Igneous locations
1,655 locations catalogued as igneous, page 4 of 6.
- Ismaili CentreDecorative details on wall cladding.
- Ismaili CentreMain wall cladding.
- Itsu, Paternoster RowFoundations. The upper parts of the building are Portland Whitbed. This granite contains, pink, lithium-ric…
- Ivor HouseBlue-grey igneous rock used to clad the building. This building was once a department store, but it has bee…
- Jack Horner PubPillasters around windows on upper stories.
- Jacks Farm WayPaving setts.
- James Theobald MemorialRed Granite used to construct the memorial.
- James Theobald MemorialGrey granite pilasters at the corners of the memorial.
- Jewish Ex-Servicemen & Women's MemorialGranite used for the memorial stone.
- Jo and Cass HairdressersThe cladding on the front of the building.
- John Runtz Drinking FountainMain building stone.
- John Smith HouseStone used for cladding the building. A garnet-bearing granite from Brazil.
- The Jolly Fisherman, Garden WallMain building stone. The stone is the local Alnwick Sill whinstone. Look for the boats hidden in the rubble…
- Jolly's Department Store (former)Decorative pink granite used for columns and cladding on the shop front. The plinths are made of a syntheti…
- Joseph Priestly StatuePlinth of the statue, close to the entrance to Banyan Bar.
- Jules Verne PubExterior wall-panelling plus door and window panels.
- Just Jents' Hair SalonWall cladding below the window.
- Juxon HouseFoundations
- JW Steak HouseWall around dining area.
- Kala BistroPolished cladding and dressed stonework on the facade of the building.
- Kapture RestaurantPink granite used for cladding the lower part of the building.
- Kenneth Hodgson HouseMain exterior cladding around windows and the two doors. Carved into a relief pattern, and partly polished.
- Kensington Royal Garden HotelGranite used for cladding this modern hotel building.
- Kenwood House ParkA bollard of rough-cut Shap Granite.
- KH HouseFoundations stone visible as the first metre above the pavement.
- King George V BridgeMain building stone.
- King's ArmsFoundations
- King's ArmsPillars between windows.
- King's Cross SquarePaving, wall cladding & street furniture in front of King's Cross Station
- King's HeadPink granite columns along the front of the pub.
- King's HeadFoundations of columns.
- King's HouseOrnamental porch.
- Kingston Lacy ObeliskAn ancient Egyptian obelisk brought to the park from Philae.
- Kingston Lacy SarcophagusAn ancient Egyptian Sarcohagus in the grounds. Stone used for the sculpture.
- Kirk of YetholmThis church is built of a local fresh, dark glassy, pyroxene andesite pitchstone with occasional bright red…
- Kirklee BridgeThe bridge has pink granite columns and balustrades, the masonry arches are red sandstone (corncockle?, onl…
- The Knights TemplarColumns at the doorway.
- Knoops, Kensington.Grey igneous rock cladding on this former pub.
- Knoops, Kensington.Red granite cladding on this former pub.
- L'Oreal BuildingRed sandstone used on facade and for street furniture. This is probably one of the sandstones quarried at L…
- LakelandShop frontage and foundation stones of coarsely crystalline, dark-coloured igneous rock, a larvikite, with…
- Lancaster MuseumA granite plaque at the back of the Lancaster Museum.
- Landmark HousePink granite cladding.
- Landmark HouseWhite granite cladding. The origin of this stone is unknown.
- Landmark HouseDark pink granite cladding.
- Lansdowne HouseBlue stone details on wall cladding
- Lansdowne HouseWall cladding
- Lantern CrossStone, rectangualr-headed cross in the churchyard. This would have been carved from a slab of field stone g…
- Le ChaletMain building stone, a grey granite, showing xenoliths.
- Leadenhall MarketFoundations
- Lee House, Barbican CentreWall cladding on the archway over Wood Street.
- Leeds Central LibraryFour large pillars on either side of the main doorway facing Calverley Street.
- Leicester SquarePaving
- Leonard CircusCobblestones at the intersection with Paul Street. The stone was supplied by The Ethical Stone Company.
- Leopold ChambersGrey granite foundations at the building entrance. This possibly a phenocrystic variety of Bessbrook Granite.
- Leysian Mission (Imperial Hall)Pillars and foundations at pavement level.
- Leyton Library Foundation PlaquePink granite used for the plaque.
- Leyton Old Town Hall Foundation PlaquePink granite used for the plaque.
- Lion & Key HotelPink granite used for the pillars.
- Lion & Key HotelGrey granite used for the bases of the pillars.
