Igneous locations
1,655 locations catalogued as igneous, page 2 of 6.
- Aberdeen Douglas HotelMain building stone.
- Aberdeen War MemorialMain building stone.
- Adam Sedgwick MemorialA large block of Shap Granite, commemorating the 19th Century geologist Adam Sedgwick who was born in Dent…
- Adelaide HouseFoundations.
- Admiral CasinoCladding on the front of the building.
- The AdmiraltyFoundations and columns on ground floor
- The AdmiraltyPillars and pilasters on upper storeys.
- African & Caribbean War MemorialStone used for the obelisks.
- Agnes B.Pillars between shop windows.
- Akari Japanese RestaurantFoundations of this former Victorian pub on the corner of Essex Road and Cannonbury Road.
- Akari Japanese RestaurantColumns between the windows of this former Victorian pub. Graversfors granite has striking, almost violet-c…
- Albert MemorialGrey granite forming the plinths for the statuary situated at the four corners of the monument's foundations.
- Albert MemorialSteps and retaining wall to staircase, leading to the monument from Kensington Gore.
- Albert MemorialPanels of red granite on the plinths supporting statues situated at the four corners of the monument's foun…
- Albert MemorialPlinth directly upon which stands the seated figure of Prince Albert.
- Albert MemorialPlinth
- Albert MemorialStone used for the plinth of this equestrian statue of Albert, Prince Consort.
- The Albert Public HouseGrey stone used for the foundations.
- The Albert Public HouseRed granite pillars. Look out for the characteristic slightly blue-violet quartz.
- Albion HouseGrey stone used for the lower storeys and the heavy rustication around the window arches. Albion House was…
- Aldermanbury HouseBase of the pillars outside entrance.
- Aldgate HousePanel bearing the inscription on the company sign.
- Aldgate HouseCompany sign and cladding.
- Alhambra HouseCladding on facade.
- Allied Irish BankBrown granite on columns between windows.
- Allied Irish BankStone behind the bank's logo, above eye level. Unfortunatel to high to photograph!
- Allied Irish BankPale grey granite on columns between windows.
- Alma PlaceQuoins and window dressings.
- Alphabeta BuildingSeveral facies of Cornish granite are used here for the main building stone of the first storey, the carved…
- Ancient Cross in St Michael's ChurchyardStone used for the ancient cross in the churchyard. The granite was probably collected from surface moorsto…
- Ancient Cross on Cross StreetStone used for the ancient cross at the end of Cross Street. The granite was probably collected from moonst…
- The Angel (Co-op Bank)Cladding on ground floor
- Angel BuildingPaving around building. This stone is honed rather than polished. A polished sampled from UCL Earth Science…
- Angel CourtStreet furniture at the end of Angel Court passage, at junction with Copthall Avenue.
- Angel StationGrey granite cladding.
- Angel StationRed granite cladding.
- The Angel, St Giles High StreetCladding
- Apple Store BirminghamColumns on the portico.
- The Arches, Villiers StreetCladding around the entrance to the shopping mall.
- Archway TavernPink granite square-sectioned columns.
- Archway TavernGrey granite dressings.
- Ardvreck CastleA few blocks of vosgesite, a variety of lamprophyre, which intrude the local limestones occur in the ruble…
- Argyle WalkPurple-coloured cobble stones.
- The Argyll ArmsFoundations of the pilasters.
- The Argyll ArmsPilasters at each end of the pub frontage.
- Ariel HousePink granite cladding.
- Artillery MansionsColumns at entrance archway.
- Asprey's, New Bond StreetPillars between shop fronts
- Astey's Row PlaygroundOrnamental boulders around the sandpit. These seem to be coarse grained, red granites, possibly from Scandi…
- Atlantic HouseFoundations.
- Atlas House (Barclay's Bank)The foundations and port cochere of this former bank are built from a granite with 'giant' feldspar phenocr…
- Australia HouseBrown stone used for foundations. Portland stone is used for the main structure.
- Australian War MemorialMain building stone.
- Awesome Thai RestaurantAn ornate Victorian engaged column between the restaurant and the optician's shop next door. The base is an…
- Awesome Thai RestaurantAn ornate Victorian engaged column between the restaurant and the optician's shop next door. The main colum…
- The BalfourPink granite columns at the doorway.
- The BalfourPale brown, 'oatmeal' granite panels between the windows.
