Igneous locations
1,655 locations catalogued as igneous, page 3 of 6.
- Cordings; 19 PiccadillyCladding
- Costless StorePillars between the shop windows.
- Cotton Bud FountainIn the middle of the pedestrian walkway opposite Old Bank Street there is a fountain with a sculpture based…
- Cotton Bud FountainBlack stone used for the circular base of the pink granite cotton bud.
- Cotton's Centre, Cotton's WharfCladding
- Couch & Hoskins, 40 EastcheapFoundations
- Council OfficesMain building stone.
- County HallMain building stone, in coursed, rubble masonry.
- Court Lodge, Sloane SquarePink granite around doors and window arches.
- Court Lodge, Sloane SquareSocles to the grey, engaged pillars.
- Court Lodge, Sloane SquareRusticated, grey, engaged pillars.
- The Court PubFoundations
- Covent Garden MarketGranite used for columns and the lower parts of the building,
- Covent Garden MarketPaving inside the market.
- Credit Suisse, 1, Cabot SquarePaving
- Criccieth CastleMain building stone. The castle is built on a small stock, which has supplied the main building stone. A fe…
- Criccieth RNLI Lifeboat StationStone used for the coursed masonry of the boathouse.
- Criccieth RNLI Lifeboat StationSeveral igneous rocks are used as construction stones in the boathouse extension (the RNLI shop), but the m…
- Crimea MonumentPlinth of the main monument.
- Crimean War Memorial ObeliskMain building stone.
- Croft RoadKerbstones.
- The CrownPink granite cladding on the facade of this pub.
- The CrownGrey granite cladding on the facade of this pub.
- Crown & Sceptre PubPillars around facade.
- Crown & Sceptre PubPanels below windows.
- Crown & Sceptre PubDoorway at main entrance.
- Crown HotelStone used for cladding at foundation level.
- Crusader House, Pall MallGranite used for dressings and columns.
- Cutler's ExchangeCladding.
- The Cutler's HllBlack stone dressings around the doors.
- Cutlers ExchangeCladding over the facade of the building.
- Dakota Deluxe HotelStone used for cladding around the main entrance. A highly polished porphyritic basalt.
- Dartford War MemorialPlinth for the statue.
- Dashwood HouseCladding on ground floor.
- David Morris, New Bond StreetFoundations
- De Hems Dutch Cafe BarPillars between windows on ground floor.
- De Hems Dutch Café BarFoundations to pillars.
- DebenhamsCladding on square section pillars at east entrance.
- Deiniol Road Drinking FountainMain building stone.
- Deiniol Road Drinking FountainStone used for the steps and plinth.
- Dench FitnessGrey larvikite cladding beneath the windows. This is a former pub, and is clad with a number of decorat…
- Dench FitnessBronze larvikite window sill. This former pub is clad in a variety of decorative granites.
- Dench FitnessPink granite columns. This former pub is clad with several decorative granites.
- Department of Business, Innovation & SkillsBlack stone used on the foundations.
- Department of Business, Innovation & SkillsWhite stone used for wall cladding. This is an unusual stone composed of quartz and plagioclase from Norway…
- Deptford High StreetRusty yellow granite paving.
- Deptford High StreetPink granite paving.
- Deptford High StreetGrey, porphyry granite paving with oink and white feldspar phenocrysts.
- Deptford High StreetGreen setts.
- Deptford Market YardPink granite paving and cobble stones.
- Deptford Market YardGreen setts.
- Deptford Market YardRusty yellow granite setts and paving.
- Devonshire HouseWall cladding
- DFS, Tottenham Court RoadPillars between shop fronts
- Direct Line HouseBuilding cladding
- Discovery PointRed porphyry cobbles used in the Pebble Mosaic. The origin of these stones is not proven, but they appear t…
- Dog & DuckPillars
- Dog & DuckCladding below windows.
- Doncaster Minster War MemorialMain building stone. A wheel-headed, Celtic-style cross in the Minster graveyard. The surface is much black…
- Dorrington HouseRed granite cladding. Note that the 'grey granite' is in fact ceramic tiles!
- Dorrington HouseBlack cladding on the foundations.
- Dorset HouseFoundations.
- Dowgate Hill HouseFoundations
- Drift-In, NessgateFormer Yorkshire Agricultural and Commercial Bank. Doorways of polished, grey, coarse-grained igneous rock:…
- Drinking Fountain Blackfriars StationA Victorian drinking fountain outside Blackfriars Station.