- Lion & Lamb YardPaving setts. The main stone used here is red Mountsorrel Granodiorite, however red and green speckled mark…
- Little Green StreetKerbstones in coarse-grained pink granite. These are worn and weathered, so a secure identification is not…
- Little Green StreetCobblestones in the well-preserved Victorian street.
- Liverpool Street StationSteps on Bishopsgate entrance to the station complex.
- Llanbeblig ChurchGrave stones in churchyard.
- Llandudno Station Car ParkSquare block sets on pavements around the car park.
- Llandudno War MemorialThe obelisk base.
- Llanedwen Churchyard, Jones ObeliskPink granite used for the obelisk.
- Llanedwen Churchyard, Owen MemorialLeucogranite used to make the memorial cross.
- Llanidan Churchyard, MemorialGrey granite memorial on the south side of the church.
- Llanrwst ClockMain building stone.
- Lloyd's BankGrey granite cladding the building.
- Lloyds BankBuilding cladding.
- Lloyds BankCladding on the side of the building. WE are not able to identify the provenance of this granite.
- Local Express, 238 High RoadPink granite used for dressings on this building.
- Local Express, 238 High RoadGrey granite used for dressings on this building.
- London BridgeParapets on the bridge.
- London BridgeLondon Bridge, northbound pavement, north side of the river. Conspicuous aligned megacrysts are found in th…
- London Bridge StairsPier at the north end of the bridge. Giant Granite has large feldspar megacrysts and clots of black tourmal…
- London Coliseum Opera HouseCladding around doors and windows
- London Metropolitan UniversityColumns at doorway.
- Longford Square, Regent's PlaceKerbstones
- Longford Square, Regent's PlacePlanters and street-furniture along the pavement.
- Louis VuittonFoundation level adjacent to the pavement in front of the main display windows
- Lowlands Recreation GroundBoulders used in landscaping the park. These are glacial erratics (not in situ!). The largest appears to be…
- The Lucas ArmsCladding around windows on Cromer Street. a variety of porphyritic granite.
- M&S Victoria StationGrey granite columns adjacent to entrance.
- Mabley GreenGranite boulder which is a piece of sculpture intended for climbing. This is one of the Hackney Boulders (t…
- MacdonaldsPiers of larvikite flanking the Macdonalds restaurant.
- Machynlleth War MemorialColumns of pink granite. This is possibly Clinterty Granite.
- Machynlleth War MemorialBase of columns. This is probably Cairngall Granite.
- Madoc Yacht ClubMain building stone.
- Madog Street WallThe wall directly behind 7 High Street is capped with vein quartz.
- Magistrates & Coroners CourtsFoundation, base layer of dark rock to the outer walls of the building, below the red sandstone.
- Malaya & Borneo Veteran's MemorialMemorial stone.
- Malt & Hops PubRed granite cladding on the facade of the pub.
- Mandela GardensCladding behind the retaining wall for the garden planters on the East of the Millennium Square across Clav…
- Mansion House StationCladding on building. A coarse grained, sheared, rapakivi granite.
- Mantell Gwynedd Volunteering CentreFormerly a fine Victorian Shop, Lake and Co.
- Maple HouseCladding
- Mappin & WebbPillars and cladding around shop windows.
- Mappin & WebbDisplay window of Mappin & Webb. Beautiful granite with brown matrix and large, well formed pink crystals
- Margaret Jones's GravestoneMain building stone.
- Margaret McMillan ParkStone furniture and signage in the park in white granite
- Margaret McMillan ParkStone furniture and signage in the park in white granite
- Marischal CollegeMain building stone.
- Market Cross & Drinking FountainStone balls at the top of the monument.
- Market SquareKerbstones of megacrystic granite.
- Marks & Spencer'sGrey granite cladding on the front of the building.
- Marks & SpencersGrey granite cladding.
- Marks & SpencersRed granite cladding.
- Marks and SpencersCladding on front of building.
- Marks and SpencersCladding on the front and the side of the building.
- Martha Smith Drinking FountainColumns supporting the fountain canopy.
- Martin HouseStone used for cladding the building.
- Mary Jane's BarCladding around windows on ground floor.
- Marylebone StationFoundations.
- Masonic HallMain building stone. This building was formerly Wesleyan Chapel. The hornblende-bearing grey granodiorite i…
- Matchbox BarOnce a victorian shop front, the facade has pillars of granite at each end.
- Matilda Drinking FountainBoulders used in construction of the grotto.
- Media City PiazzaGrey paving slabs and setts.
