravestone.Igneous·Granite·near Chelmsford
  233. St Mary's Churchyard CholseyChest tomb of Elizabeth Deane, d. 1890 in pink granite.Igneous·Granite·near Cholsey
  234. St Mary's Churchyard Harrow-on-the-HillAn ornate memorial to James.Igneous·Granite·near Harrow-on-the-Hill
  235. St Mary's Churchyard Harrow-on-the-HillRev. William Oxenholme's Tomb. A Cornish megacrystic granite.Igneous·Granite·near Harrow-on-the-Hill
  236. St Mary's Churchyard HornseyStone used for the construction of this chest tomb.Igneous·Granite·near Hornsey
  237. St Mary's Churchyard HornseyStone used for this chest tomb.Igneous·Granite·near Hornsey
  238. St Mary's Churchyard Llanfair ClydogauGriifiths memorial stone. A monolithic block of pale grey granite.Igneous·Granite·near Aberystwyth
  239. St Mary's Churchyard Monken HadleyRed granite used for this chest tomb.Igneous·Granite·near Hadley Wood
  240. St Mary's Churchyard South WoodfordThe wall on High Road is made of recycled cobbles of mainly Leicestershire granitoids, Mountsorrel Granodio…Igneous·Granite·near South Woodford
  241. St Mary's Hospital Clarence Memorial WingStone around doorway.Igneous·Granite·near Paddington LU
  242. St Matthew's ChurchStone used for the foundations.Igneous·Granite·near Brixton
  243. St Matthew's Church GatepostsGranite used for the gateposts at the entrance to the churchyard. This is much weathered and dirty, but it…Igneous·Granite·near Brixton
  244. St Michael's Church, CornhillPilastersIgneous·Granite·near Bank
  245. St Michael's Church, HelstonStone dressings and tower.Igneous·Granite·near Falmouth
  246. St Nicholas Shopping CentreGrey granite used for decorative paving at the entrance to the shopping mall.Igneous·Granite·near Sutton
  247. St Nicholas Shopping CentreRed granite used for decorative paving at the entrance to the shopping mall.Igneous·Granite·near Sutton
  248. St Nicholas Shopping CentrePale pink granite used for decorative paving at the entrance to the shopping mall.Igneous·Granite·near Sutton
  249. St Nicholas Shopping CentrePink and grey coarse grained granite used as coping stones on the ramps.Igneous·Granite·near Sutton
  250. St Nicholas's ChapelStone used for quoins and window dressings. The chapel was rebuilt in 1911, following the demolition of the…Igneous·Granite·near St Ives
  251. St Nicholas's ChurchyardRed granite cross marking George Woolner's grave.Igneous·Granite·near Sutton
  252. St Pancras Drinking FountainVictorian drinking fountain outside St Pancras Station.Igneous·Granite·near St Pancras International
  253. St Pancras HotelColumns at main entranceIgneous·Granite·near King's Cross St Pancras
  254. St Pancras HotelPilasters around windowsIgneous·Granite·near King's Cross St Pancras
  255. St Pancras New ChurchThe front steps of the Church are Cornish Granite with large feldspar phenocrysts.Igneous·Granite·near Euston
  256. St Pancras Renaissance HotelDressings on brick pillars outside entrance to the hotel on Euston Road.Igneous·Granite·near King's Cross St Pancras LU
  257. St Pancras StationColumns along the Euston Road facade.Igneous·Granite·near King's Cross St Pancras
  258. St Paul's Cathedral PiazzaGranite bollards marking the boundary of the Piazza.Igneous·Granite·near St Paul's
  259. St Paul's Cathedral PiazzaLarger slabs of granite, dividing up the paving.Igneous·Granite·near St Paul's
  260. St Paul’s FountainMain stone used for the construction of the fountain base, basin and the central decorative urn.Igneous·Granite·near Hornsey
  261. St Peter's-in-the-Forest GraveyardJoseph Ludbrook's Memorial Stone. A brick red, very coarse-grained granite pillar.Igneous·Granite·near Wood Street
  262. St Peter's-in-the-Forest GraveyardThomas Armstrong's Memorial Stone. A pink granite cross, inscribed with the words 'Waiting' and 'Resting'.Igneous·Granite·near Wood Street
  263. St Peter's-in-the-Forest GraveyardArthur G. R. Martyn's Grave Marker. An Art Deco styled slab in pink granite.Igneous·Granite·near Wood Street
  264. St Peter's-in-the-Forest GraveyardFrederick W. Carter's Memorial. A grey granite chest tomb.Igneous·Granite·near Wood Street
