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1,655 locations catalogued as igneous, page 4 of 6.

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  1. Ismaili CentreDecorative details on wall cladding.Igneous·Syenite·near South Kensington
  2. Ismaili CentreMain wall cladding.Igneous·Granite·near South Kensington
  3. Itsu, Paternoster RowFoundations. The upper parts of the building are Portland Whitbed. This granite contains, pink, lithium-ric…Igneous·Granite·near St Paul's
  4. Ivor HouseBlue-grey igneous rock used to clad the building. This building was once a department store, but it has bee…Igneous·Monzonite·near Brixton
  5. Jack Horner PubPillasters around windows on upper stories.Igneous·Granite·near Goodge Street
  6. Jacks Farm WayPaving setts.Igneous·Porphyry·near Higham's Park
  7. James Theobald MemorialRed Granite used to construct the memorial.Igneous·Granite·near Harold Wood
  8. James Theobald MemorialGrey granite pilasters at the corners of the memorial.Igneous·Granite·near Harold Wood
  9. Jewish Ex-Servicemen & Women's MemorialGranite used for the memorial stone.Igneous·Granite·near Lichfield
  10. Jo and Cass HairdressersThe cladding on the front of the building.Igneous·Rapakivi Granite·near Preston
  11. John Runtz Drinking FountainMain building stone.Igneous·Granite·near Finsbury Park
  12. John Smith HouseStone used for cladding the building. A garnet-bearing granite from Brazil.Igneous·Gneiss·near Glasgow Central
  13. The Jolly Fisherman, Garden WallMain building stone. The stone is the local Alnwick Sill whinstone. Look for the boats hidden in the rubble…Igneous·Dolerite·near Alnmouth
  14. Jolly's Department Store (former)Decorative pink granite used for columns and cladding on the shop front. The plinths are made of a syntheti…Igneous·Granite·near Bath Spa
  15. Joseph Priestly StatuePlinth of the statue, close to the entrance to Banyan Bar.Igneous·Granite·near Leeds
  16. Jules Verne PubExterior wall-panelling plus door and window panels.Igneous·Monzonite·near Huddersfield
  17. Just Jents' Hair SalonWall cladding below the window.Igneous·Monzonite·near Llandudno
  18. Juxon HouseFoundationsIgneous·Granite·near St Paul's
  19. JW Steak HouseWall around dining area.Igneous·Monzonite·near Hyde Park Corner
  20. Kala BistroPolished cladding and dressed stonework on the facade of the building.Igneous·Monzonite·near Manchester Victoria
  21. Kapture RestaurantPink granite used for cladding the lower part of the building.Igneous·Granite·near Leyton
  22. Kenneth Hodgson HouseMain exterior cladding around windows and the two doors. Carved into a relief pattern, and partly polished.Igneous·Granite (Pyterlite)·near Leeds
  23. Kensington Royal Garden HotelGranite used for cladding this modern hotel building.Igneous·Granite·near High Street Kensington
  24. Kenwood House ParkA bollard of rough-cut Shap Granite.Igneous·Granite·near Golders Green
  25. KH HouseFoundations stone visible as the first metre above the pavement.Igneous·Monzonite·near Leeds
  26. King George V BridgeMain building stone.Igneous·Granite·near Glasgow Central
  27. King's ArmsFoundationsIgneous·Monzonite·near Oxford Circus
  28. King's ArmsPillars between windows.Igneous·Granite·near Oxford Circus
  29. King's Cross SquarePaving, wall cladding & street furniture in front of King's Cross StationIgneous·Basalt·near King's Cross St Pancras
  30. King's HeadPink granite columns along the front of the pub.Igneous·Granite·near Angel
  31. King's HeadFoundations of columns.Igneous·Granite·near Angel
  32. King's HouseOrnamental porch.Igneous·Granite·near Bank
  33. Kingston Lacy ObeliskAn ancient Egyptian obelisk brought to the park from Philae.Igneous·Granite·near Poole
  34. Kingston Lacy SarcophagusAn ancient Egyptian Sarcohagus in the grounds. Stone used for the sculpture.Igneous·Granite·near Poole
  35. Kirk of YetholmThis church is built of a local fresh, dark glassy, pyroxene andesite pitchstone with occasional bright red…Igneous·Pyroxene-andesite pitchstone·near Berwick-upon-Tweed
  36. Kirklee BridgeThe bridge has pink granite columns and balustrades, the masonry arches are red sandstone (corncockle?, onl…Igneous·Granite·near Hillhead Underground
  37. The Knights TemplarColumns at the doorway.Igneous·Granite·near Chancery Lane
