Sandstone
HomeBrowse every locationStone and rock type
695 locations recorded with this stone, page 2 of 3.
- Holt Market CrossStone used for the lower course of the steps of the cross.
- Holy TrinityMain building stone of coursed masonry. The facade photographed was at the back of the church on Claremont.
- Holy Trinity ChurchRubblestone masonry.
- Holy Trinity ChurchRubblestone masonry. Reigate Stone is the most weathered stone used in this building.
- Home Bargains StoreMain building stone.
- Honourable Artillery CompanyRubble masonry.
- Hospital WallSandstone ashlar masonry. The wall is capped with flint. However the sandstone appears to be recycled, usin…
- Hotel Z, Bridewell Lane facadeGrey, cross-bedded sandstone dressings.
- HSBC BankSandstone dressings on this building otherwise constructed of Ruabon Brick.
- HSBC BankMain building stone on the ground floor.
- Insole CourtWest wall of Swiss Wing.
- Institute of Archaeology SarsenMemorial commemorating 75 years of the Institute of Archaeology under trees at NW end of Gordon Square Gard…
- Islington High StreetPaving stones. This variety of York Stone shows convolute bedding (dewatering structures) and liesegang ban…
- Jamaica Winehouse, Jamaica BuildingsMain building stone
- Jamies Restaurant, River HouseMain building stone. This is a beautiful, cross-bedded, buff sandstone with pebbles of red sandstone. Unfor…
- Jefferies and Williams MemorialMemorial stone to poets Richard Jefferies and Albert Williams on Burderop Down, Wiltshire.
- Jewel TowerRubble masonry. A wide variety of stones are used in the Jewel Tower. Ragstone and Reigate Stone are the m…
- Jewel TowerRubble masonry. A wide variety of stones are used in the Jewel Tower. Ragstone and Reigate Stone are the m…
- John Rylands LibraryMain building stone.
- John Rylands LibraryMain building stone.
- Kelvingrove Art GalleryMain building stone.
- King Henry's TowerSandstone quoins in the polygonal tower.
- L'Oreal BuildingRed sandstone used on facade and for street furniture. This is probably one of the sandstones quarried at L…
- Lacock Tithe BarnMainly seen on the High street facade of the barn. A careous weathered, iron-rich sandstone, with pits wher…
- Ladybower Reservoir MemorialThe plinth to the memorial, beside the A6013 across from the dam wall, above the village of Bamford, Derbys…
- Lamb & Flag PassagePaving setts in the passage.
- Lampton ParkA sarsen and descriptive plaque near the pond in the park.
- Leeds Central LibraryMain building stone on the west facing facade.
- Leeds City MuseumMain building stone of the museum.
- Leeds City MuseumPaved area below the east entrance steps of the museum.
- Leeds Town HallThe plinths under the lion sculptures on the south side of the building. A number of quarries supplied the…
- Leeds Town HallInside the south-facing portico behind the columns, Ashover Grit was used for the exterior walls.
- Lewes Castle BarbicanThe arch is constructed with sandstone blockas, as the the dressings around the arrow slits etc. Yellow and…
- Lewes Castle BarbicanGreensand is used in the inner curve of the arch and is also scattered amongst the other sandstone masonry.
- The LighthouseMain building stone.
- Lilygrey HairdresssersPillars either side of the entrance door and all the windows.
- Limehouse ViaductFoundations to brick superstructure.
- Liverpool Anglican CathedralMain building stone.
- The Liverpool Institute for Performing ArtsMain building stone.
- Liverpool Lime Street StationMain building stone on the station facade.
- Liverpool Lime Street StationStone used to shore up the railway cuttings and bridgework, visible from the far end of the platforms. The…
- Llanbeblig ChurchRubble masonry. Various stones are used in the construction of the church.
- Llandaff Drinking FountainMain building stone.
- Llandewi Velfrey War MemorialStone used to construct the war memorial.
- Llandudno Town HallNorth side of the building, the ground floor window sills.
- Llanedwen ChurchMain building stone. A red sandstone quarried from Moel-y-Don and the shores of the straits.
- Llangristiolus ChurchMain stone used in the rubble masonry.
- Llanidan ChurchMain building stone. Red sandstones, grits and conglomerates from local quarries.
