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  1. Statue of Nelson, Nelson's ColumnStatue on top of the column. The statue is by E. H. Baily and was made in 1842.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Charing Cross
  2. Statue of PlayfairPlinthSedimentary·Sandstone·near Edinburgh Waverley
  3. Statute of Spencer Compton CavendishStone used for the plinth of the statue. This is an homogenous, micaceous sandstone and is therefore probab…Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Westminster
  4. Stirling CastleCross-bedded sandstone, ashlar blocks on the Castle Gate.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Stirling
  5. Stockwell Street PavingHand riven York Stone, very typical of the late 18th and early 19th Centuries. These blocks show well-prese…Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Cutty Sark DLR
  6. StonehengeNeolithic megalithic site. The outer circle of trilithons are constructed from locally derived sarsens.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Salisbury
  7. Swyddfa Menter Iaith ConwyMain building stone.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Llanrwst
  8. Swyddfa Menter Iaith ConwyWindow dressings and quoins.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Llanrwst
  9. Tan-y-groes Calvinistic Methodist ChapelMain building stone. Pwntan Sandstone is a local but important building stone in southern Ceredigion.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Aberystwyth
  10. Tan-y-groes Calvinistic Methodist Chapel GatepostsMain building stone. There is a nice kink band deformation feature in the cap to one of the gateposts.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Aberystwyth
  11. Tate BritainSteps at main entrance on Millbank.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Pimlico
  12. Tavistock SquareOld York Stone riven paving flags, Good examples of ripples and other sedimentary structures.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Russell Square
  13. Temple Bar MarkerSuperstructure of the monument.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Temple
  14. Thames Court, QueenhitheRed wall claddingSedimentary·Sandstone·near Mansion House
  15. Thornhill War MemorialPlinth of the war memorial in the middle of a mini-roundabout.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Lockerbie
  16. Three Standing FiguresPublic sculpture by Henry Moore of the north shore of Battersea Park LakeSedimentary·Sandstone·near Battersea Park
  17. Tilford West BridgeMain building stone.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Farnham
  18. Time Bench, Euston Station ForecourtUPDATE: These benches have been removed while building work continues at Euston. I have heard they will ret…Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Euston
  19. Tintern AbbeyMain building stone. A variable selection of red, buff and green sandstones and occassional conglomerates.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Chepstow
  20. Tolbooth SteepleMain building stone.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Argyle Street
  21. Tooley StreetPaving stone.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near London Bridge
  22. Torrington PlacePaving flags on the corner of Torrington Place and Chenies Mews. This is probably Millstone Grit and the sl…Structure·Sandstone·near Goodge Street
  23. Town Hall ExtensionThe exterior of the building is faced with sandstone. It is a freestone and a stylised logo has been carved…Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Manchester Piccadilly
  24. Town WallsMain building stone.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Conwy
  25. Town WallsMain building stone.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Chester
  26. Town WallsMain building stone. Mottled white and red sandstones are from the Helsby Formation.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Chester
  27. Townhill Fossil TreeLocated in the small play park area in Townhill Recreation Ground, the fossil tree stump is next to the swi…Fossil·Sandstone·near Dunfermline Queen Margaret
  28. Trafalgar SquarePavingSedimentary·Sandstone·near Charing Cross
  29. Trafalgar SquarePaving on Charing Cross Road, near to the bus stop. This paving has spectacular ripples.Structure·Sandstone·near Charing Cross
  30. Traffic IslandSome good cross-bedding in coarse-grained York Stone paving.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Moorgate
  31. Trinity ChurchMain building stone.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Sutton
  32. Trinity Church RichmondMain building stone, a local sandstone from the Yoredale Group.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Darlington
  33. Twthill Pedestrian UnderpassStone used for rubble masonry of the retaining walls.Structure·Sandstone·near Bangor
  34. TwtilPaving stones with spectacular ripples.Structure·Sandstone·near Harlech
  35. TwtilPaving stones with spectacular ripples.Structure·Sandstone·near Harlech
  36. Ty GwynMain building stone, probably derived from the local turbidite sandstones.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Barmouth
  37. UCL Front QuadPaving stones on pedestrian pathways. Some examples show ripples and a few show the marks left by raindrops.Structure·Sandstone·near Euston Square
  38. University AvenueRubble masonry wall.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Partick
  39. University of Glasgow Gilbert Scott BuildingMain building stone.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Partick
  40. University of Glasgow Gilbert Scott BuildingMain building stone.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Partick
  41. University of Glasgow Gilbert Scott BuildingPaving in the quad.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Partick
  42. University of St Andrew School of ManagementStone cladding on the building.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Leuchars
  43. University of St Andrews Purdie BuildingStone cladding on the building.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Leuchars
  44. Upper Trafalgar SquareRed Paving SlabsIgneous·Sandstone·near Charing Cross
  45. Vessels SculptureSculpture in red sandstone on the pedestrianised street.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Doncaster
  46. Vessels SculpturePublic sculpture on the pedestrianised French Gate.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Doncaster
  47. Vessels SculptureThis public sculpture is located in the middle of the pedestrianised street opposite M&S Food Hall.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Doncaster
  48. Victoria Road Car ParkMain building material used in the wall.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Dartford
  49. Victoria Square HouseMain building stone.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Birmingham New Street