- Drinking Fountain New Bridge StreetA drinking fountain in the Black Friar pub's beer garden.
- Drinking Fountain Royal Exchange BuildingsMain building stone used for an ornate, 'four-poster' drinking fountain.
- Drinking Fountain Shaftesbury AvenueGrey granite basins on the drinking fountain.
- Drinking Fountain Shaftesbury AvenueMain building stone, a pink granite.
- Duchess WalkBlack paving setts.
- Duchess WalkGreen paving setts.
- The Duke of York PubSquare-section engaged columns along the facade of the building.
- The Duke of York PubGrey stone dressings on the building's facade.
- Duke of York SquareColumn bases at entrance onto Sloane Square.
- Duke of York SquareWhite granite cladding at Sloane Square entrance and socles to the shops in the complex. This stone is used…
- Duke of York's ColumnPedestal to the column.
- Duke of York's ColumnColumn shaft. This is above eye level and therefore not possible to obtain photographs.
- Duke of York's ColumnBase of the column. This is above eye level and impossible to photograph.
- Durlston Castle GatepostsGrey granite cylindrical gate posts. These bollards were apparently trials for those used in Trafalgar Squa…
- Dyson Building, Imperial CollegeGrey granite used for dressings around the door.
- Eagle HouseBlue dressings around the doorways.
- Eagle HouseMain stone used for cladding on the ground floor. A brownish variety of larvikite.
- Edgware War MemorialAn imposing Celtic Cross in quarry-dressed Cornish Granite.
- Edinburgh CastlePaving cobbles and setts in the lane leading up to the Castle Gate.
- Edward Greenly's Grave, Llangristiolus ChurchEdward Greenly was a renowned geologist who devoted his life to understanding the geology of North Wales, a…
- EE ShopMain building stone.
- Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing, UCHPaving in front of entrance.
- Embankment PlaceColumns at south end of Embankment Place
- England Road NorthPolygonal rubble masonry used to build the wall.
- Epworth HouseCladding used on the building.
- Ernest Jones JewellersGranite columns between windows on the grounds floor.
- Essex County CouncilA grey, two-mica granite used for foundations and dressings.
- Europe Arab BankFoundations
- Euston War MemorialFoundations and steps.
- Exchange SquareRed granite plinth and coping on the circular wall.
- Exchange SquareRed granite cladding.
- Exchequer HousePink gneiss cladding the building.
- Exhibition RoadBlack paving setts.
- Exhibition RoadDark grey paving setts.
- Exhibition RoadPale pink paving setts.
- Farnham Methodist ChurchPink granite pillars at the main door.
- Farringdon CourtWalls
- Farringdon CourtWall cladding.
- The FeathersCladding on ground floor.
- Fenchurch Street StationFoundations to columns on St Katharines Row entrance.
- Fenchurch Street StationGrey granite cladding on facade and columns.
- Fenner Brockway MemorialStone used for plinth.
- Financial Conduct AuthorityCladding on main building.
- Financial Conduct AuthorityStreet furniture and steps at the front of the building.
- First Municipal Savings BankFoundations.
- Fishmongers' HallFoundations on London Bridge Facade.
- Fishmongers' HallFoundations on Upper Thames Street.
- Fishmongers' HallBuilding stone above the foundations of Giant Granite.
- The Fitzrovia BuildingCladding at podium level. A grey porphyry basalt with phenocrysts of pyroxenes, olivines and plagioclase fe…
- Fitzroy TavernFoundations and column capitals
- Fitzroy TavernPillars
- Fitzwilliam HouseBlue-grey granite around doorway.
- Fitzwilliam HouseRed granite on doorway.
- Five WellsCobbles of waste quartz veins, a by-product of the mining industry.
- Fleet Place HouseSeating and foundations for supporting girders on Holborn Viaduct.
- The Flying ScotsmanCladding on ground floor. This granite has bluish quartz and is threaded with fine veins of red hematite.
- Foleys Tap HouseStone used for the construction of the ground floor of the building.
- Footpath No. 71Boulders used for the gutter. From their variety, these are probably boulders from glacial deposits, some p…
- Former Gaol entrance gateMain building stone.
- Former St Beuno's HotelPlanters around the garden are made from blocks from which circular curling stones have been cut.
- Fossil Watch StoreRed granite used for pilasters.
- Fossil Watch StorePlinths of pilasters.
- Fountains Abbey PubMain building stone on ground floor.