- Media City PiazzaPink-yellow granite paving slabs.
- Media City PiazzaBlack paving slabs and setts.
- Media City PiazzaGrey granite paving slabs.
- Memorial Avenue, City of London CemeteryA crescent of Victorian memorials and tombs, most of which are made of Peterhead Granite. This stone was ex…
- Memorial Drinking FountainPink granite bollards surrounding the fountain.
- Memorial Drinking FountainColumn shaft. This is well above eye level and therefore not possible to obtain close-up photographs.
- Memorial Drinking FountainFountain pedestal and basins.
- Memorial GardensBoulders used for decoration. These include blocks of local stone from Snowdonia, including pieces of ignim…
- Memorial to Denia PalumboStone used for the plinth of the bronze sculpture.
- Memorial to Edith CavellMonument plinth. The photos below are from the axe-dressed granite at the rear of the monument.
- Memorial to Joseph Wright of DerbyGranite plinth on the pavement outside the pub, under the metal sculpture commemorating the artist Joseph W…
- Memorial to Lord ClydeStone used for plinth. Two facies of Cornish granite are used here; one is a polished small megacrystic gra…
- Memorial to Lord ClydePink granite pillar.
- Memorial to Percy & Eleanor BrandLarge funerary monument, commemorating Percy Edward Brand (1870-1955) and his wife Eleanor (1870-1963).
- Memorial to the Franklin ExpeditionStone used for plinth.
- Mercure HotelMain building stone.
- Mermaid Conference CentrePale grey granite cladding the building.
- Mess CaféGranite used for cladding the pillars around the windows.
- Metropolitan Cattle TroughThe stone used for the main trough and side drinking water fountain.
- Midland HotelMain facing stone to the ground floor around the arched entrances and windows of the hotel, the larger prop…
- Midland HotelDark grey granite socles along the front of the hotel.
- Midland HotelThe hotel has granite cladding at ground floor level. Shap Granite is used as a decorative darker band in t…
- The MillEngaged pillars on either side of the doorway.
- Millenium Bridge HouseCladding
- Millennium SquareGrey granite paving in the square.
- Millennium SquareGranite cladding for the planters in the south-east corner of Millennium Square and a thin strip in the pav…
- MillersFoundations.
- MillersPillars
- Minerva HousePale granite cladding on the columns either side of the large windows and central door of this building. Th…
- The MinoriesPink granite cladding
- Minster CourtCladding
- Mitchell StreetCobblestones
- Mitre Passage squareStreet furniture at the end of Mitre Passage.
- Mohabir RestaurantGranite cladding on the building.
- Moor HouseBlack stone cladding at the main entrance.
- Morgan StanleyCladding on building. A coarse grained, sheared, rapakivi granite.
- Morley HouseGranite used for foundations.
- Mr. Thomas's Chop HouseThe building is on the corner of St Ann's Alley and Cross Street. The exterior pillars around the entrance…
- Mulberry Tree InnThe upper parts of the building use a dark grey stone pressed into concrete as a decorative stone effect. I…
- Muse of London Hair SalonColumns between the windows of this former public house.
- Museum Garden ErraticsA group of erratic boulders which are used as a landscaping feature in the gardens. Several blocks are of S…
- Museum Gardens Drinking FountainBasin and pilasters of the fountain in pink granite.
- Museum Gardens Drinking FountainGranite slab forming the back of the fountain mechanism.
- Museum Gardens FerneryThe fernery contains a number of landscaping features of geological interest, including a basalt columnar j…
- 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 MosquePaving on Charlotte Street facade
- Muswell Hill BroadwayParade of shops of the west side of the Broadway. Shop fronts are divided by engaged columns of pink granite.
- Muswell Hill BroadwayParade of shops of the east side of the Broadway. Shop fronts are divided by engaged and freestanding colum…
- Muswell Hill BroadwayParade of shops of the east side of the Broadway. Shop fronts are divided by engaged and freestanding colum…
- The Nag's HeadStone cladding and dressings in the ground floor.
- Nat West BankCladding at pavement level.
- National Gallery, Sainsbury WingFoundations.
- National Museum of WalesStone used to frame the main doorway.
- National Portrait GalleryStone around the entrance. This is the 'small-megacrystic variety of Cornish granite which was quarried at…
- National Westminster BankGranite forming the entrance steps on the left of the main doors.
- Nationwide Savings BankGranite cladding on facade of building
- Nature’s ThroneMain building stone, made from granite blocks salvaged from 'Victoria', an old beam engine house. Also know…
- NatWest BankDoorstep at entrance.
