Igneous locations
1,655 locations catalogued as igneous, page 1 of 6.
- (Former) TSBMain building stone.
- 1 City SquareBlack stone cladding the foundations of the building.This is probably Nero Zimbabwe dolerite.
- 1 City SquarePale grey pavement in front of the entrance steps and a narrow band of paving next to the foundations aroun…
- 1, America SquareBlue stone used to clad the foundation courses.
- 1, America SquarePale grey granite cladding.
- 1, America SquareIvory granite cladding.
- 1, America SquareRed granite cladding. This is above eye level and cannot be photographed at close hand. Therefore the origi…
- 1, Bartholomew LaneGrey granite used for foundations.
- 1, Bow ChurchyardGranite foundations and columns.
- 1, City RoadCladding on foundation courses.
- 1, Dean StreetA porphyritic, grey granite used as wall cladding on this building and the continued block on Oxford Street.
- 1, Embankment PlaceBases of the columns
- 1, Embankment PlaceBlack stone balls
- 1, Embankment PlaceCompany sign
- 1, Embankment PlacePale grey granite bands on the walls.
- 1, Embankment PlaceWhite stone balls
- 1, Embankment PlaceDark grey granite cladding on the walls. This stone has spectacular large, twinned feldspars.
- 1, Forster SquareGranite door frame of the building.
- 1, Great St Helen's StreetFoundations.
- 1, IvegateBuilding cladding.
- 1, IvegateBuilding cladding.
- 1, New Fetter LaneCladding at foundation level.
- 1, Northumberland AvenuePink granite facing the building.
- 1, Park RowBuilding foundations. PInk granite cladding.
- 1, Park RowBuilding foundations. Brown granite cladding.
- 1, PoultryPink and grey granite forming the foundations.
- 1, Russell StreetBuilding cladding.
- 1, St James's SquareGranite door frame.
- 1, Station RoadStone used for the Egyptian-style pilasters around the lower ground floor of the building.
- 1, Vine StreetSquare section engaged columns.
- 1, Vine StreetColumns of grey granite with large pink feldspar phenocrysts.
- 1, Vine StreetWhite granite cladding in porch soffits.
- 1, York Street (Browns)Grey granite foundations.
- 10 Bloomsbury WayCladding above foundations.
- 10 Essex StreetStone dressings and foundations.
- 10 South CrescentPillars framing the doorway
- 10 Trinity Square (Four Seasons Hotel)Foundations and sign on the front facade.
- 10, Cabot SquareFoundations
- 10, Gresham StreetBlack stone used for foundations and fountain.
- 10, Lloyds AvenueExterior wall cladding. This brown granite shows evidence of tropical weathering, in the form of liesegang…
- 100, Market StreetBuilding cladding.
- 100, Petty FranceStone used for foundations.
- 100-104 High StreetStone chips cemented into the facade of the building.
- 101, Barbirolli SquareCladding to large round pillar to the left of the main door facing Barbirolli Plaza.
- 101-104, PiccadillyColumns around doorway.
- 102, Quay StreetGrey igneous rock at pavement level.
- 103, Cannon Street (All Bar One)Pilasters between windows.
- 105, Godwin StreetBuilding cladding. This is a yet to be identified granite. It is possibly a Finnish variety called 'Articum'.
- 107-111, BriggateBuilding cladding.
- 11 Market SquareGrey stone dressings and quoins on the shop front.
- 11, Haven HillMain building stone. The stone is the local Alnwick Sill whinstone. Look for the boats hidden in the rubble…
- 11, HaymarketMain building stone
- 11, StrandCladding on pillars and ground floor. Both polished and flamed Sardinian Granite are used here.
- 11, Westferry CircusFoundations and dressings. A spectacular charnockite with microcline megacrysts and garnets.
- 110 Cannon StreetStone used for cladding the building.
- 110 Colmore RowGrey granite used as the main building stone.
- 110 Colmore RowPink granite used for foundations.
- 110, Fenchurch StreetNumber plaque on either side of the doorway.
- 112-114, BriggateBuilding cladding.
- 113, Shoreditch High StreetStone cladding at foundation level.