- Fourth PlinthMain building stone. This plinth hosts changing works of sculpture.
- Fox Court, Gray's Inn RoadFoundation and Base layer building stone.
- FrenchgateStone used as cladding around the entrances.
- Friars Bridge CourtCladding at pavement level.
- Friary CourtMain building stone. A red Swedish Granite is used both honed and polished and also for the sculpture of th…
- Friends Provident HouseBlocks at either side of the steps to the main entrance. These are clearly a more recent addition to this 1…
- Full of Beans CafeCladding on the front of the building. Added Urban Geology bonus points for having dinosaurs in the window!
- Fun Centre (former Christ Church)Main building stone.
- Gail's BakeryRed granite engaged pilasters.
- Gail's BakeryFoundations.
- Gallery GiftsA strip of larvikite beneath the windows of this shop front.
- Gallery HouseBuilding cladding.
- Gallery HouseEngaged pillars to the left and right of the doors. These have been grooved to supply extra texture. This…
- Gap, Oxford CircusFoundations
- The GateRed granite cladding.
- The GateBlack stone cladding on the foundations.
- Gate to Royal Naval CollegeCobbles.
- Gatti HouseColumns and cladding on the ground floor.
- Gaucho, 20-21, Park RowColumns outside the main entrance door to the building.
- The GeorgePilasters between the windows.
- The GeorgeRed granite columns and dressings.
- The GeorgeGrey polished stone dressings.
- The GeorgeBlack larvikite sills.
- The George & VultureFoundations.
- The George & VultureCladding below windows.
- The George & VultureRed granite used as the main cladding stone on the building.
- Gerrard BuildingsA large building with a granite foundation on the ground floor. The building extends across the block to Ge…
- Giant's Causeway, Triton SquareGrey Granite paving & block seating.
- Giffin StreetTops to the street furniture.
- Gipsy Rodney Smith MemorialA block of rough granite commemorates the birthplace of Rodney Smith, a preacher, in a gypsy encampment in…
- Glyne Gap BeachBoulders of grey-blue larvikite are used to create sea-defences on the beach.
- Goddess Diana FountainMain building stone for the basins and plinth.
- Godolphin HouseMain building stone of this 17th Century Manor House. The stone was acquired from quarries on the estate.
- Godolphin HouseStone used for the columns supporting the portico. The column bases are topaz granite, with is the main bui…
- Golden Jubilee Analemmatic SundialA sundial in paving stones, opposite the Houses of Parliament. The stones represent the four countries of G…
- Golden Jubilee Analemmatic SundialA sundial in paving stones, opposite the Houses of Parliament. The stones represent the four countries of G…
- Golden Jubilee Analemmatic SundialA sundial in paving stones, opposite the Houses of Parliament. The stones represent the four countries of G…
- The Golden LionCladding on ground floor
- Goldsmith's HallGresham Street facade foundations. Feldspar megacrysts and clots of black tourmaline.
- Goodge PlaceThere are a variety of igneous rocks used as cobbles here, but notably red and white Mountsorrel Granodiori…
- Goodge PlaceThere are a variety of igneous rocks used as cobbles here, but notably red and white Mountsorrel Granodiori…
- Gow's Oyster BarEngaged pillars.
- Granary SquareNew paving in the square. Note that some sections are paved using reused setts.
- Granary SquarePreserved areas of granite paving in Granary Square.
- Granary SquareReused setts in Granary Square. These are used throughout the complex, both indoors and outdoors and includ…
- Granary Square BenchesStone benches around the fountains.
- The Grand Hotel (Gusto Restaurant)Columns outside the doorway.
- Granite PillarGrey Granite column, erected as a sculpture by Craft in the Bay gallery, next door.
- Grant Thornton HouseWall cladding
- The Grapes Public HouseCladding
- Gray's Inn TraderCladding around door frame. A granite with pink feldspars and good examples of xenoliths.
- Great Minster HouseFoundations.
- The Great Northern Railway TavernRed granite cladding on the ground floor.
- Great Northern Square AmphitheatreKerbs edging the amphitheatre seating.
- The Great Spoon of IlfordBlack stone cladding and dressings.
- Great Yarmouth MinsterBlocks of igneous and metamorphic rocks are found in this wall, which are probably derived from ballast com…
- Great Yarmouth MinsterPink granite columns at the doorway.
- Great Yarmouth Minster ChurchyardPink granite used for the obelisk memorial in the churchyard.
- Great Yarmouth Minster ChurchyardGrey granite used for the steps of the obelisk memorial in the churchyard.
