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- The Economist PlazaMain building stone cladding the three towers and steps up to the podium.
- Edward's ButchersMain building stone, a white weathering limestone rich in stylolites.
- Eisteddfod CircleMain building stone.
- Ely CathedralMain building stone used for most of the cathedral. A fossil echinoid (sea urchin) can be seen at the base…
- Ely CathedralMain building stone used for most of the cathedral.
- Ely Cathedral Gallilee PorchRichly fossiliferous columns of Devon Marbles on either side of the doorway.
- Ely War MemorialGolden yellow stone making up the war memorial.
- Essex County CouncilStone dressings and quoins.
- EuropcarCladding on external pillars.
- Euston TapMain building stone.
- Euston War MemorialMain building stone. The lower parts of the stone have been stained green and blue by copper salts, derived…
- The Exchequer GateMain building stone. Locally quarried Lincoln Limestone.
- The Exchequer GateRestoration stone. Sharply cut blocks of limestone are scattered in the masonry.
- The Fable Restaurant, Holborn ViaductMain building stone
- Farnham United Reformed ChurchDoor arch pillar. The stone is very weathered, but it appears to be one of the south Devon limestones, gene…
- Farnham United Reformed ChurchWindow dressings.
- Farringdon StationWall cladding.
- Fellowship Square, WalthamstowPaving in the piazza and setts in the fountain area. Most of the building stone facies of the Purbeck Group…
- Fellowship Square, WalthamstowFragment of fossilised reptile bone in the Purbeck stone paving of the piazza.
- Fellowship Square, WalthamstowFragment of fossilised reptile bone in the Purbeck stone paving of the piazza.
- Fellowship Square, WalthamstowPaving on the walkway on the east and west sides of the piazza.
- Fenwick'sMain building stone
- Fenwick's, Brent Cross Shopping CentreCladding outside Fenwick's on the ground and first floors.
- Ferragamo, Old Bond StreetMain building stone
- Fetherton HouseStone used for masonry. This iron rich limestone is used locally in Oxfordshire for building.
- The Firs Information StoneStone used for the blocks mounting the information plaques.
- The Firs Information StoneStone used for the blocks mounting the information plaques.
- The Firs Shaft BenchThe bench marks the position of the shaft to the Bath Stone mines in Firs Field.
- First Municipal Savings BankMain building stone.
- Firstsite GalleryPaving outside the arts centre. A good place to spot fossils!
- Fitzroy PlaceMain building stone
- Fitzwilliam MuseumMain building stone.
- Forbury SquareLimestone paving with Carboniferous fossils.
- Forest RoadIntarsia panel set in the pavement, opposite Blackhorse Road Station depicting a milk carton and a pair of…
- Former Post OfficeWhite stone used for dressings. There are some good fossils in this building. Look for the large Isognomon…
- Former Woodford Post OfficeStone dressings on this brick building.
- Friars SchoolMain building stone.
- Gail's BakeryWhite stone cladding on ground floor.
- The GalleryBlocks of Purbeck stone are reused in the the rubble masonry walls.
- The GalleryButtresses on the front of the building facing The Gallery are constructed of Barnack Stone.
- Gap, Oxford CircusCladding
- Garden Cafe & Sainsbury LaboratoriesMain building stone.
- Gate PostThe gate post at the entrance to Geo Mon's geological clock at Port Amlwch. The limestone quoins are packed…
- Gate to Royal Naval CollegeMain building stone.
- The Geological Society of LondonMain building stone.
- Glasdir LibraryMain building stone.
- The Golden BoysPlinth of the statue.
- Gonville & Caius GateMain building stone.
- Graff, New Bond StreetCarved decoration
- Graff, New Bond StreetWall cladding
- Grand ArcadePaving in the shopping mall.
- Grand ArcadeBrown paving setts in the shopping mall.
- Grand ArcadePaving in the shopping mall.
- Grand Central MallYellow stone used as paving.
- Grand Central MallBlack stone used as paving in the Mall.A A bituminous limestone with white fossils and calcite veins. Tensi…
- The Grand Hotel (Gusto Restaurant)Main building stone.
- Great Minster HouseWhite, cross-bedded limestone used as the main building stone.
- Great Yarmouth MinsterQuoins and window dressings.
- Green Park Tube StationWall cladding.
- Green Park Tube StationWall cladding.
- Green Park Tube StationWalls
- Green Park Tube StationWalls
- Grosvenor House BallroomDecorative stone pabels at the doorway.
