Fossil locations
163 locations catalogued as fossil.
- 1, Bunhill Row; London.Main stone cladding used on the walls.
- 1, Rating RowDressings around the archway and windows.
- 10-4 Pentonville RoadPaving around building. A black limestone with large, white fossils. Madrepore is a generic name for fossil…
- 122-124 Colmore RowStone cladding in the soffits of the doorway,
- 23 Howland StreetPillars between windows are of fossiliferous Ashburton Marble. These are found all round this block. See al…
- 23-24 Newman StreetA fossiliferous limestone is used to clad the facade of the building. The shells are leached out leaving ex…
- 24, Ludgate HillCladding in porch soffits.
- 30, Gresham StreetBands of this shelly Whited are used on the columns of plain Whitbed.
- 39, St James's Street & PiccadillyCladding below windows
- 4 MillbankThis Portland Stone building includes a rare occurrence of a large Titanites species ammonite, three whorls…
- 5, Aldermanbury SquareBlack stone used for seating bases.
- 54-56 Dumbarton RoadIn the flagstones outside 54-56 Dumbarton Road there is a fragment of an Osteolepis fish.
- 7, LothburyMain building stone
- 8, St Paul's StreetNarrow, square section pillars either side of the large glass doors.
- 89, Whitfield StreetPillars and cladding between windows. See also 23 Howland Street.
- Adam Smith Business SchoolThe newly opened courtyard in front of the Adam Smith Business School features Caithness Flagstones, contai…
- Alfred Russel Wallace Fossil TreeA large fossil tree is used to mark the grave of naturalist and evolutionary theorist Alfred Russel Wallace…
- Ashton MemorialBaycliff limestone with large productids is used for the interior steps of the memorial.
- British LibraryPaving in courtyard
- British SchoolSteps at the north gateway have spectacular fossils of colonial corals.
- Bryn Celli Ddu Car ParkThe information display in the carpark is built from a muddy facies of Penmon Limestone, rich in brachipod…
- The Bulls HeadThe floor flags in the entrance to pub from the village green are a polished limestone with a large number…
- BUPA HouseArtwork 'Beneath the Skin' by Peter Randall-Page (1991) outside the Bury Street entrance of BUPA house.
- Burberry's, New Bond StreetWalls
- Carlton Square & OmniCladding on the Carlton Square and Omni buildings.
- Cartier, Old Bond StreetCladding on the front of the building.
- The Centre, LivingstonWall beside door entrance from car park beside Debenhams
- Chambers StreetPaving. Look carefully, there are the remains of several fossil fish in the pavings.
- Christ Church BebingtonThe church is constructed from the local sandstone. The quarries were known for the Chirotherium trackways,…
- Christie's Auctioneers, 8 King StreetGrey stone surrounding windows.
- Church HouseA fossil echinoid (sea urchin) is included in the wall to the left of the doorway on the corner of Tufton S…
- Church's Shoe ShopCladding on shop front. This is an example of this stone which is particularly rich in fossil corals.
- Church's shoe shop, New Bond St.Brown limestone cladding. The slabs are quarry-matched, so they appear as a seamless piece of stone.
- City Information Sign, BishopsgateStone plinth, with spectacular, large crinoid fossils.
- City Information Sign, BishopsgateStone plinth, with spectacular, large crinoid fossils.
- Clements House (LSE)Paving and steps in porch
- Cleveland HousePaving in porch.
- Clio LoungeStone dressings around the doorway.
- The Club at the IvyCladding.
- Conwy Station Car Park EntranceTwo large pillars at the entrance from the road.
- Costa Coffee Arndale CentreThe wall-cladding on the steps leading to the main entrance from Corporation Street and Exchange Square to…
- Credit Suisse, 1, Cabot SquareMain cladding on walls.
- Crystal Palace Park Fossil TreeA fossil tree trunk, representing the Purbeck Group, lies atop of a 'cliff' of Portland Stone. This is the…
- David Morris, New Bond StreetMain building stone
- The Design MuseumThe Design Museum signage wall, next to the Design Museum Shop
- Doc Fictoria (Victoria Dock)Large blocks of limestone forming the edge of the quay are crammed with fossils.
- Duke Street HouseCladding around building porch.
- Eastman Dental HospitalWalls facing the pavement and either side of the steps up to the entrance. A dense lag of fossil fragments.
- The Economist PlazaMain building stone cladding the three towers and steps up to the podium.
- Edinburgh Botanic Gardens Fossil TreesTwo fossil plant samples are in the Fossil Courtyard area beside the Ferns and Fossils glasshouse.