- Green Park Tube StationFoundations
- Green Park, Piccadilly GatesCobbles of red granodiorite, showing the variations in grain size and textures in the Mountsorrel intrusion.
- Green StreetDecorative stonework at the junction of Green with Trinity Lane.
- Greggs BakersCladding on the Lancaster city centre branch of Greggs.
- Greggs BakersMain building stone.
- Gregory Building, University of GlasgowSculpture outside the building is made from re-used railway sleepers.
- The Griffin PubDark, pink-red granodiorite. The panels under the windows of the pub are made of reused setts and kerbstones.
- The Griffin PubReused setts and kerbstones of a pale pink granite occur in the panels under the windows.
- The Griffin PubGrey, medium grained igneous rocks; reused setts and kerbstones in the panels under the windows.
- Grosvenor GardensShell-covered huts in the gardens. There are chunks of green and purple fluorite in the walls.
- Group M OfficesCladding on the building. Polished granite is used on the foundations and flamed granite on the rest of the…
- Grove HallRubble masonry.
- Grove Road Car ParkA narrow lane next to the Masonic Hall, leading to a car park. 19th Century setts are preserved as paving,…
- Grove Road Car ParkA narrow lane next to the Masonic Hall, leading to a car park. 19th Century setts are preserved as paving,…
- Grove Road Car ParkA narrow lane next to the Masonic Hall, leading to a car park. 19th Century setts are preserved as paving,…
- Grylls MemorialMain building stone.
- Gucci, Old Bond StreetThis brown granite forming the foundations of this building is of unknown origin.
- Guildhall Art GalleryFoundations.
- Guildhall YardBrown granite paving slabs.
- Gwynedd County Council (Castle Street)Stone cladding at entrance and on lower stories.
- Gwynedd County Council (Shirehall Street)Stone cladding at entrance and on lower stories.
- Habib HouseFoundations. This is a spectacular megacrystic granite from Land's End, Cornwall.
- Hackney War MemorialFoundations and steps.
- Hadley Green Drinking FountainMain building stone.
- Hadrian's WallStone collected from the Great Whin Sill is used to build the Wall in this area near to Sycamore Gap.
- Halifax BankGrey granite cladding the facade and paving in the porch.
- Halifax Bank, Tottenham Court RoadGrey granite cladding.
- Halifax Building SocietyRamp leading to door.
- Halifax Building SocietyGrey granite used for wall cladding.
- Halifax Building SocietyBuilding cladding.
- Hall of MemoryFoundations.
- Hampstead RoadStreet furniture in front of Sainsbury's and Regent's Tower (on the corner of Brock Street).
- Hampton Court PalaceTwo bollards in archway from Clock Court to Base Court. Very weathered
- Hampton Court PalaceRectangular cobbles setts. Well-worn but recently re-laid in both the Base and Clock Courts. Several other…
- Harbour WallMain building stone.
- Harbour West PierMain building stone for both the pier mole and its paved walkway.
- Harbour WharfPaving stones in the walkways around the harbour. These are a variety of granitic rocks showing a wide rang…
- The HarrisonA brick-built pub with polished, granite cladding arund the doors and windows.
- Harry's Court (Alfred Wallis's House)Main building stone of the cottages.
- Harvey NicholsCladding on engaged pillars either side of the windows.
- Harvey's Bar & KitchenPairs of pillars either side of the door and adjacent windows.
- Haslar Sea WallBlocks of coarse-grained igneous rock used as sea defences.
- Hastings PierBlack polygonal stones along the top of the sea wall. These are columnar joints of basalt.
- Hastings PierRubble and recycled granite paving setts are use in the walls.
- Hastings PierRubble and recycled granite paving setts are use in the walls.
- The HayesCoarse grained, pink granite paving slabs.
- The HayesMedium grained pink granite used as paving stones.
- The HayesDark pink granite paving slabs.
- Haz RestaurantCladding. Cavities in the travertine have been naturally infilled with brown calcite onyx.
- Head of SteamGranite door surrounds.
- Head of SteamRapakivi granite cladding over the foundation level of the building below the windows on Park Row. Installe…
- Helston Wesleyan ChapelRed granite columns on the portico.
- Helston Wesleyan ChapelGranite dressings on the main building.
- Henry Buck Memorial ObeliskMain building stone.