- Grosvenor House SuitesWhite stone foundations.
- Guardian/Observer BuildingPillars at back of building overlooking Regents Canal. Bioturbated bioclastic micritic limestone.
- Gucci, 36-38, Old Bond StreetWalls
- GuildhallRoof tiles. The roof was replaced after bomb damage in WWII, but was originally clad in Collyweston Slate.
- GuildhallThe building stone for the 'Hindoo-Gothic' porch.
- Guildhall Art GalleryWall cladding
- Guildhall Art GalleryWall cladding.
- Guildhall Art GalleryRed paving under portico.
- Guildhall YardYellow limestone paving.
- Guy the Gorilla SculptureThe sculpture of the gorilla is carved from a black crinoidal limestone, with purple fluorite in cavities.…
- Hackney Old Town HallMain building stone.
- Hackney PicturehouseMain building stone. Ancaster Stone has a distinctive, mottled appearance.
- Hackney Town HallMain building stone.
- Hackney War MemorialMain stone. This is stained blue from the formation of copper salts due to corrosion of the bronze sculptur…
- Hackpen White HorseChalk hill figure.
- Halfway HouseMain building stone.
- Hall of MemoryMain building stone.
- Hampton Court PalaceRectangular limestone setts. Well-worn but recently re-laid in both the Base and Clock Courts. Several othe…
- Hampton Court PalaceWindow and door dressings as replacement for former Reigate Stone, now decayed.
- Hampton Court PalaceDoorway near Anne Boleyn's Gateway. Chilmark Stone as a modern replacement of Reigate Stone.
- Hampton Court PalaceRectangular limestone setts. Well-worn but recently re-laid in both the Base and Clock Courts. There are va…
- Hampton Court PalaceRectangular limestone cobbles setts. Recently laid new stones in both the Base and Clock Courts. Several ot…
- Hampton Court PalaceClock Court Colonnade to William & Mary's State Apartments.
- Hampton Court Palace Fountain CourtPaving in the cloisters around the Fountain Court is red and grey Oland Limestone. This was a very popular…
- Hampton Court Palace OrangeryPaving of red and green Oland Limestone with particularly spectacular orthocone fossils. This is the origin…
- Harbour MoleThe harbour mole is constructed from local Purbeck Stone.
- Harbour OfficesMain building stone.
- Harrow-on-the-Hill War MemorialMain building stone. A coarse-grained, porous variety of Clipsham Stone.
- Haslemere Post OfficeWindow dressings and lintel.
- Hawksmoor's Pyramid, St Anne'sMain building stone.
- Heal'sPillars supporting portico.
- Heal'sMain building stone
- Helston Wesleyan ChapelLimestone ashlar masonry.
- Hend HouseMain building stone
- Henry Budd MemorialThe super-structure of the memorial is recorded as Portland Stone, but I am suspicious that some elements m…
- Henry Patch MemorialStone used for the memorial.
- HermesMain building stone.
- Hinde Street ChapelMain building stone.
- Holborn Town HallMain building stone. Classic oolitic Ancaster Stone with the 'brindled', 'streaky bacon' appearance.
- Holiday Inn/Callaghan's BarRed Stripes of decorative stonework.
- Holiday Inn/Callaghan's BarWhite stone cladding. This is possibly Jerusalem Stone, but it may well be italian Trani Limestone. Both co…
- Holy Trinity ChurchMain building stone.
- Holy Trinity ChurchMain building stone
- Holy Trinity ChurchMain building stone.
- Holyhead Market CrossStone used for the cross and its pyramidal plinth.
- Holyhead RoadGateway in the wall.
- Home OfficePaving on walkways around the Home Office, and the cladding on the building. The stone has a honed finish,…
- Home OfficePaving on walkways around the Home Office, and the cladding on the building. The stone has a honed finish,…
- Horses of Helios FountainBack wall supporting the fountain.
- Houses of ParliamentMain building stone
- Houses of ParliamentStone used for repairs since the 1920s. This coarse-grained calcarenite is best seen at the Peers' Entrance…
- HSBC BankMain building stone.
- HSBC BankMain building stone.
- HSBC BankMain building stone.
- HSBC BankWhite stone dressings.
- HSBC BankMain building stone.
- HSBC Russell SquareMain building stone on the ground floor. A cross-bedded oolitic limestone.