  50. Victoria TowerA 150 ft stone tower on the top of Castle Hill, the stone is best viewed from walking around the base and t…Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Berry Brow
  51. Victory Arch, Waterloo StationSteps up to the station are of a rather nondescript stone, but these are newly laid Forest Pennant Sandston…Sedimentary·Sandstone
  52. Vivian Park War MemorialMemorial to the WW1 fallen of the Byass Copper Works, Port TalbotSedimentary·Sandstone·near Port Talbot
  53. Waitrose Canary WharfWall cladding in building foyer. A beautiful, fine grained pink and yellow sandstone showing ripples and ot…Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Canary Wharf
  54. Waitrose StratfordCladding. Unfortunately this stone is not used at eye-level.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Stratford
  55. Wall, Moel-y-DonMain building stone. A red sandstone quarried from Moel-y-Don itself and the shores of the Menai Straits.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Llanfairpwllgwyngyll
  56. Waltham Abbey Chapter House wallMain building stone. A lot of the flinty, 'hornstone' variety of Rag is used here.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Waltham Cross
  57. Walthamstow United Reformed ChurchMain building stone.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Walthamstow Central
  58. Wanstead United Reformed ChurchRubble masonry.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Wanstead
  59. War MemorialPlinth of the war memorial.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Haslemere
  60. War MemorialPaving around the memorial.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Haslemere
  61. Water FountainA cylindrical sandstone water fountain.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Darlington
  62. WatergateMain building stone.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Chester
  63. The Waterguard (former Customs & Excise House)Main building stone of the older part of the building.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Cardiff
  64. Wayland's Smithy Long BarrowNeolithic megalithic site. The slabs of stone at the entrance to the barrow are constructed of the locally…Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Swindon
  65. Wella Hair StudioAlternating bands of pale pink sandstone in the exterior walls between the cream limestone cladding.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Manchester Piccadilly
  66. Welsh Highland & Ffestiniog Railway StationMain building stone of the old station buildings.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Porthmadog
  67. West Kennet Long BarrowNeolithic megalithic site. The slabs of stone at the entrance to the barrow are constructed of the locally…Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Swindon
  68. Westerham Parish ChurchPaving setts in the path.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Oxted
  69. Westerham Parish ChurchMain building stone.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Oxted
  70. Westminster Cathedral PiazzaPaving in the Piazza.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Victoria
  71. The WhetstoneThe Whetstone stands outside The Griffin pub on Whetstone high street. It is probably a mounting block asso…Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Totteridge & Whetstone
  72. The White MonkMain building stone. A variable selection of red, buff and green sandstones and occassional conglomerates.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Chepstow
  73. White Tower, Tower of LondonMain building stone, used for rubble masonry.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Tower Hill
  74. White Tower, Tower of LondonWindow surrounds and mullionsSedimentary·Sandstone·near Tower Hill
  75. WhitehallPaving flags.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Westminster
  76. WhitehallPaving stone with good examples of liesegang banding.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Westminster
  77. Whitehaven Harbour WallThe building stone makes up all of the harbour walls. This photo was taken where the footpath is narrowest,…Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Whitehaven
  78. Winchester PalaceMain building stone. The walls are constructed of rubble masonry. Mainly cobbles of Kentish Ragstone are us…Sedimentary·Sandstone·near London Bridge
  79. Winchester PalaceRose window tracery.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near London Bridge
  80. Windor Castle Lower WardMain building stone.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Windsor & Eton Central
  81. Windsor Castle Curfew TowerMain building stone.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Windsor & Eton Central
  82. Windsor Castle Entrance PassageMain building stone.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Windsor & Eton Central
  83. Windsor Castle Middle WardMain building stone of the wall.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Windsor & Eton Central
  84. Windsor Castle Middle WardMicaceous paving flags with good ripples and other sedimentary strutures, .This is possibly a variety of Yo…Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Windsor & Eton Central
  85. Windsor Castle Norman GateMain building stone.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Windsor & Eton Central
  86. Windsor Castle North Terrace14th Century walls built of rough-cut sarsen. There has clearly been some 19th Century renovations with sar…Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Windsor & Eton Central
  87. Windsor Castle Round TowerMain building stone. The Tower was originally built in the 12th Century on top of the motte, with is constr…Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Windsor & Eton Central
  88. Windsor Castle State ApartmentsMain building stone.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Windsor & Eton Central
  89. Windsor Parish ChurchyardGrave stones, now laid to form a path around the church.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Windsor & Eton Central
  90. Woolgate ExchangePaving stone.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Moorgate
  91. Wrexham College of ArtMain building stone.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Wrexham Central
  92. Wrexham General StationMain building stone.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Wrexham General
  93. Wynnstay ArmsMain building stone. A fine to medium grained, yellowish sandstone which develops a black crust on weathering.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Ruabon
  94. Yorkshire MuseumMain Building on the SE facing front oof the Museum.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near York
  95. Yorkshire MuseumBasal column drums in the portico colonnade. A sandstone with distinctive rolled ochre nodules.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near York
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