Igneous locations
1,655 locations catalogued as igneous, page 5 of 6.
- Queen Anne ChambersDoor surrounds.
- Queen Elizabeth HouseCladding on building.
- Queen Margaret BridgeThe bridge parapets are red granite (the rest of structure is reinforced concrete which is clad in corncock…
- Queen Victoria MonumentPodium and steps onto the monument.
- Queen's GalleryFoundations.
- The Queen's Head PubA small pub with a lot of interesting geology. The foundations of the engaged pilasters are larvikite.
- The Queen's Head PubA small pub with a lot of interesting geology. A red granite is used for the upper sections of the engaged…
- Queen's HotelColumns at the main entrance.
- Queen's StaitheA wide variety of glacial erratic cobbles are used for paving on the Staithe. These include a number of peb…
- Queen's StaitheA wide variety of glacial erratic cobbles are used for paving on the Staithe. These include far travelled i…
- Queen's StaitheA wide variety of glacial erratic cobbles are used for paving on the Staithe. These include amygdaloidal ba…
- RADA Chenies Street BuildingsColumns at doorway and engaged columns along the ground floor facade.
- Radcliffe SquareBlack sets on the path from the Radcliffe Camera to the Bodleian.
- Radcliffe SquareRed sets on the path from the Radcliffe Camera to the Bodleian.
- RAF Bomber Command MemorialPlinth of statue of air crew inside the memorial.
- RAF Halton Apprentices MemorialMemorial boulder.
- The Railway TavernRed granite dressings and engaged columns.
- The Railway TavernGrey granite Foundations
- Rayner Memorial Clock TowerGranite plaque with inscription.
- RBS Threadneedle StreetCladding over entire building
- RBS, Tottenham Court RoadCladding. Two varieties of blue larvikite are used here, the standard 'Blue' version and the more spectacul…
- The Red HerringCladding on retaining walls.
- The Red HerringWhite granite cladding.
- The Red LionCladding above foundations.
- The Red LionCladding and foundations.
- Regent's PlaceA block of megacrystic granite, located at the entrance to Regent's Place from Hampstead Road.
- Reuter MemorialMain building stone.
- The Rising SunCladding on the ground floor use a brownish variety of Emerald Pearl Larvikite.
- The Ritz HotelMain building stone on the ground floor. The Upper stories are Portland Stone Whitbed.
- River HouseColumns next to the entrance.
- Riverside HouseGranite foundations of the brick building.
- Riverside HousePaving outside the building on Stanley Street.
- Road BridgeBridge on the A229 crossing the Medway River, southern side. Large, zoned feldspar crystals are prominent i…
- Robert Fitzsimmon's House.Main building stone. This is Helston's local stone, quarried from near the town from altered diorite sheets…
- Robert Gordon UniversityMain building stone. A pale grey granite. None of this is at eye-level, but I am assuming that it is Kemnay…
- Robert Gordon UniversityPink Granite dressing.
- Roberts & Owen JewellersStone used for caldding under the windows.
- Robson & Sons SmokehouseMain building stone. The stone is the local Alnwick Sill whinstone. The quarry is now the village carpark.
- Rock-a-Nore Car ParkPath to the beach below the cliff.
- The RocketRed granite cladding.
- Rolex StoreCladding on ground floor.
- Rolls BuildingFoundations and panels by doorways.
- Rosewood LondonMain building stone on ground floor. A weakly foliated, two-mica granite.
- Royal Arcade, 28 Old Bond StreetFoundations of the rectangular section pillars at each end of the Arcade frontage.
- Royal Arcade, 28, Old Bond StreetFoundations
- Royal Arcade, 28, Old Bond StreetCladding
- Royal Australian Airforce Memorial StoneThe plaque on the memorial stone inscribed with the Royal Australian Airforce insignia.
- Royal Bank of ScotlandPink granite pillars either side of the main pedestrian entrance
- Royal Bank of ScotlandDoorsteps at the main pedestrian entrance.
- Royal Courts of JusticeGrey-brown granite used in the pillars around the entrance. This is a megacrystic Cornish granite, probably…
- Royal Exchange War MemorialFoundations.