- Imperial War MuseumStone used for steps, columns and dome.
- India GateStone used for the construction of the gateway. This gate was constructed to commemorate Indian soldiers wh…
- Ionic Capital, Vestry House MuseumAn Ionic capital stands outside the Vestry House Museum. It came from the General Post Office, which was on…
- Isalaw's HouseMain building stone. Isalaw, the pseudonym of Richard Jones, was a writer of hymns an a novelist.
- Islington & St Pancras CemeteryCentral Avenue, almost opposite junction with Tram Path; graves of Anne Littleton (d. 1866) and John Kenny…
- Italian PavillionMain building stone.
- Ivor HouseWhite limestone. This is above eye-level and cannot be examined directly.
- The Ivy RestaurantCladding on Litchfield Street facade
- Jamie's RestaurantCladding on building.
- The Jew's CourtMain building stone. Locally quarried Lincoln Limestone.
- The Jew's HouseMain building stone. Locally quarried Lincoln Limestone.
- John LewisMain buiilding stone, a yellow calcarenite.
- John LewisBrown stone used for cladding at pavement level.
- John LewisStone used for cladding the building.
- Johnson Smirke BuildingMain building stone.
- Jubilee ParkWalls and water features
- Juxon HouseMain building stone
- Juxon HouseStone around windows on upper stories
- Kenwood HousePaving at the north side (main entrance) of the house. The stone is very weathered here, and has lost the c…
- Kettles Yard, St Peter's ChurchQuoins, window dressings and spoliated columns.
- The Keynes BuildingMain building stone.
- King Charles Court, Royal Naval CollegeMain building stone.
- King Charles Court, Royal Naval CollegeDressings of yellow limestone.
- King Henry's TowerCaen Stone is used for foundations of the tower.
- King's College ChapelMain building stone for the upper part of the building. Various facies of the Lincolnshire limestones are u…
- Kingston Lacy LionsStone used for these sculptures
- Kingston Lacy LionsStone used for these sculptures
- Kingston Lacy WellheadStone used for carving the wellhead.
- Kingston Lacy WellheadStone used for carving the wellhead.
- Kingston Lacy WellheadStone used for carving the wellhead.
- The Knights TemplarMain building stone.
- Lacock Abbey CourtyardMain building stone.
- Lacock Abbey CourtyardRoofing tiles
- Lambeth Town HallWhite stone used for dressings.
- Lambeth Town Hall War MemorialStone used for the memorial plaque.
- Landlines SculptureA square section prism, with layers of five different decorative stones. The black stone at the base.
- Landlines SculptureA square section prism, with layers of five different decorative stones. The red stone forming the second l…
- Landlines SculptureA square section prism, with layers of five different decorative stones. The beige stone forming the penult…
- Leadenhall CourtFeature wall company sign under portico.
- Lincoln CastleA fossil footprint on the south facing wall of the North Lodge on the west side of the arch of the East Gat…
- Lincoln Cathedral CafeMain building stone. Locally quarried Lincoln Limestone.
- Lincoln Cathedral Discovery CentreA beautiful example of a blue-hearted Ancaster Limestone is used on this modern extension to the Cathedral.
- Lincoln Cathedral West FrontMain building stone. Locally quarried Lincoln Limestone.
- Lincoln Crown CourtPink and orange-hued Ancaster stone used on the back wall of the portico.
- Lincoln MuseumA variety of stone from the Ancaster quarries, with a 'blue-heart'.
- Little St Mary's ChurchAshlar masonry.
- Llan BachThe stone around the doorway contains large brachiopod fossils of Daviesiella species.
- Llanbeblig ChurchRubble masonry. Rubble masonry. Various stones are used in the construction of the church. This phase proba…
- Llandygwydd FontMain building stone. Dundry stone was widely used for the construction of fonts during the Medieaval Period…
- Llanedwen ChurchSecondary building stones.
- Llanidan ChurchSecondary building stones.
- Lligwy Burial ChamberStone used to construct the dolmen, including the enormous capstone, is local karstic limestone, which woul…
- Lloyd's BankStone dressings.
- Lloyd's BankMain building stone.
- Lloyd's BankStone used for window dressings.
- Lloyd's Bank ElyStone dressings and decorative elements on this brick building.
- Lloyd's Bank LincolnMain building stone.
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineMain building stone
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicinePorch soffits, entrance on Gower Street.
