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18 locations recorded with this stone.

  1. Argyle WalkPurple-coloured cobble stones.IgneousPorphyrynear King's Cross St Pancras
  2. Bow ChurchyardRed paving cobbles.IgneousPorphyrynear Bank
  3. BroomielawPaving.IgneousPorphyrynear Glasgow Central
  4. Cardiff CastlePaving outside the Castle.IgneousPorphyrynear Cardiff
  5. Discovery PointRed porphyry cobbles used in the Pebble Mosaic. The origin of these stones is not proven, but they appear t…IgneousPorphyrynear Dundee
  6. Inscribed StoneStone used to construct the stela.IgneousPorphyrynear Bangor
  7. Jacks Farm WayPaving setts.IgneousPorphyrynear Higham's Park
  8. Leonard CircusCobblestones at the intersection with Paul Street. The stone was supplied by The Ethical Stone Company.IgneousPorphyrynear Old Street
  9. New Scotland YardPurple paving setts used outside the police station.IgneousPorphyrynear Westminster
  10. Oswald StreetPaving on Oswald Street.IgneousPorphyrynear Glasgow Central
  11. RAF Bomber Command MemorialPlinth of statue of air crew inside the memorial.IgneousPorphyrynear Hyde Park Corner
  12. Riverside HousePaving outside the building on Stanley Street.IgneousPorphyrynear Salford Central
  13. St Aelhearn's ChurchMain building stone.IgneousPorphyrynear Bangor
  14. St Beuno's ChurchMain building stone.IgneousPorphyrynear Bangor
  15. St Martin's Courtyard (Slingsby Place)SettsIgneousPorphyrynear Leicester Square
  16. StelaAn early Christian inscribed stone, set into the wall in front of the west door of the church.IgneousPorphyrynear Bangor
  17. SundialAn ancient sundial stands (in the shade) at the south west corner of the church.IgneousPorphyrynear Bangor
  18. Wellington StatueStone used for Plinth.IgneousPorphyrynear Queen Street