- Royal Exchange, CornhillFoundations, steps and retaining walls in the piazza.
- Royal Liver BuildingThe facade of the building is clad in a pale-coloured granite.
- Royal Mint CourtPaving. Both dark and light varieties of Shap Granite are used in the paving slabs at the entrance to Royal…
- Royal Naval CollegePaving in the colonnades.
- Royal Sportsman HotelStone chips cemented into the facade of the building.
- The Royal StandardRed granite used for the engaged columns between the windows.
- The Royal StandardGrey stone at foundation level.
- Royal Sun Alliance BuildingFoundation levels of the building are of a brown, rapakivi granite.
- Royal Sun Alliance BuildingBetween the main sandstone blocks on the exterior of the walls there are thin strips of a dark, equigranula…
- Royal Welsh Yacht ClubMain building stone. This is a micritic, poorly fossiliferous variety of Penmon Limestone.
- Ruabon War MemorialStone used for the construction of the memorial.
- Rubens HotelRed Granite cladding on the ground floor.
- Rudd's BarFoundations of square-section pillars.
- Rudd's BarPillars
- Ryder & AmiesPink granite foundations.
- Ryder & AmiesGrey granite pillars between the windows.
- Ryman's, Lamb's Conduit StreetPillars at porch.
- Sailing ClubMain building stone.
- Salem ChapelPink granite columns.
- Salem ChapelMain building stone.
- SantanderCladding on ground floor.
- Savills Estate AgentsCladding over the entire building.
- Savings BankMain building stone.
- Scandinavian HouseCladding
- The ScotsmanPink granite foundation course.
- Scottish Parliament
- Sculpture: 'Between the Lines'Stone used for sculpture. This sculpture is made from an erratic boulder. It is of a red granite, probably…
- Sculpture: Envelope of Pulsation (for Leo)This sculpture has now been moved to the Yorkshire Sculpture Park. A granite sculpture on the pavement o…
- Sculpture: Knife Edge Two PiecePlinth of the statue. Because of the mirror like polish, this stone is difficult to photograph; the green t…
- Sculpture: The One and the ManyStone used for the sculpture.
- Sea wall and seating sheltersStone used to construct the sea wall along the beach front. This stone comes from The Rivals hills (Yr Eifl…
- Seething Lane GardensWalls.
- Selfridges FoodhallFoundations around the food hall on Baker Street. The origin of this beautiful megacrystic granite is unkno…
- Shampan RestaurantPillars and cladding around windows. This ex-pub is on the corner of Brick Lane and Hanbury Street.
- Sheep & ShepherdSculpture by Elizabeth Frink. Plinth.
- Ship Canal HouseFoundation-level stonework of granite with white feldspar phenocrysts.
- Shoe LaneStreet furniture around Anthony Gormley's 'Sculpture in the City'.
- Shoreditch ParkGranite boulder which is a piece of sculpture intended for climbing. This is one of the Hackney Boulders (t…
- Sinatra's Wine BarCrazy paving on the doorstep.
- Sir Norman Ray BarBuilding cladding.
- Sir Norman Ray BarBuilding cladding.
- Sisyphus FountainSteps, plinth and basin of the fountain which is surmounted with a marble Sisyphus and his dolphin.
- The SkerriesA few blocks of ignimbrite, acidic welded tuffs, are found in the rubble masonry of the building. These blo…
- Skipton HouseRed Granite cladding on the facade of the building.
- Sloane Square Drinking FountainGranite used for pedestal and basin.
- Sloane Square Drinking FountainGarnite used for the urn on the top of the fountain.
- Sloane Square FountainStone used for the pedestal for the central bronze figure.
- Slug & Lettuce BarCladding on the door surround to the apartments accompanying the restaurant.
- Smeaton's PierLong pier extending from the north side of the harbour.
- Smithfield MarketCladding on the modern part of this building.