- London StoneThe origin of the stone is a mystery. It is currently being housed and analysed by the Museum of London, wh…
- Louis Vuitton, New Bond StreetMain building stone
- M&S, The PantheonPorch
- Machine Gun Corps MemorialPlinth of bronze statue. A very white-weathered stone with sparse fossil shells.
- Manchester CenotaphThe memorial is constructed of Portland Stone.
- Manchester Crown CourtCladding at foundation level.
- Manor HouseMain building stone.
- Manorbier ChurchA memorial on the south elevation of Manorbier church is made from local "Snowdrop Marble". The memorial is…
- Manordeifi Old ChurchyardArch-topped grave memorial to Lieutenant Griffiths of Vaynor, with the inscription on a panel of black, fos…
- Mansion HouseStone used for the foundations of the building.
- Market Cross & Drinking FountainGrey, peloidal limestone band at the level of the basin on the plinth.
- Market Cross & Drinking FountainDrum of grey limestone beneath the basins.
- Market HallMain building stone.
- Marks & Spencer Arndale CentreExterior wall cladding by the main shop entrance facing St Mary's Gate. To the left of the doors at about c…
- The Marquis of GranbyMain building stone.
- Memorial to General Gordon of KhartoumStone used for the plinth of the bronze statue of Gordon.
- Memorial to GreatheadPlinth to the statue.
- Memorial to John L. HarperStone used for the memorial.
- Memorial to Robert HookeThis is a monument to Robert Hook who was, amongst many other things a geologist. Hook was one of the archi…
- Mercer Street HotelBlack, yellow and white veined limestone cladding around the front door.
- Merchant Navy MemorialMain building stone
- Merchant Venturers AlmshousesThere are a few pieces of white, algal limestone within the rubble masonry of the King's Street facade of t…
- Mickelgate BarMain building stone used for the towers.
- Middle Temple Fountain CourtCrest on the keystone above entrance to Elm Court. Two spaniels flanking a shield.
- Ming's Garden RestaurantLimestone ashlar masonry.
- Ming's Garden RestaurantYellow limestone dressings, much patched with brown concrete.
- Ministry of JusticeMain building stone.
- Minster Church of St CuthbergaThis stone is scattered throughout the fabric of the Minster, but it is best seen used for the polygonal Li…
- Minster Church of St CuthbergaA few blocks of Purbeck Marble are scattered throughout the fabric of the building. Wimborne Minster church…
- Mission for Seafarers (St Michael Paternoster Royal)Main building stone.
- Miu Miu, New Bond StreetMain building stone
- Miu Miu, New Bond StreetCladding around doorway
- Miu Miu, New Bond StreetMain building stone
- The MonumentMain building stone.
- More LondonPaving, steps and landscaping
- Morley HousePaving in porch
- Morley HouseMain building stone.
- Museum Gardens LodgeMain building stone. A variety of the Magnesian Limestone.
- Museum Gardens Multangular TowerMain building stone.
- Museum Gardens Retaining WallA modern wall built to stabilise the SW side of the Roman Wall is constructed from glacial cobbles set in c…
- Museum of Bath StoneMain building stone. The building is constructed from dressed ashlar, rubble and large roughly dressed bloc…
- Muslim World League MosqueCladding on Charlotte Street facade.
- Mynachlog Fawr GatepostsEach gatepost is topped by moulded architectural fragments of piers obtained from the ruins of the Abbey.
- National Audit OfficeMain building stone.
- National GalleryMain building stone
- National Gallery, Sainsbury WingMain building stone
- National Mining Museum GardenA display of fossils from the Carboniferous are around the side of the main building. Ask at reception for…
- National Museum of WalesMain building stone. The top part of the obelisks have been painted, but they are made of Portland Stone th…
- National Portrait GalleryMain building stone. This is a rather dirty yellow Portland Stone.
- Natural Wonders & Purbeck DeliCrazy paving outside the parade of shops are a mixture of predominantly Belgian limestones including grey S…
- NatWest BankMain building stone on the ground floor. This is a text-book example of Ancaster Stone, showing the streaky…
- NatWest BankMain building stone.
- NatWest BankMain building stone.
- NatWest Bank LincolnMain building stone.
- Naval Services MemorialFigure.
- Nevill Lane & New Street SquareDark, limestone paving.
- New London Stock ExchangeMain building stone
- New Oxford HouseMain building stone.
- NHM Garden KitchenStone used for the lower foundations and sills.