- Llanidan Churchyard wallMain building stone. Red sandstones, grits and conglomerates from local quarries.
- Lligwy ChapelGritstones used in the rubble masonry.
- Lloyd ParkRough-hewn blocks used for the rockery close to the park entrance.
- Lloyd's BankMain building stone.
- London WallPaving in front of Moor House is of York Stone with a range of sedimentary structures, including ripple marks.
- Longford Square, Regent's PlacePaving flagstones.
- Longford StreetPaving stones with ripple structures concentrating carbon.
- Lovat LaneWindow & door surrounds on all buildings on the lane.
- Madoc Yacht ClubMain building stone.
- Magistrates & Coroners CourtUpper part of the main wall cladding facing east behind the main signage for the building
- Manchester CathedralMain building material. Although founded in the 12th Century, all the exterior stone was replaced in the la…
- Manchester CathedralThe building is predominantly built of Lancashire buff to yellow sandstones and primarily Fletcher Bank Gri…
- Manchester CenotaphCircular paved area surrounding the obelisk.
- Manchester CentralExterior cladding stone to the front facade of the Convention Centre.
- Manordeifi New ChurchMain building stone. the local grey slates quarried at Cilgerran.
- Manordeifi Old ChurchMain building stone of this Medieval Church of St David's. Built from locally quarried Cilgerran Slate.
- Market Cross & Drinking FountainBase of the fountain. The lower part of the plinth is constructed from red sandstone.
- Market Cross & Drinking FountainCircular base and steps to the cross and fountain.
- Masonic HallWindow surrounds and dressings.
- Matlock Town Hall ExtensionAll external stonework on the rear extension to the Town Hall.
- Media City PiazzaPaving setts. A colourful sandstone with several phases of liesegang banding which give the appearance of w…
- Medieval Masons plaqueStone used for the sculpture.
- Memorial GardensPaving in the plaza surrounding the War Memorial.
- Merchant Venturers AlmshousesRubble masonry on the King's Street facade is predominantly Pennant Sandstone.
- Methodist ChapelExterior sandstone wall with stone blocks alternating with red brick. Also a sandstone door surround and ad…
- Mickelgate BarMain building stone used for the foundations. This stone was probably reused from Roman-period construction…
- Mill Hill ChapelMain building stones, especially clear to the right of the main west-facing door. There are good examples o…
- Millenium SquarePaving stones in the square in front of the Civic Hall.
- Millstone and TroughConstructed from single blocks of a pebbly to conglomeratic facies of the Tintern Sandstone.
- Millstone and TroughConstructed from single blocks of a pebbly to conglomeratic facies of the Tintern Sandstone
- Minster Church of St CuthbergaBuilding stone used for the West Tower of the Minster.
- Mitchell LibraryMain building stone.
- The MonumentPaving around the Monument.
- Monument PavillionStone used inside the gabions of this glass-encased public toilet.
- Mulberry Tree InnRed-brown, cross-bedded sandstone used for the foundations of the building.
- Murrain RoadBoulders used for climbing blocks and street furniture on the pedestrianised street.
- Museum Garden ErraticsA sandstone erratic, placed in the Museum Gardens as a decorative feature. This is a sandstone with well-pr…
- Museum Gardens Drinking FountainFoundations of the fountain.
- Museum Gardens Drinking FountainSuperstructure of the fountain, with carved dolphins and other decorative features. A sandstone notable for…
- Museum Gardens Fernery Fossil TreeThe fernery contains a number of landscaping features of geological interest, including a fossil stump of t…
- Museum Gardens Fernery Fossil TreeThe fernery contains a number of landscaping features of geological interest, including a slab with the cas…
- Museum Gardens Fossil TreeThis is a cobble located on the path between the Anglian Tower and Multangular Tower A pebble of the fossil…
- Museum Gardens GatepostsMain building stone. A sandstone with distinctive inclusions of rolled ochre nodules.
- Nat West Bank, Market StreetMain building stone. One of the Millstone Grit Sandstones.
- National Museum of ScotlandMain building stone of the new extension.
- Netherbow WellheadMain building stone.
- New InnMain building stone.