- Smithfields Metropolitan Cattle TroughThis is the largest Metropolitan Cattle Trough that I have ever seen and not suprisingly it is close to the…
- The Smugglers TavernThe pillars at each end of the pub's frontage are of a brownish, bronzy variety of Emerald Pearl Larvikite.
- Sotheby's, New Bond StreetColumns at porch.
- Sotheby's, New Bond StreetBust of Sekhmet above door. This ancient Egyptian sculpture dates from 1320 BC. The detail of the stone ill…
- South African War MemorialPink granite used of steps and the plinths for the lamps.
- South Bank Skate ParkWall along the ramp leading to the skate park.
- South Docks Surrey QuaysBlocks used to construct the dock walls. A megacrystic granite, derived from either Lamorna or the St Auste…
- South Docks Surrey QuaysBlocks used to construct the dock walls. A granite with 'small megacrysts' probably from the Carmenellis or…
- South End Green Bus TerminusCobblestones
- South End Green Bus TerminusCobblestones.
- South Kensington TubeFoundations beneath the shop windows in the arcade at the entrance to the tube station.
- Southover War MemorialThe memorial is in the form of a wheel-headed Celtic Cross made from Cornish Granite. The names of the fall…
- Southwark Bridge StairsBuilding stone used at the head of the stairs on the north end of the Bridge. Giant granite contains very l…
- The Spice of LifeColumns
- The Spice of LifeBands around columns
- SpinningfieldsJust to the South of the John Rylands Library, the whole plaza is paved in a single rocktype. They are two…
- Spitalfields Drinking FountainMain building stone.
- Spring Gardens Drinking FountainAt the west end of the pedestrianised Spring Gardens in Central Buxton is a drinking fountain constructed f…
- The Square Peg Wetherspoons Public HousePink granite cladding
- St Aelhearn's Church19th Century renovations at the east end of the church.
- St Aelhearn's ChurchMain building stone.
- St Aelhearn's ChurchA component of the rubble masonry of the church. Pink weathering felsites are sourced from various intrusio…
- St Aelhearn's WellMain building stone of he well house.
- St Anne's PassageCobbles.
- St Beuno's ChurchMain building stone.
- St Botolph Drinking FountainFountain basin and granite dressings.
- St David & St Helen's Church, TwthillMain building stone.
- St Enoch CentreStone cladding on the SW corner of the shopping mall on the Howard Street facade.
- St George's BloomsburySteps. Very weathered and dirty Cornish Granite, but the small, white, feldspar megacrysts stand out.
- St George's HallMain building stone.
- St Georges HotelColumns either side of main entrance
- St Georges HotelColumn bases either side of main entrance.
- St Giles Square SeatingStones used to construct the rotating chairs which are part of the 2022 installation 'Swivel' by Sabine Mar…
- St Giles Square SeatingStones used to construct the rotating chairs which are part of the 2022 installation 'Swivel' by Sabine Mar…
- St Giles Square SeatingStones used to construct the rotating chairs which are part of the 2022 installation 'Swivel' by Sabine Mar…
- St Ia's ChurchMain building stone.
- St Ia's WellMain building stone.
- St Ives LibraryMain building stone.
- St Ives RNLI Lifeboat StationPlaque on the outside of the lifeboat station commemorating the 1939 disaster in which the crew lost their…
- St James's Park StationFoundations, columns and dressings around the doorway are in a honed, Norwegian grey granite, possibly Idde…
- St John HoxtonGranite slabs at the gateways to the entrances to the church.
- St John's Drinking FountainWater fountain outside St John's Church, on New North Road.
- St John's Methodist Church LlandudnoMain building stone.
- St Lawrence & Mary Magdalen Drinking FountainPink Granite Pilasters.
- St Lawrence & Mary Magdalen Drinking FountainPink granite drums supporting the basins.
- St Lawrence Whitchurch (Little Stanmore)An impresssive set of grave monuments in Peterhead Granite, including to obelisks commeorating members of t…
- St Margaret's WestminsterMain building stone.
- St Martin in the Bull RingPaving on the walkway in front of the church.
- St Martin's Courtyard (Slingsby Place)Setts
- St Martin's Courtyard (Slingsby Place)Setts
- St Martin's HousePillars between windows.