  38. Knoops, Kensington.Grey igneous rock cladding on this former pub.Igneous·Monzonite·near High Street Kensington
  39. Knoops, Kensington.Red granite cladding on this former pub.Igneous·Granite·near High Street Kensington
  40. L'Oreal BuildingRed sandstone used on facade and for street furniture. This is probably one of the sandstones quarried at L…Igneous·Sandstone·near Hammersmith
  41. LakelandShop frontage and foundation stones of coarsely crystalline, dark-coloured igneous rock, a larvikite, with…Igneous·Larvikite·near York
  42. Lancaster MuseumA granite plaque at the back of the Lancaster Museum.Igneous·Granite·near Lancaster
  43. Landmark HousePink granite cladding.Igneous·Granite·near Fenchurch Street
  44. Landmark HouseWhite granite cladding. The origin of this stone is unknown.Igneous·Granite·near Aldgate
  45. Landmark HouseDark pink granite cladding.Igneous·Granite·near Aldgate
  46. Lansdowne HouseBlue stone details on wall claddingIgneous·Syenite·near Green Park
  47. Lansdowne HouseWall claddingIgneous·Granite·near Green Park
  48. Lantern CrossStone, rectangualr-headed cross in the churchyard. This would have been carved from a slab of field stone g…Igneous·Granite·near St Ives
  49. Le ChaletMain building stone, a grey granite, showing xenoliths.Igneous·Granite·near Leeds
  50. Leadenhall MarketFoundationsIgneous·Granite·near Monument
  51. Lee House, Barbican CentreWall cladding on the archway over Wood Street.Igneous·Granite·near Barbican
  52. Leeds Central LibraryFour large pillars on either side of the main doorway facing Calverley Street.Igneous·Granite·near Leeds
  53. Leicester SquarePavingIgneous·Basalt·near Leicester Square
  54. Leonard CircusCobblestones at the intersection with Paul Street. The stone was supplied by The Ethical Stone Company.Igneous·Porphyry·near Old Street
  55. Leopold ChambersGrey granite foundations at the building entrance. This possibly a phenocrystic variety of Bessbrook Granite.Igneous·Granite
  56. Leysian Mission (Imperial Hall)Pillars and foundations at pavement level.Igneous·Rapakivi Granite·near Old Street
  57. Leyton Library Foundation PlaquePink granite used for the plaque.Igneous·Granite·near Leyton
  58. Leyton Old Town Hall Foundation PlaquePink granite used for the plaque.Igneous·Granite·near Leyton
  59. Lion & Key HotelPink granite used for the pillars.Igneous·Granite·near Leyton
  60. Lion & Key HotelGrey granite used for the bases of the pillars.Igneous·Granite·near Leyton
  61. Lion & Lamb YardPaving setts. The main stone used here is red Mountsorrel Granodiorite, however red and green speckled mark…Igneous·Granodiorite·near Farnham
  62. Little Green StreetKerbstones in coarse-grained pink granite. These are worn and weathered, so a secure identification is not…Igneous·Granite·near Gospel Oak
  63. Little Green StreetCobblestones in the well-preserved Victorian street.Igneous·Granodiorite·near Gospel Oak
  64. Liverpool Street StationSteps on Bishopsgate entrance to the station complex.Igneous·Granite·near Liverpool Street
  65. Llanbeblig ChurchGrave stones in churchyard.Igneous·Slate·near Bangor
  66. Llandudno Station Car ParkSquare block sets on pavements around the car park.Igneous·Granodiorite·near Llandudno
  67. Llandudno War MemorialThe obelisk base.Igneous·Granite·near Llandudno
  68. Llanedwen Churchyard, Jones ObeliskPink granite used for the obelisk.Igneous·Granite·near Llanfairpwllgwyngyll
  69. Llanedwen Churchyard, Owen MemorialLeucogranite used to make the memorial cross.Igneous·Granite·near Llanfairpwllgwyngyll
  70. Llanidan Churchyard, MemorialGrey granite memorial on the south side of the church.Igneous·Granite
  71. Llanrwst ClockMain building stone.Igneous·Granodiorite·near Llanrwst
  72. Lloyd's BankGrey granite cladding the building.Igneous·Granite·near Bangor
  73. Lloyds BankBuilding cladding.Igneous·Granite·near Bradford Forster Square
  74. Lloyds BankCladding on the side of the building. WE are not able to identify the provenance of this granite.Igneous·Granite·near Lancaster
  75. Local Express, 238 High RoadPink granite used for dressings on this building.Igneous·Granite·near Leyton
  76. Local Express, 238 High RoadGrey granite used for dressings on this building.Igneous·Granite·near Leyton