  265. St Peter's-in-the-Forest GraveyardThomas Nelson's Memorial. A grey granite chest tomb.Igneous·Granite·near Wood Street
  266. St Peter's-in-the-Forest GraveyardMary Brown's Memorial. A red granite cross.Igneous·Granite·near Wood Street
  267. St Peter's-in-the-Forest GraveyardArthur W. Atkinson's Memorial. A Celtic Cross in white granite.Igneous·Granite·near Wood Street
  268. St Peter's-in-the-Forest GraveyardWilliam H. Shenstone's Memorial. A red granite chest tomb.Igneous·Granite·near Wood Street
  269. St Peter's-in-the-Forest GraveyardFrederick Augustus Snow's memorial. A large grey granite cross, propped on a stone. The granite contains sc…Igneous·Granite·near Wood Street
  270. St Thomas's SquareEdwardian granite water fountain on the Mare Street side of the park.Igneous·Granite·near London Fields
  271. St Thomas's Square Drinking FountainEdwardian granite water fountain on the Mare Street side of the park.Igneous·Granite·near London Fields
  272. St Wilfrid's ChurchColumns adjacent to entrance.Igneous·Granite·near York
  273. St Winwaloe's ChurchStone used for quoins and window dressings as well as blocks scattered throughout the rubble masonry. An eq…Igneous·Granite·near Redruth
  274. Staple Inn BuildingsCladding on ground floor.Igneous·Granite·near Chancery Lane
  275. Star of the EastCladding on ground floor.Igneous·Granite·near Limehouse DLR
  276. Station HotelMain building stone.Igneous·Granite·near Aberdeen
  277. Station HotelHammer-dressed stone courses.Igneous·Granite·near Aberdeen
  278. Statue of Abraham LincolnStone used for the plinth of the bronze sculpture.Igneous·Granite·near St James's Park
  279. Statue of Abraham LincolnPlinth of the statue of Abraham Lincoln. At some point since 2018 the original Peterhead granite was replac…Igneous·Granite·near Manchester Piccadilly
  280. Statue of Air Chief Marshall Sir Keith ParkPlinth of the statue.Igneous·Granite·near Charing Cross
  281. Statue of Alfred the GreatThe plinth upon which the statue of Alfred the Great stands on rough hewn Cornish granite.Igneous·Granite·near Winchester
  282. Statue of Aneurin BevanGranite used for the plinth of the statue. Both the coarse and fine grain facies of Balmoral Granite are us…Igneous·Granite·near Cardiff Queen Street
  283. Statue of BeaconsfieldPlinth to statue of Lord Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli.Igneous·Granite·near Westminster
  284. Statue of BurnsPlinthIgneous·Granite·near Charing Cross
  285. Statue of CanningPlinth. Giant Granite has huge feldspar megacrysts and tourmaline.Igneous·Granite·near Westminster
  286. Statue of Charles James FoxThe plinth is of unpolished Peterhead Granite.Igneous·Granite·near Holborn
  287. Statue of ChurchillPlinth of Churchill's statue.Igneous·Granite·near Westminster
  288. Statue of CoramPlinth of seated bronze statue of Thomas Coram, outside the Foundling Museum.Igneous·Granite·near Russell Square
  289. Statue of David Lloyd GeorgePlinth of statue.Igneous·Granite·near Bangor
  290. Statue of DerbyPlinthIgneous·Granite·near Westminster
  291. Statue of EisenhowerGranite paving. A spectacular megacrystic granite with large zoned feldspars.Igneous·Granite·near Bond Street
  292. Statue of EisenhowerGranite walls. A pale grey, medium grained, biotite granite of unknown origin. It may well be from the USA.Igneous·Granite·near Bond Street
  293. Statue of General GordonPlinthIgneous·Granite·near Aberdeen
  294. Statue of Greyfriar's BobbyPlinthIgneous·Granite·near Edinburgh Waverley
  295. Statue of Horse & RiderA bronze statue by Elizabeth Frink stands on a plinth of porphyritic pink granite.Igneous·Granite·near Green Park
  296. Statue of James WattPlinth of statue. Feldspar megacrysts and clots of black tourmaline.Igneous·Granite·near Queen Street
  297. Statue of JennerPlaque on the statue's plinth.Igneous·Granite·near Lancaster Gate
  298. Statue of John BatchelorGranite used for the plinth of the statue.Igneous·Granite·near Cardiff Queen Street
  299. Statue of John Fox BurgoyneStone used for plinth.Igneous·Granite·near Piccadilly
  300. Statue of Lord LawrenceStone used for plinth.Igneous·Granite·near Piccadilly
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