- Henry Budd MemorialStone used for the base of the statue
- The Henry Moore InstituteThe exterior cladding on the wall facing The Headrow. A late conversion of a series of three previous prop…
- Hepper House (Iberica Restaurant)Columns supporting the porch.
- The HeronThe tower is clad with highly polished, black dolerite.
- High Barnet NatWest BankCladding on the building.
- High Road Leyton Shop ParadePink granite pilasters between the shop windows.
- High Road, Woodford GreenPillars between shop fronts.
- High Road, Woodford GreenPillars between shop fronts. One or two of these are made of a brown, porphyritic variety of Larvikite.
- Highgate Wood Drinking FountainGranite drinking fountain in the northern part of Highgate Woods. Stone used for the bowl, plinth and dog b…
- Highgate Wood Drinking FountainGranite drinking fountain in the northern part of Highgate Woods. Pink granite used for the obelisk.
- Highgate Wood Drinking FountainGranite drinking fountain in the northern part of Highgate Woods. Replacement granite panel on the obelisk.
- The HippodromeCladding on ground floor.
- Hirji Lakha & BrosCladding on the front of the shop. Despite being given the trade name of 'granite' this unusually textured…
- His Majesty's TheatreMain building stone.
- HMS Lapwing MemorialStone used for the memorial.
- HMV, Oxford StreetCladding on front of building. Black stone cladding around windows. The origin of this stone is unknown. It…
- Hobson's FountainMain building stone of the fountain.
- Holborn GateStreet furniture and paving in the forecourt.
- Holborn ViaductColumns supporting the viaduct on Farringdon Street
- Holland HouseFoundations, cladding around doorway and the sculpture of the prow of a ship. The rest of the older part of…
- Holloway Circus PagodaMain building stone.
- Holly Bush Hill Drinking FountainWater bowl and dedication panel.
- Holly Bush Hill Drinking FountainThe grey granite used for the base of the structure.
- Holyhead Market CrossStone used for the circle of benches surrounding the cross.
- Holyhead RoadPredominant construction stone in the wall a grey granite, which was brought to North Wales as ship's ballast.
- Holyhead RoadSecondary, dark-coloured stones used in the construction of the wall. This is a vesicular basalt, brought t…
- Home Bargains StoreA single piece of coarse grained granite on the Bangor Street facade.This is local stone, though it is not…
- Home Partnership Estate AgentsStone used for the foundations below the windows.
- Hope StreetKerbstones.
- Hornsey Drinking FountainFountain pedestal.
- Hornsey Drinking FountainThe fountain's obelisk and basins.
- Hornsey Metropolitan Cattle TroughStone from which the cattle trough is carved.
- Horse Trough PlanterA red granite horse trough, now repurposed as a planter, is located on the traffic island.
- Horses of Helios FountainMain building stone.
- House of FraserDark red granite used for foundations.
- House of FraserCladding on ground floor.
- House of FraserCladding to the two hexagonal columns either side of the main doors.
- House of FraserCladding on the front of the lower floor of the shop.
- House of Fraser Department StoreRed granite cladding around the windows.
- Hoxton Metropolitan Cattle TroughThe granite trough is used as a planter.
- HSBC BankMain building stone.
- HSBC BankCladding on the shop front.
- HSBC BankRed granite engaged columns between the windows on the ground floor.
- HSBC BankExternal pillars outside the bank entrance
- HSBC BankDressings on the external pillars, found at about 1 metre above ground level
- HSBC BankFoundation level exterior building stone, up to a level of about 1.5m
- HSBC BankDoorsteps at the main entrance.
- HSBC BankVertical paneling below the raised entrance walkway.
- HSBC IslingtonThis building occupies what was once the white Lion Public House. The windows a separated by granite column…
- HSBC IslingtonThis building occupies what was once the white Lion Public House. The windows a separated by granite column…
- Huddersfield Concert HallThe two large pillars either side of the doorway on the Princess Street entrance
- Hughes MemorialElaborate grave marker for the Hughes family in Llanaelhearn churchyard.
- Idaline CourtPaving stone on walkways. The stone has distinctive pink and white megacrysts.
- Indian Ocean Tsunami MemorialAn 120-tonne, monolithic block of French Tarn Granite is used to construct the memorial.
- Inscribed StoneStone used to construct the stela.
- Institute of Chinese MedicineCladding around arch.
- International Race Meeting MemorialA rough-hewn block of pink granite.
- Inveresk HouseMain building stone
- Ismaili CentreMain wall cladding to contrast with the darker Grigio (grey) Sardinian Granite.