- New Spitalfields Market Bus Stop KBoulders used as an ornamental rockery on the edge of the Olympic Park. Some of these boulders have excelle…
- New StreetIn the pavement leading away from the Scottish Government building, opposite Apart Hotel.
- Newark CastleSandstone used for facing on the river facade and for dressings.
- NHM Fossil TreeOrnamental fossil tree, standing outside the Natural History Museum. This tree was found in Craigleith Quar…
- North Wales Heroes Memorial ArchMain building stone.
- Octagonal Building, Cathedral CloseMain building stone.
- Old BankMain building stone.
- Old Cheese MarketMain building stone.
- Old Custom House InnMain building stone.
- The Old Hall HotelThe main SE facing walls on the Crescent either side on the main entrance. They show severe erosion and or…
- Old Infirmary LaneMain building stone.
- Old School Board, Civic CourtsThe main exterior walls either side of the East entrance of the building. The building underwent a major re…
- One Brindley PlacePaving in the colonnaded portico.
- One East ParadeBands of buff sandstone on the ground floor of the building. These show cross-bedding.
- The OratoryMain building stone of this building in St James's Mount Cemetery.
- Oswald StreetMain building stone.
- Our Lady Queen of MartyrsYellow sandstone dressings.
- Ouse BridgeMain building stone, a coarse grained, pebbly gritstone. The exact stratigraphic and geographical provenanc…
- Overton War MemorialA red sandtone used to construct the memorial.
- Palace CinemaMain building stone.
- Parliament SquarePaving
- Paternoster SquareYellow sandstone paving.
- Paving at Stockwell War MemorialThe stone used for paving has good examples of ripple cross-bedding and other sedimentary structures.
- Peace GardensStone benches facing inwards around the preimeter.
- Peace GardensOuter larger paving stones within the garden area.
- Peascod StreetSetts used for paving the road.
- Peascod StreetKerbstones of sarsen occur on the eastern end of the street.
- Pentre Ifan Burial ChamberNeolithic megalithic site. The burial chamber is constructed from locally derived field stones, and would o…
- Peterloo MemorialStone used for the second step.
- Peterloo MemorialStone used for the third step.
- Peterloo MemorialStone used for the fourth step.
- Peterloo MemorialStone used for the sixth step.
- Peterloo MemorialStone used for the eighth step.
- Peterloo MemorialStone used for the ninth step.
- Peterloo MemorialStone used for the tenth step. This step is decorated with a wreath made from Cumbrian Green Slate ad a bla…
- Philharmonic Dining RoomsMain building stone.
- Picturehouse CentralMain building stone on first storey.
- Pinner War MemorialMain building stone.
- The PiperMain building stone. There are some interesting sedimentary structures in this stone, where cross-bedding h…
- Pittencrieff HouseA monolithic block of Carboniferous sandstone containing preserved ripple marks can be found on the west si…
- Pittencrieff Park Glasshouse Fossil TreesSeveral fossilised stumps of Carboniferous aged lycopods (Lepidodendron and Sigillaria) can be seen outside…
- Plantation Place EntranceSandstone cladding to feature in entrance courtyard
- Plas Alcock (So Chic)The oldest chimney in Bangor. A Medieval chimney, built from sandstone blocks, sits on top of the building…
- Pole Hill ObeliskPaving flags around the base.
- Portcullis HouseMain building stone, in vertical panels between steel-framed windows.
- Porth Amlwch Car ParkPedestrian areas of the car park are paved with riven sandstone slabs, which preserve very clear ripples.
- Porth Mawr (Exchequer Gate)Stone used for quoins and window dressings.THis is probably the drab-coloured variety of Cefn Stone.
- Pradoe ChurchMain building stone, except for the nave wall on the south side.
- Pradoe ChurchStone used on the south-facing wall of the nave. This is a multicoloured, mineralised sandstone with staini…
- Precentor's HouseBrown sandstones used in the rubble masonry. This is the local stone, quarried in Ely.
- Presaddfed Dolmen #1Gritty, conglomeratic sandstones used for the capstone of the dolmen.
- Presbyterian ChurchMain building stone. This laminated sandstone has been identified as a variety of Cefn Stone by Haslam et a…
- Press Room CafePaving outside the cafe is pock-marked with fossilised raindrops.