  77. London BridgeParapets on the bridge.Igneous·Granite·near London Bridge
  78. London BridgeLondon Bridge, northbound pavement, north side of the river. Conspicuous aligned megacrysts are found in th…Igneous·Granite·near Monument
  79. London Bridge StairsPier at the north end of the bridge. Giant Granite has large feldspar megacrysts and clots of black tourmal…Igneous·Granite·near London Bridge
  80. London Coliseum Opera HouseCladding around doors and windowsIgneous·Granite·near Leicester Square
  81. London Metropolitan UniversityColumns at doorway.Igneous·Granite·near Moorgate
  82. Longford Square, Regent's PlaceKerbstonesIgneous·Granite·near Warren Street
  83. Longford Square, Regent's PlacePlanters and street-furniture along the pavement.Igneous·Granite·near Warren Street
  84. Louis VuittonFoundation level adjacent to the pavement in front of the main display windowsIgneous·Granite·near Manchester Piccadilly
  85. Lowlands Recreation GroundBoulders used in landscaping the park. These are glacial erratics (not in situ!). The largest appears to be…Igneous·Granites·near Harrow-on-the-Hill
  86. The Lucas ArmsCladding around windows on Cromer Street. a variety of porphyritic granite.Igneous·Igneous·near King's Cross St Pancras LU
  87. M&S Victoria StationGrey granite columns adjacent to entrance.Igneous·Granite·near Manchester Victoria
  88. Mabley GreenGranite boulder which is a piece of sculpture intended for climbing. This is one of the Hackney Boulders (t…Igneous·Granite·near Stratford
  89. MacdonaldsPiers of larvikite flanking the Macdonalds restaurant.Igneous·Monzonite·near Sutton
  90. Machynlleth War MemorialColumns of pink granite. This is possibly Clinterty Granite.Igneous·Granite·near Machynlleth
  91. Machynlleth War MemorialBase of columns. This is probably Cairngall Granite.Igneous·Granite·near Machynlleth
  92. Madoc Yacht ClubMain building stone.Igneous·Sandstone·near Porthmadog
  93. Madog Street WallThe wall directly behind 7 High Street is capped with vein quartz.Igneous·Mineral·near Porthmadog
  94. Magistrates & Coroners CourtsFoundation, base layer of dark rock to the outer walls of the building, below the red sandstone.Igneous·Gabbro·near Manchester Piccadilly
  95. Malaya & Borneo Veteran's MemorialMemorial stone.Igneous·Granite·near Lichfield
  96. Malt & Hops PubRed granite cladding on the facade of the pub.Igneous·Granite·near Totteridge & Whetstone
  97. Mandela GardensCladding behind the retaining wall for the garden planters on the East of the Millennium Square across Clav…Igneous·Granite·near Leeds
  98. Mansion House StationCladding on building. A coarse grained, sheared, rapakivi granite.Igneous·Granite·near Mansion House
  99. Mantell Gwynedd Volunteering CentreFormerly a fine Victorian Shop, Lake and Co.Igneous·Monzonite·near Bangor
  100. Maple HouseCladdingIgneous·Granite-Charnockite·near Warren Street
  101. Mappin & WebbPillars and cladding around shop windows.Igneous·Granite·near Green Park
  102. Mappin & WebbDisplay window of Mappin & Webb. Beautiful granite with brown matrix and large, well formed pink crystalsIgneous·Granite·near Green Park
  103. Margaret Jones's GravestoneMain building stone.Igneous·Granite·near Bangor
  104. Margaret McMillan ParkStone furniture and signage in the park in white graniteIgneous·Granite·near Deptford
  105. Margaret McMillan ParkStone furniture and signage in the park in white graniteIgneous·Granite·near New Cross
  106. Marischal CollegeMain building stone.Igneous·Granite·near Aberdeen
  107. Market Cross & Drinking FountainStone balls at the top of the monument.Igneous·Mineral·near Audley End
  108. Market SquareKerbstones of megacrystic granite.Igneous·Granite·near Audley End
  109. Marks & Spencer'sGrey granite cladding on the front of the building.Igneous·Granite·near Leeds
  110. Marks & SpencersGrey granite cladding.Igneous·Granite·near Cambridge
  111. Marks & SpencersRed granite cladding.Igneous·Granite-Charnockite·near Cambridge
  112. Marks and SpencersCladding on front of building.Igneous·Monzonite·near Lancaster
  113. Marks and SpencersCladding on the front and the side of the building.Igneous·Gabbro·near Preston
  114. Martha Smith Drinking FountainColumns supporting the fountain canopy.Igneous·Monzonite·near Old Street