- 114, High HolbornMain building stone.
- 115 Colmore RowStonecladding on building facade.
- 115, HoundsditchCladding.
- 12, Park RowGrey-green granite building cladding.
- 12-14, Upper St Martin's LaneWall cladding. The Jura marble used here is vein cut.
- 120, HolbornDark red granite used for cladding on the upper stories.
- 121, BriggateBuilding cladding.
- 121, Briggate (former Debenhams)Cladding to door surrounds on both Briggate and Kirkgate of this property, a medium-grained, basic igneous…
- 123 Victoria StreetCladding on the building facade on the ground floor.
- 125, Finsbury PavementWalls.
- 131, Sloane StreetDark grey panels on facade. This is a basalt from Etna with prominent hornblende phenocrysts.
- 131, The HeadrowBuilding cladding.
- 134-137, CheapsideCladding in the ground floor uses both polished and honed larvikite.
- 135, Godwin StreetBuilding cladding.
- 138, Fetter LaneFoundations.
- 138-142, HolbornGranite foundations and building stone on the ground floor of the old Prudential building. Many thanks t…
- 138-142, HolbornDark red granite used in the new extension behind the High Holborn facade.
- 138-142, HolbornPink granite used in the new extension behind the High Holborn facade.
- 14, Great Peter StreetFoundations.
- 14, Park RowBuilding cladding.
- 147-145, CheapsideExterior wall column cladding. This building uses both the familiar polished larvikite and also the unpolis…
- 148, Old StreetFoundations and paving in porch.
- 15, Hanover SquareCladding on ground floor.
- 15, Westferrry CircusCladding
- 150 Sloane Street (Jo Malone)Engaged pillars.
- 150 Sloane Street (Jo Malone)Socles to engaged pillars.
- 155, Bishopsgate (Broadgate)Grey granite cladding on the building.
- 155, Bishopsgate (Broadgate)Pink granite used for the steps up from Bishopsgate.
- 155, Bishopsgate (Broadgate)Cladding in upper storeys. Pink granite, polished. (Assumed to be the same type as steps but too high up to…
- 155, Victoria StreetCladding on this building and indeed this entire development around Westminster Cathedral.
- 156 Sloane StreetPilasters at porch.
- 157 Sloane Street (Anya Hindmarch)Red granite engaged columns.
- 157 Sloane Street (Anya Hindmarch)Socles to engaged pillars.
- 16 Sloane Square (J. Crew)Black granite used as foundations.
- 16, EastcheapCladding on ground floor.
- 16, Park RowBrown granite plinth to the door frame.
- 16, Park RowCarved, red granite door frame.
- 164-169, Tottenham Court RoadDark brown granite cladding verticals between windows.
- 167-169, Finchley RoadGranite cladding is used on this parade of shops.
- 17, High StreetGrey granitoid used at foundation level. This is a rock of unusual chemistry called a trondhjemite.
- 17, Market PlaceBuilding cladding.
- 17, Quay StreetRed Granite cladding on the front of the building.
- 17, WestgateBuilding cladding. This is a foliated granite that has not yet been identified.
- 17, WestgateBuilding cladding.
- 171, Victoria StreetCladding on this building and indeed this entire development around Westminster Cathedral.
- 18, Baker StreetA dark rock with flashes of golden orthopyroxenes. Difficult to photograph due to its taking a very high po…
- 18, Park RowGrey granite used for columns.
- 18, Park RowFrame around the doorway.
- 18-22, Moseley StreetExterior walls and pillars surrounding the main entrance door to the property.
- 186 City RoadColumns at doorway.
- 19 -23 King StreetLarvikite wall cladding on either side of the door into the offices above. The shop fronts have been modern…
- 19 CheapsidePink granite surrounding the door.
- 19, Market PlaceBuilding cladding.
- 19, Spring GardensAll exterior walls and window pillars are of a polished granite.
- 198-202, PiccadillyRed granite trim on the walls.
- 199, BishopsgateGrey granitic stone cladding.
- 2, Coinagehall StreetMain building stone of this former bank building.