- St Martin's HouseFoundations.
- St Martin-in-the-Fields CryptFoundations.
- St Mary Aldermanbury Drinking FountainOn the edge of the pavement next to St Mary Aldermanbury Gardens
- St Mary Magdalen Churchyard BermondseyRed granite used for this chest tomb.
- St Mary Magdalen Drinking FountainSteps, basins and plinth of the fountain. A megacrystic granite.
- St Mary Magdalen Drinking FountainPilasters supporting the fountain canopy.
- St Mary with St Leonard's Church BroomfieldEdward Nash's gravestone
- St Mary with St Leonard's Church BroomfieldConstance Louisa Nash's gravestone.
- St Mary's Church ConwyStone used in the main masonry.
- St Mary's Church South WoodfordThe wall on High Road is made of recycled cobbles of mainly Leicestershire granitoids, Mountsorrel Granodio…
- St Mary's Church, LlandudnoStone used as a contrasting, decorative feature in various window arches.
- St Mary's Churchyard CholseyChest tomb of Elizabeth Deane, d. 1890 in pink granite.
- St Mary's Churchyard Harrow-on-the-HillAn ornate memorial to James.
- St Mary's Churchyard Harrow-on-the-HillRev. William Oxenholme's Tomb. A Cornish megacrystic granite.
- St Mary's Churchyard HornseyStone used for the construction of this chest tomb.
- St Mary's Churchyard HornseyStone used for this chest tomb.
- St Mary's Churchyard Llanfair ClydogauGriifiths memorial stone. A monolithic block of pale grey granite.
- St Mary's Churchyard Monken HadleyRed granite used for this chest tomb.
- St Mary's Churchyard South WoodfordWar Memorial
- St Mary's Churchyard South WoodfordThe wall on High Road is made of recycled cobbles of mainly Leicestershire granitoids, Mountsorrel Granodio…
- St Mary's Hospital Clarence Memorial WingStone around doorway.
- St Matthew's ChurchStone used for the foundations.
- St Matthew's Church GatepostsGranite used for the gateposts at the entrance to the churchyard. This is much weathered and dirty, but it…
- St Michael's Church, CornhillPilasters
- St Michael's Church, HelstonStone dressings and tower.
- St Michael's Church, HelstonMain building stone. This is Helston's local stone, quarried from near the town from altered diorite sheets…
- St Nicholas Shopping CentreGrey granite used for decorative paving at the entrance to the shopping mall.
- St Nicholas Shopping CentreRed granite used for decorative paving at the entrance to the shopping mall.
- St Nicholas Shopping CentrePale pink granite used for decorative paving at the entrance to the shopping mall.
- St Nicholas Shopping CentrePink and grey coarse grained granite used as coping stones on the ramps.
- St Nicholas's ChapelStone used for quoins and window dressings. The chapel was rebuilt in 1911, following the demolition of the…
- St Nicholas's ChapelRubblestone walls feature cobbles of an altered basic igneous rock. These are known locally as greenstone.…
- St Nicholas's ChurchyardRed granite cross marking George Woolner's grave.
- St Pancras Drinking FountainVictorian drinking fountain outside St Pancras Station.
- St Pancras HotelColumns at main entrance
- St Pancras HotelPilasters around windows
- St Pancras New ChurchThe front steps of the Church are Cornish Granite with large feldspar phenocrysts.
- St Pancras Renaissance HotelDressings on brick pillars outside entrance to the hotel on Euston Road.
- St Pancras StationColumns along the Euston Road facade.
- St Paul's Cathedral PiazzaGranite bollards marking the boundary of the Piazza.
- St Paul's Cathedral PiazzaLarger slabs of granite, dividing up the paving.
- St Paul’s FountainMain stone used for the construction of the fountain base, basin and the central decorative urn.
- St Peter's-in-the-Forest GraveyardJoseph Ludbrook's Memorial Stone. A brick red, very coarse-grained granite pillar.
- St Peter's-in-the-Forest GraveyardThomas Armstrong's Memorial Stone. A pink granite cross, inscribed with the words 'Waiting' and 'Resting'.