- Priory RoadMain building material in wall.
- Priory RoadMain building material in wall. A large, eye-shaped boulder has sections through belemnites.
- Public Records OfficeRubble masonry. Some of this has been refurbished and replaced.
- Quebecs ApartmentsMain building stone. A buff sandstone.
- Queen's GalleryMain building stone.
- Queen's GalleryStone used for carved and gilded details.
- Redchurch StreetPaving flags are a 'picture sandstone', with well developed liesegang bands.
- Reeth Paving StonesPavement flags on the N side B2670 road leading out of Reeth to the east.
- Reeth War MemorialA sandstone obelisk constructed from sandstone.
- Richmond Market PlaceCobblestone paving. River cobbles from the local rivers (i.e River Swale) are used for paving. These are pr…
- Richmond SportMain building stone.
- The RiverMain building stone.
- RNLI MemorialSculpture of a lifeboatman carved from a rough-hewn boulder.
- Rockstar Games NorthA fossil fish can be found in the paving to the NE of the building close to the pedestrian crossing towards…
- Roman Catholic CathedralMain building stone.
- Roman Catholic CathedralRed sandstone used as dressings. This is possibly Triassic Cheshire Sandstone from Helsby or Permian sandst…
- Rose & Crown Pub Car ParkMost buildings in Snettisham are built for Carstone which is quarried in the village. A range of facies can…
- Royal Albert HallPaving around building
- Royal Australian Airforce Memorial StoneA small sandstone slab supports a plaque commemorating the Royal Australian Airforce. This slightly orange-…
- Royal Bank of ScotlandStone used for archway around the pedestrian entrance.
- Royal Naval CollegePaving around building.
- Royal Welsh Yacht ClubRed sandstone dressings around the windows. The weathering has picked out the cross bedding.
- Sainsbury's MatlockMain external building stones, both pink and buff blocks from a single quarry
- Santander Bank, FargatePaved segment of a circle on Fargate walkway, across from Santander Bank.
- The ScotsmanMain building stone.
- Scottish National Portrait GalleryMain building stone. Red Moat sandstone and Corsehill stone, both bright red sandstones are used in the con…
- Scottish National Portrait GalleryMain building stone. Red Corsehill sandstone has also been used for the restoration of this building.
- Sea GateMain building stone.
- Seething Lane GardensPaving.
- Seilo Welsh Calvinistic Methodist ChurchMain building stone on the ground floor. An aeolian red sandstone with cross-bedding.
- Seion Chapel (St David's Church)Main building stone.
- Shakespeare's Globe TheatrePaving around the theatre.
- Sheffield CathedralExterior stonework on the left side of the door of the new extension which created new main entrance
- Sheffield CathedralBuff sandstone paving leading to the West Cathedral entrance.
- Sheffield CathedralRed stone strips in the entrance paving leading to the West Door of the Cathedral.
- Sheffield Town HallAll exterior walls and mouldings on the building's facade.
- Sinclair's Oyster BarAway from the Tudor facade, on the eastern and northern walls at first floor level, the building has a mode…
- Sir Patrick Stewart BuildingAll exterior stonewark of the archways around the main wooden door on Page Street.
- Sloane SquarePaving in the Square.
- Slug & LettuceRed sandstone facade to the pub.
- The SpiresStone used for the foundations.
- St Aelhearn's ChurchWindow dressings and 1622 date plaque.
- St Albans CourtPaving. York stone with well-developed liesegang banding is used here. It is probably the Appleton variety…
- St Andrew's GrintonMain building stone, a local sandstone from the Yoredale Group.
- St Andrew's Parish ChurchExtensive 19th Century repairs to main building stone of the tower.
- St Andrew's Preservation TrustMain building stone.
- St Andrews CastleMain building stone.
- St Andrews CathedralMain building stone.
- St Andrews Cathedral WallsMain building stone.
- St Andrews PierStones used to build the pier are local sandstones, including ironstones with distinctive ripple marks.
- St Ann's ChurchSt Ann's was originally built from Collyhurst Stone, but this has now been replaced with a variety of sands…
- St Ann's ChurchThe original stonework is of purple to grey, cross-bedded and sometimes speckled sandstone. The walls are n…
- St Ann's ChurchPatching and repair stone, especially on the eastern apse of the church.