- 2, Coinagehall StreetGrey granite dressings around the door and beneath the windows.
- 2, Gresham StreetFoundations.
- 2, Grosvenor StreetGranite pilasters.
- 2, Market StreetDoor surrounds around entrance to building.This is very probably Ross of Mull Granite, but I cannot be cert…
- 2, Sadler's GateA pair of columns on either side of the main door.
- 2, Tyrrel StreetBuilding cladding.
- 2-3, Triton SquareBlack granite cladding the building. Because this stone takes a high polish, it is impossible to photograph.
- 20 Park RowGranite inner door frames, within the porch area.
- 20, Cabot SquareGrey-green granite around main entrance porch and forming the foundations.
- 20, Triton StreetFoundations
- 20-22, Park RowColumn bases.
- 201, DeansgateTwo varieties of stone in the main wall facing slabs, this the lower section.
- 201, DeansgateGranite cladding at foundation level.
- 21, Boar LaneCladding around the lower part of the building.
- 210, Euston RoadPale grey granite used as cladding.
- 210, Euston RoadDark grey granite used as cladding.
- 210, Euston RoadCladding on upper stories.
- 217-225 StrandCladding on ground floor.
- 217-225, StrandSocles and balustrade.
- 22, Old Bond StreetRed granite in the doorway.
- 22, Old Bond StreetBrown granite around the doorway.
- 233, High StreetStone used for foundations. This is a former Burton's menswear store and has foundation stones laid by the…
- 24 Tavistock PlaceRed granite dressings around the doorway.
- 24, Chiswell StreetCladding
- 24, Great Tower StreetFoundations.
- 24, Great Tower StreetColumns at the doorway. Look for the strong peacock-blue schillerescence in the feldspars.
- 24, Great Tower StreetMain stone used for cladding.
- 24, High Street (Living Interiors)Red granite cladding and columns. This is the fine grained variety of the Finnish granite called Balmoral.
- 25 Cabot SquareCladding on building. A coarse grained, sheared, rapakivi granite.
- 25, Cannon StreetFoundations.
- 25, Copthall AvenueTwo large pillars either side of the main entrance at the corner of Copthall Avenue and London Wall.
- 25-27, Coinagehall StreetPale coloured granite used for quoins and window dressings.
- 25-27, Coinagehall StreetMain building stone. Ashlar masonry visible in upper storeys.
- 254, Seven Sisters Road (Taco Bell)Arcade of columns around the ground floor of the building.
- 26, Market StreetWall-cladding on the corner of the building, under the arch and facing the road.
- 264-267, Tottenham Court RoadMain building stone
- 27, Norwich StreetPolished red granite cladding around the doorway.
- 27, Norwich StreetPink granite cladding adjacent to the doorway.
- 27-32 Old JewryFoundations.
- 27-33, Bethnal Green RoadA black and bronze-flecked gabbro clads the walls of this building.
- 28 High StreetBuilding cladding.
- 28 Market StreetBuilding cladding.
- 28, King StreetPink and green gneiss used for the foundation. Above this is Portland Stone Whitbed.
- 28, Market StreetPale granite bands in the building cladding.
- 29-30, St James's StreetColumns
- 3, Burlington GardensCladding over the building.
- 3, Meridian PlaceCladding
- 3, New Street SquareCladding.
- 3, South ParadePanelling on the ground floor and the door soffits.
- 30, Churchill PlacePaving in the portico.
- 30, North ColonnadePaving in the plaza.
- 30-35, Pall MallHorizontal band across the front of the building.
- 31, Gresham StreetCladding on foundations.
- 31, Park RowPink granite dressings on the building.
- 31, Park RowGrey granite cladding and mouldings at foundation level.
- 31, Park RowPink granite dressings in the foundation course.
- 31-33, Coinagehall StreetCladding at foundation level around the shop front.
- 33 Snow HillGranite dressings on this buildibg are impressive megacrystic granite.
- 33, Cavendish SquareCladding
- 33, Creechurch LaneCladding.
- 33, HolbornGranite fins on the sides of the building.
- 33, Jermyn StreetRed trim on walls.