- St Peter's-in-the-Forest GraveyardArthur G. R. Martyn's Grave Marker. An Art Deco styled slab in pink granite.
- St Peter's-in-the-Forest GraveyardFrederick W. Carter's Memorial. A grey granite chest tomb.
- St Peter's-in-the-Forest GraveyardThomas Nelson's Memorial. A grey granite chest tomb.
- St Peter's-in-the-Forest GraveyardMary Brown's Memorial. A red granite cross.
- St Peter's-in-the-Forest GraveyardArthur W. Atkinson's Memorial. A Celtic Cross in white granite.
- St Peter's-in-the-Forest GraveyardWilliam H. Shenstone's Memorial. A red granite chest tomb.
- St Peter's-in-the-Forest GraveyardFrederick Augustus Snow's memorial. A large grey granite cross, propped on a stone. The granite contains sc…
- St Thomas's ChurchA few cobbles of black or brown weathering dolerite occur in the church fabric, presumably derived from the…
- St Thomas's SquareEdwardian granite water fountain on the Mare Street side of the park.
- St Thomas's Square Drinking FountainEdwardian granite water fountain on the Mare Street side of the park.
- St Wilfrid's ChurchColumns adjacent to entrance.
- St Winwaloe's ChurchStone used for quoins and window dressings as well as blocks scattered throughout the rubble masonry. An eq…
- Stanford'sBuilding cladding at foundation level.
- Staple Inn BuildingsCladding on ground floor.
- Star of the EastCladding on ground floor.
- Star of the EastDressings on ground floor
- Station HotelMain building stone.
- Station HotelHammer-dressed stone courses.
- Statue of Abraham LincolnStone used for the plinth of the bronze sculpture.
- Statue of Abraham LincolnPlinth of the statue of Abraham Lincoln. At some point since 2018 the original Peterhead granite was replac…
- Statue of Air Chief Marshall Sir Keith ParkPlinth of the statue.
- Statue of Alfred the GreatThe plinth upon which the statue of Alfred the Great stands on rough hewn Cornish granite.
- Statue of Aneurin BevanGranite used for the plinth of the statue. Both the coarse and fine grain facies of Balmoral Granite are us…
- Statue of BeaconsfieldPlinth to statue of Lord Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli.
- Statue of BurnsPlinth
- Statue of ByronPlinth of a bronze statue of Byron. The marble was a gift of the Greek Government and is the streaky, white…
- Statue of CanningPlinth. Giant Granite has huge feldspar megacrysts and tourmaline.
- Statue of Charles James FoxThe plinth is of unpolished Peterhead Granite.
- Statue of ChurchillPlinth of Churchill's statue.
- Statue of CoramPlinth of seated bronze statue of Thomas Coram, outside the Foundling Museum.
- Statue of David Lloyd GeorgePlinth of statue.
- Statue of DerbyPlinth
- Statue of Edward VIIStone used for plinth.
- Statue of EisenhowerGranite paving. A spectacular megacrystic granite with large zoned feldspars.
- Statue of EisenhowerGranite walls. A pale grey, medium grained, biotite granite of unknown origin. It may well be from the USA.
- Statue of General GordonPlinth
- Statue of Greyfriar's BobbyPlinth
- Statue of Horse & RiderA bronze statue by Elizabeth Frink stands on a plinth of porphyritic pink granite.
- Statue of James WattPlinth of statue. Feldspar megacrysts and clots of black tourmaline.
- Statue of JennerPlaque on the statue's plinth.
- Statue of John BatchelorGranite used for the plinth of the statue.
- Statue of John Fox BurgoyneStone used for plinth.
- Statue of Lord LawrenceStone used for plinth.
- Statue of Millicent Garrett FawcettPlinth of the statue.
- Statue of NapierPlinth.
- Statue of Nelson MandelaPlinth for bronze head of Mandela, sitting appropriately on South Africa gabbro.
- Statue of OutramPlinth for bronze statue of General Outram.
- Statue of PalmerstonPlinth of bronze statue.