- NHM Garden KitchenCream coloured building stone above the foundation course.
- NHM Nature Activity CentreStone used for the lower foundations and sills. Look out for the large, Titanites ammonite on the west side.
- NHM Nature Activity CentreCream coloured building stone above the foundation course.
- Nicholas Tindal MemorialStone used for plinth.
- Norman HouseMain building stone. Locally quarried Lincoln Limestone.
- Obelisk in the Cathedral YardMain construction stone.
- Octav Botnar Wing, Great Ormond Street HospitalCladding around the doorway.
- Odeon Covent GardenMain building stone
- Old BankMain building stone. Nice example of calcite vein 'stringers' in Bath Stone.
- Old Market Hall (WH Smiths)Main building stone.
- The Old Schools (University Offices)Main building stone.
- Omega Watches, 12, Old Bond StreetCladding on shop front.
- One Cartwright GardensDecorative stonework in the portico around the entrance. Beautiful sections through gastropod shells. The s…
- One Cartwright GardensDecorative stonework in the portico around the entrance. The white stone has been 'bush-hammered' to give a…
- One Tower BridgeStone used for brick-shaped cladding.
- One Tower BridgeStone used for brick-shaped cladding.
- Oriel MonA boulder of karst-weathered limestone stands outside the gallery.
- Oriel Plas Glyn-y-WeddwLimestone dressings.
- Osterley ParkPaving in the central courtyard is a mixture of Portland Stone and Purbeck Limestone. The darker-coloured s…
- Our Lady's & St James's R.C. ChurchDressings and quoins.
- Oxford Town Hall & MuseumMain building stone.
- Oxford University Museum of Natural HistoryMain building stone.
- Paddington Station Platforms & ConcoursePaving in the main concourse and on the platforms.
- Parliament SquarePaving
- Passmore Edwards LibraryGrey limestone ashlar masonry.
- Paternoster MonumentMain building stone. Good examples of shell fossils and bioturbation are to be seen in the steps and seating.
- Penmon DovecoteSecondary building stone.
- Penmon PrioryMain building stone.
- Penmon Priory ChurchMain building stone.
- Penrhyn CastleMain building stone. Penmon Limestone is the main stone used in this building, but stone was also procured…
- Penrhyn HallStone dressings and foundations.
- Picturehouse CentralColumn plinths and rusticated dressings around the main doorway in Shaftesbury Avenue.
- Picturehouse CentralSoffits inside the main doorway.
- Picturehouse CentralPink marble columns.
- Pizza ExpressCladding
- Plantation PlaceCladding on main building. Spectacular examples of fossils can be seen here.
- Plantation PlaceLettering on paving.
- Plantation PlaceWall cladding.
- Plantation PlaceStone used for cladding this building.
- Plas NewyddMain building stone.
- Plinth to Ship in BottleStone plinth suppirting Yinka Shonibare's sculpture.
- Plymouth University Scott BuildingMain building stone. Honed Devonian limestone, packed with fossils.
- Police StationStone cladding. This is a good location for fossil hunting!
- PontioCladding used on the building.
- Poole Street FountainMain building stone. As well as some nice examples of Rugose corals, there are also pyrite nodules to be fo…
- Port of London Authority BuildingMain building stone.
- Porth Mawr (Exchequer Gate)Main building stone. This is a micritic, poorly fossiliferous variety of Penmon Limestone.
- Portsmouth Sea DefencesStone used to construct the Sea Defences at Southsea.
- PradaCladding. This black stone takes a mirror-like polish and is almost impossible to photograph. It contains w…
- Precentor's HouseLimestone used for dressings and for the buttress.
- Precentor's HouseBlocks of blueish Purbeck stone are reused in the the rubble masonry walls.
- Premier InnMain building stone.
- Pret-a-MangerMain building stone.
- The PrioryThe original, much weathered, window tracery is Caen Stone.
- PrudentialMain building stone.
- PrudentialMain building stone.
- Public Records OfficeStone dressings.
- Pump RoomMain building stone.
- Purbeck House HotelThe foundations of this impressive building are built of the local Purbeck Stone.
- Purbeck House Hotel GazeboThe gazebo is built of the local Purbeck Freestone and is topped by a bronze thistle.
- Queen Elizabeth GateMain building stone. A spectacular oolitic limestone with fossil shell fragments.
- Queen Street StationThe new (refurbished October 2021) external limestone cladding at Queen Street Train Station, best seen at…