- 33, Queen StreetRed granite cladding.
- 33, Queen StreetGrey granite cladding.
- 330, Vauxhall Bridge RoadCladding over entire building.
- 332 Gray's Inn RoadWall panel to left of glass door. This bright red granite, though very similar to the so-called Coastal Red…
- 34, Park PlaceColumns at the entrance porch.
- 34, Silver StreetBuilding cladding
- 35, Park RowGranite columns at the doorway.
- 35, Park RowColumns either side of the entrance, which is on the corner of Park Row and Bond Street.
- 35-38 High StreetColumns between shop fronts.
- 351 Goswell RoadDecorative columns either side of the entrance door and windows.
- 36 Princess StreetColumns adjacent to the entrance.
- 36 Princess StreetColumn plinths.
- 36, Park RowBuilding lower levels cladding.
- 37, Sidney Street (Fopp Records)Cladding on ground floor shop front.
- 38, Mosley StreetHorizontal band of grey stone on the wall above the rusticated sandstone. A pale grey granite with aplite v…
- 39 Essex StreetStone dressings and foundations
- 39, Bedford SquareColumns supporting porch
- 4 Cross StreetBuilding cladding around the entrance. This is very probably Ross of Mull Granite, but I cannot be certain…
- 4, Copthall AvenueMain cladding on the building.
- 4, Gabriel StreetMain building stone.
- 4, High StreetEngaged pillars on either side of the doorway.
- 4, High StreetFoundations of door surrounds. The inscription marks this as a former branch of Burton's clothes store.
- 4, Merchant SquareCladding on building. Unfortunately this stone is all above eye-level and I have not been able to photograp…
- 4, Triton SquareGrey granite cladding at pavement level. The sandstone used on the upper storeys is of unknown provenance.
- 40 Boar LanePink granite used for the columns and door frame.
- 40, Bank StreetCladding on facade.
- 40, Boar LaneBuilding foundations.
- 40, Bruton StreetFoundations
- 40, Spring Gardens (Hervia)Decorative columns on the ground floor.
- 41, Botolph LaneFoundations
- 42 Southwark Bridge RoadCladding on the building.
- 42, Milsom StreetDecorative pink granite used for cladding on the shop front.
- 43 Temple RowBrown polished granite used to clad the building.
- 43, London WallBrown charnockite granite used in the columns.
- 43, London WallRed granite cladding on the building.
- 43, Pall MallCladding around doorway
- 43-44, New Bond StreetCladding in porch soffits.
- 43-45 Park RowExterior columns.
- 47, BriggateBuilding cladding around windows.
- 47, Sidney Street (Edinburgh Woollen Mill)Red granite balusters above the 'apse' window. These are above reach, and so a close up photo is not possible.
- 47, Sidney Street (Edinburgh Woollen Mill)Square section pillars between the shop front windows. A dark, bronzy-green variety of larvikite.
- 47, Sidney Street (Edinburgh Woollen Mill)Foundation course. A pale grey variety of larvikite.
- 47, St Sepulchre GateStone used as cladding on this corner building.
- 48, Coney StreetBuilding cladding.
- 49, Lower Thames StreetCladding in porch soffits.
- 5, Chancery LaneCladding on ground floor.
- 5, Church StreetExterior columns.
- 5, North ColonnadeFoundations of spectacular rapakivi granite, including phenocryst-bearing enclaves.
- 5, Norwich StreetCladding and rusticated stonework on the facade.
- 5-10, Bury StreetWall cladding.
- 5-7, Cowper StreetCladding on the front of the building.
- 50, Bank StreetCladding on facade.
- 50, Fenchurch StreetStone cladding the building.This is a charnockite from India.
- 51-55, Gresham StreetCladding
- 51-55, Gresham StreetFoundations.
- 52-53, CornhillCladding over ground floor of building.
- 53, Chandos PlaceFoundations and dressing around doorways.
- 53, New StreetBrown granite used for the engaged columns between shop windows. Anorthosite feldspars show spectacular iri…
- 55, Baker StreetFoundations. The stone is polished in the central atrium and flamed on the Blandford Street and Dorset Stre…
- 55, BishopsgateMain building stone. An unusual example of flame-dressed rather than polished larvikite.