  115. Martin HouseStone used for cladding the building.Igneous·Granite-Charnockite·near Cannon Street
  116. Mary Jane's BarCladding around windows on ground floor.Igneous·Monzonite·near Tower Gateway
  117. Marylebone StationFoundations.Igneous·Granite·near Marylebone LU
  118. Masonic HallMain building stone. This building was formerly Wesleyan Chapel. The hornblende-bearing grey granodiorite i…Igneous·Granodiorite·near Bangor
  119. Matchbox BarOnce a victorian shop front, the facade has pillars of granite at each end.Igneous·Granite·near Shoreditch High Street
  120. Matilda Drinking FountainBoulders used in construction of the grotto.Igneous·Granite
  121. Media City PiazzaGrey paving slabs and setts.Igneous·Diorite·near Salford Central
  122. Media City PiazzaPink-yellow granite paving slabs.Igneous·Granite·near Salford Central
  123. Media City PiazzaBlack paving slabs and setts.Igneous·Basalt·near Deansgate
  124. Media City PiazzaGrey granite paving slabs.Igneous·Granite·near Salford Central
  125. Memorial Avenue, City of London CemeteryA crescent of Victorian memorials and tombs, most of which are made of Peterhead Granite. This stone was ex…Igneous·Granite·near Manor Park
  126. Memorial Drinking FountainPink granite bollards surrounding the fountain.Igneous·Granite·near Old Street
  127. Memorial Drinking FountainColumn shaft. This is well above eye level and therefore not possible to obtain close-up photographs.Igneous·Granite·near Old Street
  128. Memorial Drinking FountainFountain pedestal and basins.Igneous·Granite·near Old Street
  129. Memorial GardensBoulders used for decoration. These include blocks of local stone from Snowdonia, including pieces of ignim…Igneous·Ignimbrite·near Bangor
  130. Memorial to Denia PalumboStone used for the plinth of the bronze sculpture.Igneous·Monzonite·near Bank
  131. Memorial to Edith CavellMonument plinth. The photos below are from the axe-dressed granite at the rear of the monument.Igneous·Granite·near Charing Cross
  132. Memorial to Joseph Wright of DerbyGranite plinth on the pavement outside the pub, under the metal sculpture commemorating the artist Joseph W…Igneous·Granite·near Derby
  133. Memorial to Lord ClydeStone used for plinth. Two facies of Cornish granite are used here; one is a polished small megacrystic gra…Igneous·Granite·near Piccadilly
  134. Memorial to Lord ClydePink granite pillar.Igneous·Granite·near Piccadilly
  135. Memorial to Percy & Eleanor BrandLarge funerary monument, commemorating Percy Edward Brand (1870-1955) and his wife Eleanor (1870-1963).Igneous·Granite·near Barkingside
  136. Memorial to the Franklin ExpeditionStone used for plinth.Igneous·Granite·near Piccadilly
  137. Mercure HotelMain building stone.Igneous·Granite·near Aberdeen
  138. Mermaid Conference CentrePale grey granite cladding the building.Igneous·Granite·near Blackfriars
  139. Mess CaféGranite used for cladding the pillars around the windows.Igneous·Granite·near Hackney Downs
  140. Metropolitan Cattle TroughThe stone used for the main trough and side drinking water fountain.Igneous·Granite·near Highgate
  141. Midland HotelMain facing stone to the ground floor around the arched entrances and windows of the hotel, the larger prop…Igneous·Granite·near Manchester Piccadilly
  142. Midland HotelDark grey granite socles along the front of the hotel.Igneous·Granite·near Manchester Piccadilly
  143. Midland HotelThe hotel has granite cladding at ground floor level. Shap Granite is used as a decorative darker band in t…Igneous·Granite·near Manchester Piccadilly
  144. The MillEngaged pillars on either side of the doorway.Igneous·Granite·near St James's Street
  145. Millenium Bridge HouseCladdingIgneous·Granite·near Blackfriars
  146. Millennium SquareGrey granite paving in the square.Igneous·Granite·near Leeds
  147. Millennium SquareGranite cladding for the planters in the south-east corner of Millennium Square and a thin strip in the pav…Igneous·Charnockite·near Leeds
  148. MillersFoundations.Igneous·Monzonite·near King's Cross St Pancras
  149. MillersPillarsIgneous·Granite·near King's Cross St Pancras
  150. Minerva HousePale granite cladding on the columns either side of the large windows and central door of this building. Th…Igneous·Granite·near Leeds