- NatWest BankFoundations. This is a two-mica granite from the Carnmenellis Pluton; probably from Carnsew Quarry at Mabe.
- Natwest BankColumns near windows. Possibly Tvedestrand Granite from Norway or Ben Cruachan Granite from Scotland.
- Natwest BankColumns near windows.
- Natwest BankPink granite around doorways.
- NatWest BankColumns at the entrance to the bank.
- NatWest BankStone used for the columns at the entrance.
- NatWest Bank ShoreditchCladding and columns.
- NatWest Bank, Brompton RoadGrey granite cladding. Very little is know about the source of this Polish granite.
- NatWest Bank, PiccadillyStone used for columns around doorway.
- Natwest IlfordGranite used for foundations.
- NatWest Tower (Tower 42) PodiumCladding
- Needless AlleyDark grey cladding.
- Needless AlleyGrey granite cladding.
- Nelson's ColumnMain building stone for the column and pedestal. Note how some of the blocks on the pedestal are beginning…
- The New Cross HouseEngaged pillars.
- The New Cross HousePanels below the windows.
- New Cross InnCladding on ground floor.
- New Look StoreCladding on the building.
- New Penderel HouseFrame around glass doorway.
- New Scotland YardPurple paving setts used outside the police station.
- New Scotland Yard North BuildingGranite used for the lower storeys and for dressings. The granite was, of course, quarried by convicts from…
- New Street StationPaving, steps, planters and benches outside the station.
- New Street StationPaving and kerbs outside the station.
- Newborough House (Dental Surgery)Main building stone. A porphyritic felsite.
- Newman Street TavernReplacement foundations.
- Newman Street TavernFoundations and cladding behind pillars
- Newman Street TavernPillars
- Nobel HouseCladding on ground floor.
- North Bay (Dock 9)Engineering stone used in the original construction of the dock basin.
- The North Face DeansgateRed granite columns between the ground-floor windows.
- Norway House (Thai Square Restaurant)Main building stone. This is an unusual example of honed and axe dressed larvikite, which is usually polished.
- Notes CafeFacade.
- O'Neill's BarThe ten fluted columns on the exterior of the building and the main door frame facing City Square. NB: due…
- O'Neill's BarFoundation stones creating a socle for the columns. NB: due to a bad cleaning project in the 1970s using ac…
- ObeliskMain building stone. The plaque is Peterhead Granite
- ObeliskMonument to George Brown of Caysham Park. Main building stone.
- ObeliskMonument to the Chalmers Family. Main building stone.
- The Old BankGrey granite used as cladding at foundation level.
- The Old Coffee HouseCladding on ground floor.
- The Old Red LionRed granite panels
- The Old Red LionMain cladding material.
- Old Red LionRed granite columns.
- Old Red LionColumn plinths.
- Old Town HallMain building stone. A dolerite quarried in the harbour of the town of Pwllheli.
- Old Town HallMain building stone. A dolerite quarried in the harbour of the town of Pwllheli.
- Old Town HallBlocks of pale coloured porphyritic igneous rock inside the arcade of the building.
- One East ParadeDark grey gabbros used at foundation level.
- One Tower BridgeBlack paving setts.
- One Tower BridgeGreen paving setts.
- Optical ExpressCladding of porch, steps and column.
- Oriel Plas Glyn-y-WeddwMain building stone. The local porphyritic felsite.
- Oriel-y-Mor TonnauMain building stone. A dolerite quarried in the harbour of the town of Pwllheli.
- Orion HouseCladding. Both honed and polished varieties of the same granite are used on this building.
- Oswald StreetPaving on Oswald Street.
- Our Lady Queen of MartyrsMain building stone.
- Oxford University Museum of Natural History ErraticAn erratic boulder of Shap Granite is displayed outside the OUMNH. Although originally from Shap Fell in Cu…
- Park GroveThe wall is built of rubble masonry of assorted rock types, which came to Cardiff as ship's ballast.
- Park LaneKerbstones near Bus Stop R. A red granite paving stone has a remarkable, subhedral, pink feldspar megacryst…
- Passmore Edwards LibraryFoundations.
- Paternoster MonumentFountains and fountain basins.
- Patisserie Joie de VieFoundation panels beneath the windows.
- Pavement behind Town HallStones used for setts.
- Peabody MemorialPlinth beneath seated bronze statue.
- Peace Garden FountainRed granite squares used in the fountain design.
- Peace Garden FountainBlue-grey stone used as roundels in the design of the fountain.