- Bali memorialA large grey granite ball carved with 202 doves stands as a memorial to the Bali bombings in 2002.
- Bangor Independent SchoolMain building stone, blocks of rubble masonry. It is not possible to access the grounds to take close-up ph…
- Bangor TimelineSlate slabs used to delineate the timeline.
- Bank ChambersA grey larvikite is used of the plinths of the engaged granite columns, separating the windows.
- Bank ChambersRed granite used as engaged columns across the shop front.
- Bank HouseCladding on the exterior of the building. This granite shows some interesting igneous textures.
- Bank Place ChapelMain building stone. Now being converted into flats, this building was formerly the Garth Calvinistic Metho…
- Bank Place TerraceStone chips cemented into the facade of the building.
- Banyan Bar & RestaurantSoffits and frame of the main entrance, behind the columns.
- Barclays Bank World BuildingPink granite paving and kerbstones in front of the building.
- Barclays Bank World BuildingCladding on building and black paving stones in front of the building.
- Barclays Bank, Charterhouse StreetColumns at the entrance.
- Barclays Bank, Colmore RowPink granite steps.
- Barclays Bank, Fenchurch StreetCladding on the shop front.
- Barclays Bank, Great Portland StreetPilasters between windows.
- Barclays Bank, HelstonPink ashlar masonry. This stone has spherulites of tourmaline.
- Barclays Bank, HelstonGrey stone dressings around windows and doors.
- Barclays Bank, IlfordStone cladding on pillars between windows.
- Barclays Bank, Parliament StreetPolished granite plinth around base of building: largest crystals are slightly pinkish orthoclase feldspars…
- Barclays Bank, St IvesMain building stone.
- Barclays Bank, St IvesGrey granite used for the doorway and engaged columns on the ground floor and the window dressings on upper…
- Barkingside ParkA coarse-grained granite boulder, this is possibly a glacial erratic.
- Bart's HospitalDedicatory plaque in the main entrance.
- Basing HouseStone cladding on the ground floor of the building.
- Baskerville HouseFoundations.
- Bath StationThe taxi turning circle behind the station is mainly tarmacced, but re-uses some old setts of Llanbedrog po…
- Battle of Britain MemorialMain building stone. This structure was once a ventilation shaft from the Victorian embankment which has be…
- Battle of Britain MemorialCoping stone on the top of the memorial.
- BBC Broadcasting HousePaving in the Plaza.
- Beacontree AvenuePlaque to commemorate firefighters, William Shadbolt, Sidney Lee and Edward Manning, who lost their lives i…
- Beaufort HouseGreen gneiss cladding.
- Beaufort HouseRed granite cladding.
- Beaumaris War MemorialBlack gabbro plaques around the base of the War Memorial.
- Beckett's BankFoundation-level building stone.
- Bedford Park Visitor CentreAn erratic boulder of dolerite, found in glacial gravels at nearby Marks Warren, has been installed outside…
- The BellStone used for the foundations of the pillars.
- The BellStone used for the engaged pillars.
- The BellGrey granite used behind the pillars.
- Bellot MemorialAn obelisk to commemorate Lieutenant Rene Bellot (1826-1852) who sailed from Greenwich on the HMS Phoenix i…
- Beretta GalleryCladding on porch and columns.
- Bernardo's MemorialMain building stone.
- Betfred SouthendThis shop is clad with grey larvikite.
- Betws-y-Coed StationMain building stone of the older part of the building. The stone is probably derived from dolerite sheets i…
- Big Chill BarCladding & pillars
- Birdcage Walk Drinking FountainDog's drinking trough.
- Birdcage Walk Drinking FountainPlinth of the fountain.
- Bishops SquarePaving around the area is a grey granodiorite.
- Bishopsgate Police StationCladding on ground floor.
- The Black Prince StatueThe statue's stone plinth.
- Blackfriars BridgeColumns
- Blackfriars HouseThe inner door columns to the building, facing onto the street, demonstrating aligned phenocrysts
- Blackfriars Road Post OfficeCladding at each end of the Post Office's facade.
- BlackhouseThe stone used for cladding is a black gabbro.
- Bloomberg HQStone used for foundations. A honed, megacrystic granite from India. The identification of this stone is di…
- Bloomberg HQStone used for foundations. A honed, megacrystic granite from India. The identification of this stone is di…
- Bloomsbury Square GardensCobbles around the central paved square.