  151. The MinoriesPink granite claddingIgneous·Rapakivi Granite·near Birmingham New Street
  152. Minster CourtCladdingIgneous·Gneiss·near Monument
  153. Mitchell StreetCobblestonesIgneous·Andesite·near Glasgow Central
  154. Mitre Passage squareStreet furniture at the end of Mitre Passage.Igneous·Basalt·near North Greenwich
  155. Mohabir RestaurantGranite cladding on the building.Igneous·Rapakivi granite·near South Woodford
  156. Moor HouseBlack stone cladding at the main entrance.Igneous·Dolerite·near Moorgate
  157. Morgan StanleyCladding on building. A coarse grained, sheared, rapakivi granite.Igneous·Granite·near Canary Wharf
  158. Morley HouseGranite used for foundations.Igneous·Granite-Charnockite·near Chancery Lane
  159. Mr. Thomas's Chop HouseThe building is on the corner of St Ann's Alley and Cross Street. The exterior pillars around the entrance…Igneous·Granite·near Manchester Piccadilly
  160. Mulberry Tree InnThe upper parts of the building use a dark grey stone pressed into concrete as a decorative stone effect. I…Igneous·Granodiorite·near Warrington Bank Quay
  161. Muse of London Hair SalonColumns between the windows of this former public house.Igneous·Granite·near Goodge Street
  162. Museum Garden ErraticsA group of erratic boulders which are used as a landscaping feature in the gardens. Several blocks are of S…Igneous·Granite·near York
  163. Museum Gardens Drinking FountainBasin and pilasters of the fountain in pink granite.Igneous·Granite·near York
  164. Museum Gardens Drinking FountainGranite slab forming the back of the fountain mechanism.Igneous·Granite·near York
  165. Museum Gardens FerneryThe fernery contains a number of landscaping features of geological interest, including a basalt columnar j…Igneous·Basalt·near York
  166. Museum Gardens Retaining WallA modern wall built to stabilise the SW side of the Roman Wall is constructed from glacial cobbles set in c…Igneous·Latite·near York
  167. Muslim World League MosquePaving on Charlotte Street facadeIgneous·Granite·near Goodge Street
  168. Muswell Hill BroadwayParade of shops of the west side of the Broadway. Shop fronts are divided by engaged columns of pink granite.Igneous·Granite·near Highgate
  169. Muswell Hill BroadwayParade of shops of the east side of the Broadway. Shop fronts are divided by engaged and freestanding colum…Igneous·Monzonite·near Highgate
  170. Muswell Hill BroadwayParade of shops of the east side of the Broadway. Shop fronts are divided by engaged and freestanding colum…Igneous·Monzonite·near Highgate
  171. The Nag's HeadStone cladding and dressings in the ground floor.Igneous·Monzonite·near Wood Green
  172. Nat West BankCladding at pavement level.Igneous·Granite·near Holborn
  173. National Gallery, Sainsbury WingFoundations.Igneous·Granite·near Charing Cross
  174. National Museum of WalesStone used to frame the main doorway.Igneous·Granite·near Cathays
  175. National Portrait GalleryStone around the entrance. This is the 'small-megacrystic variety of Cornish granite which was quarried at…Igneous·Granite·near Charing Cross
  176. National Westminster BankGranite forming the entrance steps on the left of the main doors.Igneous·Granite·near Huddersfield
  177. Nationwide Savings BankGranite cladding on facade of buildingIgneous·near Charing Cross
  178. Nature’s ThroneMain building stone, made from granite blocks salvaged from 'Victoria', an old beam engine house. Also know…Igneous·Granite·near Clapton
  179. NatWest BankDoorstep at entrance.Igneous·Granite·near Llandudno
  180. NatWest BankFoundations. This is a two-mica granite from the Carnmenellis Pluton; probably from Carnsew Quarry at Mabe.Igneous·Granite·near Llandudno
  181. Natwest BankColumns near windows. Possibly Tvedestrand Granite from Norway or Ben Cruachan Granite from Scotland.Igneous·Granite·near Bradford Forster Square
  182. Natwest BankColumns near windows.Igneous·Granite·near Bradford Forster Square
  183. Natwest BankPink granite around doorways.Igneous·Granite·near Bradford Forster Square
  184. NatWest BankColumns at the entrance to the bank.Igneous·Granite·near Lancaster
  185. NatWest BankStone used for the columns at the entrance.Igneous·Granite·near Finchley Road
  186. NatWest Bank ShoreditchCladding and columns.Igneous·Granite·near Old Street