- Farringdon StationWall cladding.
- 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.
- Fenwick's, Brent Cross Shopping CentreCladding outside Fenwick's on the ground and first floors.
- Finsbury Park Richard Hope Play Area Fossil TreeFossil tree stumps stand just inside the fenced play area.
- Forbury SquareLimestone paving with Carboniferous fossils.
- Former Post OfficeWhite stone used for dressings. There are some good fossils in this building. Look for the large Isognomon…
- Fountains AbbeyInterior columns of the ruined aisles.
- Gap, Oxford CircusCladding
- Gate PostThe gate post at the entrance to Geo Mon's geological clock at Port Amlwch. The limestone quoins are packed…
- Glen Pavilion Fossil TreesSeveral fossilised stumps of carboniferous aged Lycopods (Lepidodendron) can be seen on the side of the roa…
- Gower PlaceA grey, York Stone paving slab with a rare occurrence of a cast of a stem or branch of the fossil plant Cal…
- Greenland Dock Bridge UnderpassThe entrances to the underpass beneath the B205, next to the Greenland Dock Bascule Bridge are faced with a…
- Grosvenor House BallroomSteps. Sections through a large ammonite can be seen on the polished stones of the steps.
- Guardian/Observer BuildingPillars at back of building overlooking Regents Canal. Bioturbated bioclastic micritic limestone.
- Gucci, 36-38, Old Bond StreetWalls
- Guildhall Art GalleryWall cladding
- Guildhall Art GalleryWall cladding.
- Guildhall Art GalleryRed paving under portico.
- Guildhall YardYellow limestone paving.
- Hampton Court Palace OrangeryPaving of red and green Oland Limestone with particularly spectacular orthocone fossils. This is the origin…
- Hayloft Cafe Fossil TreeA fossil tree stump stands at the gateway to the cafe.
- Heal'sPillars supporting portico.
- Heal'sMain building stone
- Insole CourtWest wall of Swiss Wing.
- 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…
- The Ivy RestaurantCladding on Litchfield Street facade
- Juxon HouseMain building stone
- Laidlaw LibraryMain building stone.
- Lancaster Cemetery ChapelPillars to entrance to Chapel.
- 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…
- Llan BachThe stone around the doorway contains large brachiopod fossils of Daviesiella species.
- Louis Vuitton, New Bond StreetMain building stone
- Manchester Crown CourtCladding at foundation level.
- MeHotel StrandCladding on the building uses several varieties of Portland Stone Whitbed. For the most part, this is a fac…
- Memorial to GreatheadPlinth to the statue.
- Miu Miu, New Bond StreetMain building stone
- Miu Miu, New Bond StreetCladding around doorway
- Morley HousePaving in porch
- Murrain RoadBoulders used for climbing blocks and street furniture on the pedestrianised street.
- 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 Retaining WallA modern wall built to stabilise the SW side of the Roman Wall is constructed from glacial cobbles set in c…
- Muslim World League MosqueCladding on Charlotte Street facade.
- National Mining Museum GardenA display of fossils from the Carboniferous are around the side of the main building. Ask at reception for…
- 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.
- NHM Evolution Garden Fossil TreesStumps of fossilised trees from the Purbeck Limestone used as geological illustrations in the Natural Histo…
- NHM Fossil TreeOrnamental fossil tree, standing outside the Natural History Museum. This tree was found in Craigleith Quar…
- Odeon Covent GardenSoffits and pillars in the porch are clad with a black limestone of unknown origin. This contains very larg…
- One Cartwright GardensDecorative stonework in the portico around the entrance. Beautiful sections through gastropod shells. The s…
- Paddington Station Platforms & ConcourseThe Champdor Limestone used here is rich in fossils.
- Pittencrieff Park Glasshouse Fossil TreesSeveral fossilised stumps of Carboniferous aged lycopods (Lepidodendron and Sigillaria) can be seen outside…
- Pizza ExpressCladding
- Plantation PlaceWall cladding.
- 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!
- Portland Heights HotelFossil tree stumps and trunks in the hotel gardens. A large tree stands just north of the hotel and there a…
- Portland Heights HotelTwo large titanite ammonites are situated either side of the the hotel entrance.
- Portsmouth Sea DefencesStone used to construct the Sea Defences at Southsea.
- Post Office Court FootprintA plaster cast of a theropod dinosaur footprint is mounted on the wall at the King William Street end of Po…
- Reeth Paving StonesPavement flags on the N side B2670 road leading out of Reeth to the east.