- Blue Anchor InnMain building stone at pavement level. This slightly red-weathering granite is probably from Godlphin Hill.
- Boer War MemorialMain building stones of the memorial.
- Boleyn TavernGranite cladding on the ground floor.
- Bolina RoadA very large, discarded capital, presumably from one of the original 19th Century railway bridges, lies blo…
- Bon Accord CentreMain building stone.
- Bonham'sMain building stone.
- Boots the ChemistBuilding cladding.
- Boundary StreetGranite kerbstone with veins. This is possibly from Jersey where the quarries were great suppliers of grani…
- Bow ChurchyardRed paving cobbles.
- Bow ChurchyardWhite paving cobbles.
- Bow ChurchyardBlack paving.
- Box Bar & RestaurantPillars around the doorframe and the curved archway above the door.
- Box Bar & RestaurantGranite added as a renovation stone.
- Boys Brigade MemorialMemorial boulder.
- The Bridge LoungeStone columns on the ground floor.
- Bristol Street Drinking fountainRed granite dressings and basins.
- Bristol Street Drinking FountainGrey stone used for columns.
- British LibraryFoundations
- Brixton NatWest BankGrey granite used for cladding.
- Brixton NatWest BankPink granite used for cladding.
- Brixton NatWest BankPink granite used for repairing the original cladding.
- BroadgateCladding on buildings surrounding Broadgate Circle.
- BroadgatePaving in the Broadgate Circle.
- Broadway RestaurantFine grained, red Balmoral granite is used for pilasters replacing the original Peterhead Granite on the De…
- Broadway RestaurantPink Granite on pilasters on the corner of the building.
- Broadway RestaurantGrey granite panels beneath the windows.
- Broadway RestaurantCoarse grained Balmoral Granite is used round the doorway to the N of the restaurant.
- Broadway RestaurantSmall columns of grey granite around the doorway. This building has a mix of old and new granites.
- Broadway Shopping CentreYellow granite cladding the building.
- Bromley Millennium Rock #14Petts Wood Library Millennium Boulder. A block of Lewisian Grey Gneiss presented to the London Borough of B…
- Brompton OratoryPaving in front of entrance.
- BroomielawPaving.
- Brown, Shipley & Co. BankWall cladding
- The BrownswoodRed granite cladding on the building.
- Brunswick StreetCobblestones
- The Building CentreBollards outside the from entrance.
- BullringRed granite drums used for seating.
- BullringRed granite used as decorative paving.
- The Bunch of GrapesColumn bases and capitals.
- The Bunch of GrapesColumns and cladding.
- Bunhill FieldsGranite gate posts with large feldspar megacrysts.
- Bupa DentalCladding. Both honed and polished Giallo Veneziano are used on this building.
- Burberry's, New Bond StreetFoundations
- Burlington House CourtyardPaving slabs in the centre of the courtyard.
- Burma Railway MemorialA memorial plaque with a frame of white granite is mounted on a stand of crossed railway sleepers.
- Burma Railway MemorialThe black plaque bearing the inscription.
- Bust of JellicoePlinth.
- Butler's Retreat Drinking FountainThe fountain is located behind Butler's Retreat (The Larder Cafe).
- Butler's Retreat Drinking FountainRoundel on the drinking fountain bearing inscription of the 2011 restoration.
- Butler's Retreat Drinking FountainPlinth and steps of the fountain.
- Buxton Memorial Drinking FountainGrey granite pilasters & central pillar
- Buxton Memorial Drinking FountainPink granite pilasters & dog troughs.
- Buxton Memorial Drinking FountainBasin and foundations of the fountain.
- Cabot PlacePaving in front of entrance on Cabot Square
- Cabot SquareFountain basin.
- Cadogan HallFoundations and columns.
- Cadogan HallFoundation stone with inscription. The Cadogan Hall was formerly First Church of Christ, Scientist, London.…
- Caernarfon CastleVictorian restorations on the quayside facade.
- Caernarfon Twthill BypassStone used to construct the retaining wall.
- Cafe CaritasSquare section engaged pillars of brown granite at the main entrance on Melton Street. The main building is…
- Cafe Ishaq Indian RestaurantCladding on the facade.
- Cafe NeroColumn to right of window. This was a former branch of Burton's, and the firm used larvikite as their trade…
- Cafe Nero, 2 High StreetFour exterior pillars. This building was formerly Barclays Bank.