  187. NatWest Bank, Brompton RoadGrey granite cladding. Very little is know about the source of this Polish granite.Igneous·Granite·near Knightsbridge
  188. NatWest Bank, PiccadillyStone used for columns around doorway.Igneous·Granite
  189. Natwest IlfordGranite used for foundations.Igneous·Granite·near Ilford
  190. NatWest Tower (Tower 42) PodiumCladdingIgneous·Granite-Charnockite·near Liverpool Street
  191. Needless AlleyDark grey cladding.Igneous·Monzonite·near Birmingham New Street
  192. Needless AlleyGrey granite cladding.Igneous·Granite·near Birmingham New Street
  193. Nelson's ColumnMain building stone for the column and pedestal. Note how some of the blocks on the pedestal are beginning…Igneous·Granite·near Charing Cross
  194. The New Cross HouseEngaged pillars.Igneous·Granite·near New Cross Gate
  195. The New Cross HousePanels below the windows.Igneous·Granite·near New Cross Gate
  196. New Cross InnCladding on ground floor.Igneous·Monzonite·near New Cross Gate
  197. New Look StoreCladding on the building.Igneous·Granite·near Glasgow Central
  198. New Penderel HouseFrame around glass doorway.Igneous·Granite-Charnockite·near Holborn
  199. New Scotland YardPurple paving setts used outside the police station.Igneous·Porphyry·near Westminster
  200. New Scotland Yard North BuildingGranite used for the lower storeys and for dressings. The granite was, of course, quarried by convicts from…Igneous·Granite
  201. New Street StationPaving, steps, planters and benches outside the station.Igneous·Granite·near Birmingham New Street
  202. New Street StationPaving and kerbs outside the station.Igneous·Granite·near Birmingham New Street
  203. Newborough House (Dental Surgery)Main building stone. A porphyritic felsite.Igneous·Felsite·near Pwllheli
  204. Newman Street TavernReplacement foundations.Igneous·Monzonite·near Goodge Street
  205. Newman Street TavernFoundations and cladding behind pillarsIgneous·Monzonite·near Goodge Street
  206. Newman Street TavernPillarsIgneous·Granite·near Goodge Street
  207. Nobel HouseCladding on ground floor.Igneous·Granite·near Westminster
  208. North Bay (Dock 9)Engineering stone used in the original construction of the dock basin.Igneous·Granite·near Salford Central
  209. The North Face DeansgateRed granite columns between the ground-floor windows.Igneous·Granite·near Deansgate
  210. Norway House (Thai Square Restaurant)Main building stone. This is an unusual example of honed and axe dressed larvikite, which is usually polished.Igneous·Monzonite·near Charing Cross
  211. Notes CafeFacade.Igneous·Granite·near Leicester Square
  212. O'Neill's BarThe ten fluted columns on the exterior of the building and the main door frame facing City Square. NB: due…Igneous·Igneous·near Leeds
  213. O'Neill's BarFoundation stones creating a socle for the columns. NB: due to a bad cleaning project in the 1970s using ac…Igneous·Granite·near Leeds
  214. ObeliskMain building stone. The plaque is Peterhead GraniteIgneous·Oolitic Limestone·near London Bridge
  215. ObeliskMonument to George Brown of Caysham Park. Main building stone.Igneous·Granite·near Barkingside
  216. ObeliskMonument to the Chalmers Family. Main building stone.Igneous·Granite·near Barkingside
  217. The Old BankGrey granite used as cladding at foundation level.Igneous·Granite·near Sutton
  218. The Old Coffee HouseCladding on ground floor.Igneous·Granite·near Piccadilly Circus
  219. The Old Red LionRed granite panelsIgneous·Rapakivi Granite·near Holborn
  220. The Old Red LionMain cladding material.Igneous·Monzonite·near Holborn
  221. Old Red LionRed granite columns.Igneous·Granite·near Angel
  222. Old Red LionColumn plinths.Igneous·Monzonite·near Angel
  223. Old Town HallMain building stone. A dolerite quarried in the harbour of the town of Pwllheli.Igneous·Gabbro·near Pwllheli
  224. Old Town HallMain building stone. A dolerite quarried in the harbour of the town of Pwllheli.Igneous·Gabbro·near Pwllheli
  225. Old Town HallBlocks of pale coloured porphyritic igneous rock inside the arcade of the building.Igneous·Felsite Porphyry·near Pwllheli
  226. One East ParadeDark grey gabbros used at foundation level.Igneous·Gabbro·near Leeds
  227. One Tower BridgeBlack paving setts.Igneous·Basalt·near London Bridge