- Regenare SculptureStone used to construct the sculpture. Frosterley Marble is a local limestone. The back of the monument pro…
- Regent's Park Fossil TreesFossil tree stumps and associated, ring-shaped algal burrs.
- Regent's Park Fossil TreesFour fossil tree stumps stand on the lake shore.
- Richmond Market PlaceA few setts of crinoidal limestone are scattered amongst the predominantly sandstone cobbles.
- Rockstar Games NorthA fossil fish can be found in the paving to the NE of the building close to the pedestrian crossing towards…
- Royal Commonwealth PoolNear to front steps of the Pool entrance. Close to the three-sided advertising hoarding on the pavement
- Royal Festival HallColumns at the doorway on the elevated section of Concert Hall Approach. Just inside, better examples of th…
- Royal Festival Hall foyerPaving slabs of polished, crinoidal limestones. This stone is also used to great effect cladding the walls…
- Royal Festival Hall foyerOn display is a prepared slab of fossil scallop shells, donated to the Festival Hall by the Shell Oil Compa…
- Ryman's, 20 Temple StreetColumns.
- Sammy Ofer Wing, National Maritime MuseumMain building stone.
- Scotsman StepsScotsman's Steps is an installation of multicoloured stones. It is an urban geology gem, but there is room…
- Scotsman StepsScotsman's Steps is an installation of multicoloured stones. It is an urban geology gem, but there is room…
- Segontium Roman FortPaving around the well head.
- Siege of Malta MemorialMain building stone
- Somerset HousePaving in the entrance porch on the Strand
- Southwark Cathedral PorchPilasters around doorway.
- Space NK ApothecaryThe wall-cladding either side of the main windows has mutliple fossil bivalve fragments and foraminifera.
- St David's Shopping CentreStone used for paving. Many slabs are rich in Toucasia sp. Rudists with D-ring shaped cross sections to the…
- St George's Cathedral SouthwarkStone gateposts in front of the cathedral. These are built of a variety of portend stone with large, well p…
- St John the Baptist CathedralFossiliferous limestones used for pillars surrounding the doors.
- St John the Baptist CathedralFossiliferous limestones used for steps.
- St John's Smith SquareVery good examples of fossilised oysters are preserved in large block on the south side of the Portico.
- St Margaret's WestminsterA rare example of a bone in Portland Stone. This brown object is a bone, probably from a marine reptile.
- St Martins-in-the-FieldsMain building stone. The steps are particularly good for fossils and sedimentary structures.
- St Mary's Churchyard Llanfair ClydogauGravestone of Thomas Pugh.
- St Mary's Churchyard Llanfair ClydogauGravestone of Maria Williams of Llangybyr.
- 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's Church, ChiswickLimestone ledger slabs at the eastern end of the church, by the First World war memorial, feature the cast…
- St Paul's CathedralFront steps, paving. This bioturbated, red limestone contains spectacular orthocone fossils.
- St Paul's Church DeptfordPaving on the steps on the north side. This variety of Purbeck stone is crowded with fossils of ostracods o…
- Stanhope Fossil TreeA fossil tree stump at the edge of St Thomas' churchyard. This tree was found in 1915, but installed in Sta…
- Stone BenchBuilding material.
- Three Quays HotelCladding and columns at entrance.
- Tibetan Peace GardenBlack limestone used for seating and as the base for the mandala. This stone has very nice fossils.
- Time & Life BuildingAround the doorway of Loro Piano Store
- Time & Life BuildingStone used around doorway of the Michael Kors & Hermes stores.
- Time Bench, Euston Station ForecourtUPDATE: These benches have been removed while building work continues at Euston. I have heard they will ret…
- Tooting Common Fossil TreeA fossil tree stump, enclosed in a circular fenced area.
- Townhill Fossil TreeLocated in the small play park area in Townhill Recreation Ground, the fossil tree stump is next to the swi…
- UCL Slade School of ArtSteps and paving in front of entrance. Sections through whorls of the ammonite Titanites giganteus are pres…
- UCL Wilkins TerraceCladding on walls, benches and paving uses several varieties of Portland Stone Whitbed, many crammed with f…
- V&A Museum of ChildhoodDecorative stonework panels on the front of the building.
- Watling HouseCladding on the walls. Look for the large crinoid fossils.
- Westfiield Stratford CityPaving on the floor in between the food court and HMV - on the first floor.
- Whittles JewellersCladding on the outside the the building.
- Windrush SquarePaving stones.