- Cafe Nero, 2, High StreetRed granite used for exterior columns.
- Cafe Nero, 2, High StreetBlack stone surrounding the windows.
- Cafe RioIgneous rock used to clad the building.
- Caffe Concerto, HaymarketCladding around windows.
- The CambridgePillars between windows.
- Camomile CourtWall cladding.
- Camp Bastion MemorialMemorial Wall and Cairn.
- Canada PlacePaving.
- Canada PlacePaving.
- Canadian War MemorialMain building stone
- Canongate WallSetts (kerbstones) on the edge of the pavement that are part of the Canongate Wall.
- Capel BabellThe chapel is faced in a green felsite with excellent conchoidal fracture.
- Capel Garmon Chambered TombA Cotswold-Severn type chambered tomb built from locally outcropping cleaved tuffs.
- Capel TabernaclThis building is now private flats. The building is faced in grey rubble masonry.
- Cardiff CastlePaving outside the Castle.
- Carlton HouseSiliceous porphyritic tuffs used as building stone. These lack the slaty cleavage of the slates.
- Carphone WarehouseBlack stone cladding around the windows.
- Cartier, New Bond StreetPillars in newer part of the building.
- Cartier, New Bond StreetGrey stone used for column bases.
- Cartier, New Bond StreetPillars of old facade, above grey plinths.
- Cartier, New Bond StreetCladding behind wrought iron, below windows
- CAST (Cornubian Arts & Science Trust)Pink ashlar masonry. This stone has spherulites of tourmaline.
- CAST (Cornubian Arts & Science Trust)Quoins and window dressings.
- Castle DitchMain building stone.
- Castle DrogoMain building stone.
- Castle HotelAngular cobbles used for cladding the walls of the building.
- Catesby's BuildingFoundations and plinths of the columns.
- Catesby's BuildingColumns
- Catesby's BuildingRepairs to columns.
- Cathedral ChambersAn inlaid stone plaque at about 1 metre above ground level, built into the brick to commemorate the commenc…
- Caxton HouseFoundations.
- CBRE Building, 55 Temple RowGranite cladding.
- Celebrity RestaurantColumns at the doorway.
- Celtic Cross Grave StoneStone used for the cross.
- Centenary SquareRed paving, a spectacular porphyritic volcanic rock, probably of pyroclastic origin.
- Centennium HouseCladding on building.
- Central CrossCladding on pillars between windows.
- Central ParadePanel below the coats of arms on the corner of Church Hill Road.
- Central School of Art & Design (former)Megacrystic granite used as a foundation course. This building once housed the Central School of Art & Desi…
- Central Square, BrindleyplacePaving around the edge of the fountain.
- Central Square, BrindleyplaceWalls around the fountain basin.
- Chalybeate WellFoundations.
- Chalybeate WellPlaque with inscription.
- Chamber of CommerceDressings around doorway
- Chamberlain SquareGranite seating and paving around the square.
- Chamberlain Square FountainRed granite used for inscription plaque.
- Chancery HouseA brown granite used to clad the building.
- Charing CrossFoundations. Much eroded and spalling granite.
- Charing Cross StationCobbles in the forecourt.
- Charing Cross StationCobbles in the forecourt. Most of the cobbles are red Mountsorrel Granodiorite, but a few are of the more g…
- Charing Cross StationCobbles in the forecourt by the bike racks.
- Chesham High StreetSegments of the pedestrianised area paved with stone setts. The black setts are whinstone.
- Chiltern Firehouse (Marylebone Fire Station)New foundations. This building has recently been restored using De Lank Granite in place of the original Co…
- Chiltern Firehouse (Marylebone Fire Station)New foundations. This building has recently been restored using De Lank Granite in place of the original Co…
- Chindit MemorialStone used for the steps of the memorial.
- Chingford Mount CemeteryFriswell Memorial, an obelisk surmounted by an angel, in grey granite.
- Chingford Mount CemeteryPink granite memorial.
- Chingford Mount CemeteryPink granite memorial.
- Chingford Mount CemeteryYates Memorial in pink granite,
- Chingford Mount CemeteryPink granite chest tomb, a memorial to the Miller family
- Chingford Mount CemeteryJolly Memorial in red and grey granite. Grey granite pillars.