- St Anne's Church LewesThe dark brown, tilestones used for roofing are Horsham Stone. These fissile sandstones break into tiles pa…
- St Anne's Church LewesDressings and quoins.
- St Anne's Church LewesThe extension on the SW corner of the church is constructed in the same style as the rest of the church. Ne…
- St Augustine's AbbeyA standing stone marking the site of St Augustine's church founded in the late seventh century CE.
- St Augustine's Church Honor OakMain building stone, rubble masonry.
- St Augustine's TowerMain building stone.
- St Beuno's ChurchWindow dressings.
- St Beuno's ChurchStone used for window dressings.
- St Beuno's ChurchMain stone used in the rubble masonry.
- St Botolph Drinking FountainRed sandstone dressings.
- St Botolph's PrioryRubble masonry
- St Cadwaladr's ChurchMain building stone, used for both masonry and dressings.
- St Catherine's ChurchMain ashlar masonry of church.
- St Catherine's ChurchColumns in the cloisters around the church.
- St Catherine's, WestminsterMain building stone.
- St Chad's Church HaughtonMain building stone. This stone is probably from the quarry on the adjacent Tedsmore Estate.
- St Clement's ChurchMain building stone.
- St Clements ChurchThe wall and steps up to the church are constructed of the local sandstones which are weathering very badly…
- St David & St Helen's Church, TwthillWindow and door dressings. These have been largely painted over.
- St David's Shopping CentreSandstone used for cladding the facade on The Hayes.
- St Dogmael's Abbey InfirmaryDoorway arch dressing stone.
- St Dogmael's Abbey InfirmaryMain building stone.
- St Dogmael's Abbey InfirmaryGrey stone stripes in the Infirmary wall.
- St Dunawd's Bangor-on-DeeA wide variety of stones are used in this building. The church is predominantly constructed of pebbly, red…
- St Dunawd's Bangor-on-DeeA wide variety of stones are used in this building. Yellow Cefn Stone is used for dressings.
- St Dunstan's Court ApartmentsSandstone cladding on the building.
- St Dyfan's ChurchThe church of St Dyfan in Llandyfan is roofed in local tilestones from the Old Red Sandstone.
- St Eleth's ChurchLocal sandstones are used in the lower courses on the south side of the church.
- St Ffraid's ChurchDressings around the door in the tower.
- St George's BloomsburyPaving under the portico.
- St George's HallMain building stone.
- St Giles-in-the-Fields ChurchyardPaving in the churchyard often whows well developed ripples and other sedimentary structures.
- St Helen BishopsgateRubble masonry.
- St Helena Centre Nursing CollegeBuilding stone on the ground floor and used as window dressings.
- St John & St Andrew's ChurchMain ashlar masonry of church.
- St John The Baptist Church PinnerPaving around the church.
- St John the Evangelist (Salford Cathedral)Main building stone.
- St John the Evangelist (Salford Cathedral)Paved circular plaza outside the west door.
- St John's Church ConwyYellow sandstone dressings on the church.
- St John's Church ConwyMain building stone.
- St John's College Garden GatePaving setts in front of a red gate.
- St John's Methodist Church LlandudnoWindow and door frames. The provenance of the stone is unknown, but it is reputed to be local to North Wale…
- St John-the-Baptist Church RuytonMain building stone. Red sandstones with distinctive nodules and veins of baryte.
- St John-the-Baptist Church RuytonBlocks of soft, cherry red sandstone in the wall. These stones are bored by masonry bees and would have bee…
- St Lawrence Whitchurch (Little Stanmore)Rubble masonry in the tower. The rest of the church was rebuilt in 1715.
- St Leonard's Church ShoreditchRubble masonry.
- St Luke's Church Kentish TownSmall columns occuring in groups of three on either side of the main door of a greenish-grey sandstone. Oth…
- St Margaret of Antioch EdgwareRubble masonry in the tower. The rest of the church was rebuilt in brick in 1764 and again in 1845.
- St Margaret of Antioch EdgwareDoorway in the tower. The stone is much decayed.
- St Martin in the Bull RingMain building stone.