  228. One Tower BridgeGreen paving setts.Igneous·Diorite·near London Bridge
  229. Optical ExpressCladding of porch, steps and column.Igneous·Granite·near Tottenham Court Road
  230. Oriel Plas Glyn-y-WeddwMain building stone. The local porphyritic felsite.Igneous·Felsite·near Pwllheli
  231. Oriel-y-Mor TonnauMain building stone. A dolerite quarried in the harbour of the town of Pwllheli.Igneous·Gabbro·near Pwllheli
  232. Orion HouseCladding. Both honed and polished varieties of the same granite are used on this building.Igneous·Granite·near Leicester Square
  233. Oswald StreetPaving on Oswald Street.Igneous·Porphyry·near Glasgow Central
  234. Our Lady Queen of MartyrsMain building stone.Igneous·Granodiorite·near Llanfairpwllgwyngyll
  235. Oxford University Museum of Natural History ErraticAn erratic boulder of Shap Granite is displayed outside the OUMNH. Although originally from Shap Fell in Cu…Igneous·Granite·near Oxford
  236. Park GroveThe wall is built of rubble masonry of assorted rock types, which came to Cardiff as ship's ballast.Igneous·near Cathays
  237. Park LaneKerbstones near Bus Stop R. A red granite paving stone has a remarkable, subhedral, pink feldspar megacryst…Igneous·Granite·near Marble Arch
  238. Passmore Edwards LibraryFoundations.Igneous·Granite·near Truro
  239. Paternoster MonumentFountains and fountain basins.Igneous·Granite·near St Paul's
  240. Patisserie Joie de VieFoundation panels beneath the windows.Igneous·Monzonite·near High Barnet
  241. Pavement behind Town HallStones used for setts.Igneous·Granite·near Sheffield
  242. Peabody MemorialPlinth beneath seated bronze statue.Igneous·Granite·near Bank
  243. Peace Garden FountainRed granite squares used in the fountain design.Igneous·Granite
  244. Peace Garden FountainBlue-grey stone used as roundels in the design of the fountain.Igneous·Monzonite·near Sheffield
  245. Peace GardensOuter ring with at least 3 granite cobbles/sets, outside the decorative wall surrounding the garden. A mixt…Igneous·Granite·near Sheffield
  246. Pearl Assurance BuildingsAll exterior ground floor building stone above foundation levels. The upper stories are Portland Stone. Aft…Igneous·Granite·near Leeds
  247. Pearl Assurance HouseWall-panelling to the left of the nameplate in and around the porch.Igneous·Monzonite·near Huddersfield
  248. Peascod StreetKerbstones of granite on the western end of the street.Igneous·Granite·near Windsor & Eton Central
  249. Peckham Rye Park Water FountainStone used for pedestal of the fountain.Igneous·Granodiorite·near Peckham Rye
  250. Peckham Rye Park Water FountainStone used for basin and finial of the fountain.Igneous·Granite·near Peckham Rye
  251. Peninsula SquareRed granite paving. A coarse grained red granite with biotite.Igneous·Granite·near North Greenwich
  252. Peninsula SquareBlack granite paving used on the stripes parallel to the Greenwich Meridian.Igneous·Granite·near North Greenwich
  253. Peninsula SquareWhite granite paving used on the stripes parallel to the Greenwich Meridian.Igneous·Granite·near North Greenwich
  254. Peninsula SquareGrey granite paving.Igneous·Granite·near North Greenwich
  255. Peninsula SquareYellow granite paving used for the fountain basins.Igneous·Granite·near North Greenwich
  256. Penlan Fawr InnThe building is constructed from roughly coursed rubble masonry including Llanbedrog Porphyry. This is the…Igneous·Felsite·near Pwllheli
  257. Penlan Fawr InnThe building is constructed from roughly coursed rubble masonry including Bodeilas Granodiorite. This is th…Igneous·Granodiorite·near Pwllheli
  258. Penlan Fawr InnPosts supporting the porch and blocks in the rubble masonry. This is the oldest building in the town.Igneous·Tuff·near Pwllheli
  259. Penlan StreetKerbstones outside Oriel-y-Mor Tonnau. Good examples of pegmatite pipes characteristic of the Pwllheli Micr…Igneous·Gabbro·near Pwllheli
  260. Pennine HouseColumns at doorway.Igneous·Granite·near Bradford Forster Square
  261. Pennine HouseGrey granite plinths of the columns at the doorway.Igneous·Granite·near Bradford Forster Square
  262. 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…Igneous·Tuff·near Pwllheli
  263. Penrhyn HallRubble building stone.Igneous·Granodiorite·near Bangor