- Peace GardensOuter ring with at least 3 granite cobbles/sets, outside the decorative wall surrounding the garden. A mixt…
- Pearl Assurance BuildingsAll exterior ground floor building stone above foundation levels. The upper stories are Portland Stone. Aft…
- Pearl Assurance HouseWall-panelling to the left of the nameplate in and around the porch.
- Peascod StreetKerbstones of granite on the western end of the street.
- Peckham Rye Park Water FountainStone used for pedestal of the fountain.
- Peckham Rye Park Water FountainStone used for basin and finial of the fountain.
- Peninsula SquareRed granite paving. A coarse grained red granite with biotite.
- Peninsula SquareBlack granite paving used on the stripes parallel to the Greenwich Meridian.
- Peninsula SquareWhite granite paving used on the stripes parallel to the Greenwich Meridian.
- Peninsula SquareGrey granite paving.
- Peninsula SquareYellow granite paving used for the fountain basins.
- Penlan Fawr InnThe building is constructed from roughly coursed rubble masonry including Llanbedrog Porphyry. This is the…
- Penlan Fawr InnThe building is constructed from roughly coursed rubble masonry including Bodeilas Granodiorite. This is th…
- Penlan Fawr InnPosts supporting the porch and blocks in the rubble masonry. This is the oldest building in the town.
- Penlan StreetKerbstones outside Oriel-y-Mor Tonnau. Good examples of pegmatite pipes characteristic of the Pwllheli Micr…
- Pennine HouseColumns at doorway.
- Pennine HouseGrey granite plinths of the columns at the doorway.
- Penprys Stones at Oriel Plas Glyn-y-WeddwThese 6th Century AD memorial stones are each made from columnar joints from the local Llanbedrog Tuffs. Th…
- Penrhyn HallRubble building stone.
- Peter the Great MemorialA monument commemorating the Russian Czar, who stayed in Deptford in 1698 whilst learning the art of naval…
- Peterloo MemorialStone used for the first (lowest) step.
- Peterloo MemorialStone used for the fifth step.
- Peterloo MemorialStone used for the seventh step.
- Philharmonic Dining RoomsGrey granite columns.
- The PhoenixSingle pillar of red granite, supporting the portico at the pub entrance.
- Picturehouse CentralFoundations on Great Windmill Street and engaged pilasters on Shaftesbury Avenue.
- Picturehouse CentralGranite used to repait cladding just inside the Great Windmill Street entrance.
- Pinner War MemorialSteps and plinth. A megacrystic granite.
- Pinner War MemorialCobbles surrounding the memorial. Pink Jersey granite and blue-grey Guersney diorite. There is also some re…
- Plas Roald DahlA megacrystic granite is used for the old, dock walls. This is probably from either the Land's End or St Au…
- Pole Hill ObeliskMain building stone.
- Pole Hill ObeliskGranite plinth. A coarse grained granite of unknown origin.
- Police BoxThis was once London's smallest police station, with room for one policeman who could monitor events in the…
- Polish War MemorialMain building stone. This may be Polish Strzelin Granite, but I have not been able to find anything which c…
- Polpo RestaurantPilasters
- PontioBlack stone used for low wall/bench.
- Pool StreetCladding on the engaged pillar at both sides of the shop front.
- Port of London Authority BuildingGranite on the ground floor facade.
- Portcullis HouseFoundations
- Porth Mawr (Exchequer Gate)Stone used for the pillars on each side of the gate.
- Portland HospitalCladding on ground floor at podium level.
- PoundstretcherStone used for cladding around the windows.
- Presbyterian ChurchMain building stone on the Chapel Street facade.
- Preston MarketPaving stones at the front of Preston Market. This is probably Chinese Grey granite which is commonly used…
- Pret-a-MangerWall cladding either side of the large windows.
- Prince Consort MemorialFoundations.
- Prince Consort MemorialPlinth to bronze statue.
- Princess Diana Memorial FountainMain building stone for the circular fountain.
- Princess Louise PubColumns
- Princess Louise PubFoundations
- Principality Building SocietyDecorative stone used to clad the facade.
- Punjabi National BankMain building stone.This is a non-megacrystic granite, probably from the Carnmenellis Pluton.
- Punjabi National BankDecorative stone used in the porch. Fittingly, a selection of Indian stones are used here.
- Purbeck House HotelThe building is clad with a variety of granite chips pressed into concrete. They include stones from Cornis…
- Quebecs ApartmentsDark pink granite doorframes.
- Quebecs ApartmentsTwo large, polished, grey, granite columns supporting the portico in front of the main door.