- Statue of PeelPlinth
- Statue of PittPlinth of bronze statue.
- Statue of Queen VictoriaPlinth
- Statue of Queen VictoriaStone used for the plinth of the bronze statue.
- Statue of Queen VictoriaStone used for the steps and foundations of the bronze statue.
- Statue of Robert Falcon ScottThis statue commemorates Scott of the Antarctic. The plinth is of Cornish Granite.
- Statue of Robert MilliganPlinth of the statue.
- Statue of Robert NapierThis equestrian statue of Robert Napier stands on a plinth of grey granite, with prominent black xenoliths,…
- Statue of SmutsThe plinth of the statue is fittingly a South African gabbro.
- Statue of StephensonPlinth of the bronze statue of railway engineer Robert Stephenson in the forecourt of Euston Station.
- Statue of the Marquess of ButePlinth of the statue.
- Statue of WellingtonPlinth.
- Statue of WesleyPink granite plinth.
- Statue of WesleyGrey granite pedestal.
- Statue of Winston ChurchillThe plinth of the statue is Cornish Granite.
- StelaAn early Christian inscribed stone, set into the wall in front of the west door of the church.
- Stephenson WayCobbles at the junction with North Gower Street. Markfieldite was commonly used as a cobblestone in Victori…
- Stephenson WayCobble stone paving, most of which is red Leicestershire granitoids.
- Sterling FoodsTwo varieties of larvikite are used for cladding on this shop front.
- Stone BenchStone bench in the centre of the square. This is probably a grey granite.
- Stonecutter CourtCladding at pavement level.
- StonehengeNeolithic megalithic site. The inner circle of bluestones were transported from west Wales. Several litholo…
- Strada RestaurantFoundations. A darker variety of larvikite is used for the foundations.
- Strada RestaurantCladding on the lower storey.
- Stradivarius StoreCladding on the front of the shop.
- The StraitSetts and kerbstone paving this narrow street.
- Stratford International StationCladding on the north side of the facade. A black vesicular basalt with white xenoliths.
- Stratford International StationCladding on the south side of the façade. A black vesicular basalt with white xenoliths.
- Street Furniture & SeatingMain construction stone.
- Street Furniture, The HayesSquare black blocks used for seating.
- SubwayStone used for cladding the building.
- Sukhothai RestaurantGrooved pillars flanking the porch and separating the windows.
- Sukhothai RestaurantOn the risers of the shallow steps leading up to the main doorway, there is a strip of porphyritic granite
- The Sun & Thirteen CantonsPillars between windows on ground floor.
- The Sun & Thirteen CantonsFoundations to pillars.
- SundialAn ancient sundial stands (in the shade) at the south west corner of the church.
- The SwanStone used for columns at the door.
- The SwanRed granite cladding on the building.
- The SwanGrey granite used for cladding the ground floor of the building.
- Swanage Pebble MosaicA pebble mosaic depicting three fish. This is made from a selection of stones of unknown provenance, includ…
- Symphony HallRed granite cladding.
- Symphony HallGrey granite cladding.
- Tabernacle (Aesthetic Arte)Main building stone. A dolerite quarried in the harbour of the town of Pwllheli.
- Tallow Chandlers' HallCladding around the doorway.
- Tamburlaine HotelGranite paving outside the hotel building. An iron stained granite with manganese oxide dendrites.
- Tavistock HotelPink granite paving and foundations around the doorway.
- Teddington War MemorialStone used for sculpting this obelisk-shaped memorial.
- Telephone ExchangeMain building stone. Local tradition says this building was designed by Clough Williams Ellis (who designed…
- Temperance SocietyFoundations.
- Temperance SocietyRed granite dressings around the window and doors.
- Temple Bar MarkerBollards at the corners of the monument.
- Temple Bar MarkerPink granite with bronze plaques.
- Temple Bar MarkerPale grey granite, with wave design.
- Temple Bar MarkerGrey granite at the base of the monument.
- Thames House (MI5)Cladding at pavement level and side door surrounds.
- Thanet HouseCladding on ground floor.