- St Martin's CourtPaving in the lane of York Stone shows excellent and unusual examples of sun-sedimentary deformation; slump…
- St Mary & St David's ChurchMain Building stone and stone used for carved dressings and quoins. The stone was quarried nearby from the…
- St Mary Magdalen's ChurchMain building stone.
- St Mary Magdalene ChurchKentish Ragstone is the main building stone sued in the Victorian church.
- St Mary the Virgin ChurchExterior paving.
- St Mary's and St Nicholas's ChurchGritstones and conglomerates are used in the rubble masonry.
- St Mary's and St Nicholas's ChurchYellow, cross-bedded sandstone parapets have been added to the east end of the church.
- St Mary's Church BarnesRubble masonry in older parts of the wall.
- St Mary's Church Betws-y-CoedRed sandstone used for window dressings and tracery.
- St Mary's Church CheshamPaved path leading up to the church.
- St Mary's Church ConwyStone used in the main masonry.
- St Mary's Church ConwyStone used for some of the window dressings. A cross-bedded, purple-red sandstone.
- St Mary's Church HarmondsworthPatches of Reigate stone ashlar masonry occur on the back and north side of the church, and as quoins in th…
- St Mary's Church Menai BridgeWindow dressings and quatrefoil on the north side of the church. A fine grained, even textured variety of t…
- St Mary's Church OvertonMain building stone.
- St Mary's Church RuabonMain building stone. A fine to medium grained, yellowish sandstone which develops a black crust on weathering.
- St Mary's Church RuabonContruction stone used for the 14th Century Tower.
- St Mary's Church Tower Harrow-on-the-HillAshlar masonry.
- St Mary's Church Tower Harrow-on-the-HillAshlars and the Norman door frame in the Tower.
- St Mary's GardenPaving in the garden.
- St Mary's Tower HornseyBrown gritty sandstone used for rubble masonry.
- St Mary's Tower HornseyWeathered grey green stone dressings.
- St Michael's ChurchMain building stone. Pwntan Sandstone is a local but important building stone in southern Ceredigion.
- St Mungo SquareAt the south east corner of the Square (near the black University of Glasgow bin) you can see a partial Ost…
- St Nicholas Church, FyfieldChurchyard wall.
- St Padarn's ChurchInner porch dressings. These belong to the original Medieval Church.
- St Pancras HotelColumn capitals
- St Paul's Church DeptfordPaving on the pathways in the churchyard.
- St Paul's Church Woodford BridgeThe rubble masonry construction of the church.
- St Paul's CourtPaving.
- St Peter's Church BexhillMain building stone. Coursed masonry in the newer walls and rubble masonry in the older walls. The original…
- St Peter's Church DerbyThe main building stone - heavily weathered - on the South East corner of the nave, facing the pedestrianis…
- St Peter's Church WolfertonThe wall around the church is made from tablets of Carstone. There is also a minor amount of carstone in th…
- St Peter's Churchyard BexhillGraves stones.
- St Philips ChurchMain building stone.
- St Stephen WalbrookRubble masonry from an earlier phase of the church, predating the Great Fire of London.
- St Thomas the Apostle ChurchStone used for dressings, quoins and carvings. A local stone from south Ceredigion.
- St Thomas's ChurchA grey, laminated, gritstone used around the porch arch.
- St Thomas's ChurchSlabs of a white, slightly iron stained, laminated, fine grained sandstone are common in the rubble masonry…
- St Tygwydd's ChurchMain building stone.
- St Werburgh's ChurchMain building stone, with some modern repairs.
- St Winwaloe's ChurchSlaty stone used for the rubble masonry.
- Staffordshire Regiment MemorialMain building stone for the monument.
- Stanhope Fossil TreeA fossil tree stump at the edge of St Thomas' churchyard. This tree was found in 1915, but installed in Sta…
- Stanhope Market CrossThe steps of the cross. A coarse, quartz rich gritstone.
- Stanley PalaceFoundations beneath the traditional black and white work.
- Starbucks CentralLarge exterior blocks of rusticated stone surrounding the doors and windows on Albion Street. This stone is…
- Starbucks CentralThe columns and window ledges in Albion Street. This stone is from the Caley Crags Grit section of Millston…
- Statue of Edward VIIPlinth