  264. Peter the Great MemorialA monument commemorating the Russian Czar, who stayed in Deptford in 1698 whilst learning the art of naval…Igneous·Rapakivi Granite·near Cutty Sark DLR
  265. Peterloo MemorialStone used for the first (lowest) step.Igneous·Granite·near Deansgate
  266. Peterloo MemorialStone used for the fifth step.Igneous·Dolerite·near Deansgate
  267. Peterloo MemorialStone used for the seventh step.Igneous·Granite·near Deansgate
  268. Philharmonic Dining RoomsGrey granite columns.Igneous·Granite·near Liverpool Central Station
  269. The PhoenixSingle pillar of red granite, supporting the portico at the pub entrance.Igneous·Granite·near Oxford Circus
  270. Picturehouse CentralFoundations on Great Windmill Street and engaged pilasters on Shaftesbury Avenue.Igneous·Granite·near Piccadilly Circus
  271. Picturehouse CentralGranite used to repait cladding just inside the Great Windmill Street entrance.Igneous·Granite·near Piccadilly Circus
  272. Pinner War MemorialSteps and plinth. A megacrystic granite.Igneous·Granite·near Pinner
  273. Pinner War MemorialCobbles surrounding the memorial. Pink Jersey granite and blue-grey Guersney diorite. There is also some re…Igneous·Granite & Diorite·near Pinner
  274. Plas Roald DahlA megacrystic granite is used for the old, dock walls. This is probably from either the Land's End or St Au…Igneous·Granite·near Cardiff
  275. Pole Hill ObeliskMain building stone.Igneous·Granite·near Chingford
  276. Pole Hill ObeliskGranite plinth. A coarse grained granite of unknown origin.Igneous·Granite·near Chingford
  277. Police BoxThis was once London's smallest police station, with room for one policeman who could monitor events in the…Igneous·Granite·near Charing Cross
  278. Polish War MemorialMain building stone. This may be Polish Strzelin Granite, but I have not been able to find anything which c…Igneous·Granite·near Lichfield
  279. Polpo RestaurantPilastersIgneous·Granite·near Leicester Square
  280. PontioBlack stone used for low wall/bench.Igneous·Basalt·near Bangor
  281. Pool StreetCladding on the engaged pillar at both sides of the shop front.Igneous·Monzonite·near Bangor
  282. Port of London Authority BuildingGranite on the ground floor facade.Igneous·Granite·near Farringdon
  283. Portcullis HouseFoundationsIgneous·Granite·near Westminster
  284. Porth Mawr (Exchequer Gate)Stone used for the pillars on each side of the gate.Igneous·Granite·near Bangor
  285. Portland HospitalCladding on ground floor at podium level.Igneous·Rapakivi Granite·near Great Portland Street
  286. PoundstretcherStone used for cladding around the windows.Igneous·Monzonite·near Bangor
  287. Presbyterian ChurchMain building stone on the Chapel Street facade.Igneous·Granodiorite·near Bangor
  288. Preston MarketPaving stones at the front of Preston Market. This is probably Chinese Grey granite which is commonly used…Igneous·Granite·near Preston
  289. Pret-a-MangerWall cladding either side of the large windows.Igneous·Granite·near Barbican
  290. Prince Consort MemorialFoundations.Igneous·Granite·near Chancery Lane
  291. Prince Consort MemorialPlinth to bronze statue.Igneous·Granite·near Chancery Lane
  292. Princess Diana Memorial FountainMain building stone for the circular fountain.Igneous·Granite·near Knightsbridge
  293. Princess Louise PubColumnsIgneous·Granite·near Holborn
  294. Princess Louise PubFoundationsIgneous·Monzonite·near Holborn
  295. Principality Building SocietyDecorative stone used to clad the facade.Igneous·Monzonite·near Pwllheli
  296. Punjabi National BankMain building stone.This is a non-megacrystic granite, probably from the Carnmenellis Pluton.Igneous·Granite·near Bank
  297. Punjabi National BankDecorative stone used in the porch. Fittingly, a selection of Indian stones are used here.Igneous·Granite-Charnockite·near Bank
  298. Purbeck House HotelThe building is clad with a variety of granite chips pressed into concrete. They include stones from Cornis…Igneous·Granite·near Wareham
  299. Quebecs ApartmentsDark pink granite doorframes.Igneous·Granite·near Leeds
  300. Quebecs ApartmentsTwo large, polished, grey, granite columns supporting the portico in front of the main door.Igneous·Granite·near Leeds
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