- Chingford Mount CemeteryJolly Memorial in red and grey granite. The main red granite used for the gravestone.
- Chingford Mount CemeteryThe impressive Norwood Family Vault in grey and red granite. Red granite ornamentation.
- Chingford Mount CemeteryThe impressive Norwood Family Vault in grey and red granite. Grey granite ornamentation.
- Chingford Mount CemeteryLines family memorial. A celtic cross in red granite.
- Chingford Mount CemeteryBlundell Memorial
- Chingford Mount CemeteryMorris memorial.
- Chingford Mount CemeteryAllen Memorial, a black celtic cross.
- Chingford Mount CemeteryDoree Memorial.
- Chingford Mount CemeteryNay Memorial.
- Chingford Mount CemeteryNay Memorial.
- Chingford Mount CemeterySmee Family Memorial.
- Chingford Mount CemeteryBlock Family Memorial
- Chingford Mount CemeteryBass family memorial.
- Chingford Mount CemeteryBass family memorial.
- Chingford Old Church (All Saints)Boothby Family Grave
- Chingford War MemorialMain building stone. This granite has large megacrysts, some of which are slightly pink. I cannot be certai…
- Christchurch CourtMain building stone
- Christchurch CourtFoundations
- Christie's Auctioneers, 10-12 King StreetColumns
- Church HillKerbstones near the top of the hill.
- Church's shoe shop, Regent's StreetMain stone used for cladding.
- City ChambersStone used for foundations and columns in the foyer.
- City of London Samuel Pepys MemorialStone for plinth. A megacrystic Cornish Granite.
- City of London signStone used for the base of the sign, inscribed \'City of London\'.
- City Square BalustradesPink granite balusters. These features were added during the redesign of the City Square in 2002.
- City Square PavingGrey granite used in the paving of City Square.
- City Square PavingRed granite paving used in City Square.
- City Square PavingGreen granite used for the paving on City Square.
- City Square Statue PlinthsPlinth supporting each of the maiden statues sited at each end of the balustrade. These statues and their p…
- The ClachanCladding
- The ClarenceBrown granite wall cladding.
- Claridge'sBlack stone dressings.
- Cleopatra's NeedleAncient Egyptian obelisk on the Victoria Embankment.
- Cleopatra's NeedleAncient Egyptian obelisk on the Victoria Embankment. Stone used for the plinth of the obelisk.
- Cleopatra's NeedleAncient Egyptian obelisk on the Victoria Embankment. Stone used to construct the steps to dock on east side…
- Clydeport BuildingStone used for the foundations.
- Co-op BankAll ground floor exterior stonework, door frames pillars and panels.
- The Co-operativeBuilding cladding on ground floor.
- The Coach MakersFoundations.
- The Coach MakersPillars on ground floor
- Cobden Statue PlinthThe plinth beneath the statue, located at the southern end of the pedestrianised square, close to St Ann's…
- The CockCladding on walls.
- The CockColumns at porch
- Coetan ArthurNeolithic megalithic site. The burial chamber is constructed from locally derived field stones, and would o…
- Coinagehall StreetGrooved, granite, anti-slip paving on Coinagehall Street.
- Colchester War MemorialStone used for the memorial.
- Coleg MenaiMain building stone.
- Collared ShopEngaged pillars around the ground-floor windows.
- College Garden WallRubble masonry construction of the wall.
- Colmore Gate to 8 Colmore RowBlue stone used to clad this complex.
- Colwyn Bay PromenadeOrnamental water fountain.
- Colwyn ChambersPink granite used at foundation level.
- Colwyn ChambersGrey granite used at forundation level.
- Commonwealth CentreBlack stone cladding around windows. The origin of this stone is unknown. It is possibly Swedish. It contai…
- Condor HouseEngaged pillars between shop windows.
- Condor HouseFoundations
- Condor House (Yo Sushi)Foundations on Dean's Court facade. The building has recently been extended and currently available red and…
- Condor House (Yo Sushi)Foundations on Dean's Court facade. The building has recently been extended and currently available red and…
- Conwy GuildhallDessings around the doorway.
- The Copper HorsePlinth of the statue which stands in Windsor Great Park.
- Coral BookmakersCladding.
- Coral, Baker StreetCladding on shop front.
- Corbett BookmakersStone used for foundations. The upper stories of the building are clad in architectural ceramics.