- 55, King StreetExterior cladding in Larvikite, both polished around the doorway and also deeply ridged for decorative effect.
- 55, King William StreetCladding to front at street level.
- 55-57 Victoria StreetWall cladding. This building is currently undergoing refurbishment. This entry will be updated as appropria…
- 58 Wellington StreetColumns outside the entrance.
- 6, NessgateBuilding cladding
- 6, NessgateBuilding cladding. This is possibly Cornish Granite but cannot be securely identified from the photograph a…
- 6-8, EastcheapDar red granite cladding.
- 6-8, EastcheapPale pink granite cladding.
- 60, Great Portland StreetCladding and paving stones around building.
- 60, Lombard StreetMain building stone
- 60, St Martin's LaneFoundation of pillars.
- 60, St Martin's LaneRusticated columns on facade.
- 60-61 South Molton StreetCladding around the doorways.
- 60-61 South Molton StreetFoundations
- 62, King Street EastPillars to the left and right of the main shop entrance and windows.
- 62, Threadneedle StreetCladding at doorway.
- 62-65 Trafalgar SquareGrey cladding.
- 62-65 Trafalgar SquareRed cladding.
- 63 High StreetPillar between shopfronts.
- 64, KnightsbridgeTwin columns supporting doric type arch over main entrance
- 65 High StreetPink granite used as building cladding.
- 65 High StreetGrey granite used as building cladding.
- 65, Chandos PlaceCladding on superstructure around the doorway. Studded with spectacular, red, garnets.
- 66, South Molton StreetCladding on foundations.
- 67-69, New Bond StreetDoorway.
- 69, Market StreetBuilding cladding.
- 7, Sloane StreetPillars on either side of the arch.
- 7-13, WhitehallShop fronts and doorway
- 7-9, BishopsgateRed granite cladding on ground floor.
- 7-9, BishopsgateGrey granite cladding on ground floor. The provenance of this stone is unknown.
- 70-74 Cannon StreetCladding on pilasters around the shop windows.
- 71, Fenchurch StreetBlack stone cladding the foundations.
- 72, King's RoadRed granite engaged columns on the King's Road facade.
- 72, King's RoadRed granite engaged columns on the Blacklands Terrace facade.
- 72, King's RoadSocles to columns on King's Road facade.
- 72, King's RoadSocles to columns on Blacklands Terrace facade.
- 77, Gracechurch StreetFoundations.
- 78-79, New Bond StreetCladding around porch and in porch soffits.
- 8 South ParadeBuilding cladding at foundation level. This is possibly Dancing Cairns Granite from Aberdeen.
- 8, Angel CourtMain cladding on the building.
- 8, Lloyd's AvenueColumns.
- 8, Shirehall StreetMain building stone. The hornblende-bearing grey granodiorite is widely used in Caernarfon, it is not a loc…
- 8, Shirehall StreetBlack stone used as a decorative stripe.
- 80, StrandPink granite columns and engaged pilliars.
- 80, StrandGrey granite used as bases to columns and pillars.
- 80, StrandBlack stone used as foundations course inside the archway.
- 83-85, Mortimer StreetPillars between shop fronts.
- 84 Colmore RowGrey granite Foundations
- 85 London Wall (Sri Thai Restaurant)Granite foundations and window sills.
- 87, PiccadillyCladding
- 88-90 Fenchurch StreetCladding on foundations and other dressings. A decorative yellow granite.
- 9, Marylebone LaneBlack stone used as cladding
- 9, Marylebone LaneYellow gneiss used as cladding
- 9, Sunbridge RoadRed granite used for door surrounds.
- 90, Fetter LaneCladding at pavement level and red granite dressings.
- 90, LongacreCladding on main part of the building.
- 90, LongacreCladding on foundations
- 90, Queen StreetPlinths to columns.
- 99, BishopsgateFoundations of grey-green granite.
- The Abbey GardensOld English Beer Garden, USAF War Memorial.
- Abchurch YardRed granite cobblestones.