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

  • Igneous1,655 locations
  • Metamorphic406 locations
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  • Structure23 locations
  1. The Three JohnsSquare section pillars in red granite.Igneous·Granite·near Angel
  2. The Three JohnsFoundations.Igneous·Monzonite·near Angel
  3. Tiffany & Co.FoundationsIgneous·Gabbro·near Green Park
  4. Time & Life BuildingFoundationsIgneous·Monzonite·near Green Park
  5. Time & Life BuildingFoundations of the building.Igneous·Monzonite·near Green Park
  6. Time Bench, Euston Station ForecourtUPDATE: These benches have been removed while building work continues at Euston. I have heard they will ret…Igneous·Granite·near Euston
  7. Times PlaceGrey granite cladding the door surrounds. It is trimmed with pink Peterhead Granite.Igneous·Granite·near Piccadilly Circus
  8. Tolmer's SquareCobbles in the parking area, just to the SE of the public square.Igneous·Granite·near Euston Square
  9. Tom Cribb Public HouseFoundationsIgneous·Granite·near Leicester Square
  10. Tomi's KitchenRed granite on panels below the windows. This granite has beautiful purple quartz.Igneous·Granite·near Deptford
  11. Tomi's KitchenRed granite plinths to pilasters between the windows.Igneous·Granite·near Deptford
  12. Tooting Broadway StationPlinth of statue of Edward VII. A coarse-grained equigranular granite.Igneous·Granite·near Tooting Broadway
  13. Torrington SquarePaving, using grey granite with pink and white phenocrysts of feldspar.Igneous·Granite·near Goodge Street
  14. Tower BridgeMain building stone.Igneous·Granite·near Tower Hill
  15. Tower BridgeMain building stoneIgneous·Granite·near London Bridge
  16. Town WallsBuff weathered blocks in the walls near Bodlondeb.Igneous·Rhyolitic Ash·near Conwy
  17. Town WallsThe core of the section of wall along Hole-in-the Wall Street is visible and constructed of rounded glacail…Igneous·Volcanic Rocks·near Bangor
  18. Town Walls; Ferrier Road PlaygroundBlocks of basaltic and other igneous rocks are found in this wall, which are probably derived from ballast…Igneous·near Great Yarmouth
  19. Town Walls; Minster ChurchyardSquared off blocks of igneous rocks commonly used as kerb-and cobblestones during the 19th Century have bee…Igneous·Various lithologies.·near Great Yarmouth
  20. Town Walls; Sainsbury's Car ParkBlocks of igneous and metamorphic rocks are found in this wall, which are probably derived from ballast com…Igneous·Various lithologies.·near Great Yarmouth
  21. Trafalgar SquareBollardsIgneous·Granite·near Charing Cross
  22. Trafalgar SquareFountain BasinsIgneous·Granite·near Charing Cross
  23. Tre'r CeiriMain construction stone of the Iron Age Hillfort.Igneous·Microgranite·near Bangor
  24. Tregullas Farm ShopGranite dressings around the windows and doors.Igneous·Granite·near Falmouth
  25. Trinity LaneKerbstones. A pink granite with numerous, glassy enclaves.Igneous·Granite·near Cambridge
  26. Triton Square, Regent's PlaceKerbstones around taxi turning circle.Igneous·Granite·near Warren Street
  27. TrocaderoCladding on the Coventry Street facade of the Trocadero.Igneous·Monzonite·near Piccadilly Circus
  28. TrocaderoCladding at pavement levelIgneous·Granite·near Piccadilly Circus
  29. Truro CathedralMain building stone. The granite is from Carnsew in the Carnmenellis Pluton.Igneous·Granite·near Truro
  30. Truro TandooriMain building stone.Igneous·Granitic elvan·near Truro
  31. Tsunami MemorialStone used for the memorial. Extracted as a single block from the quarry at Tarn.Igneous·Granite·near South Kensington
  32. The Twelve PinsStone bases of engaged pillars around the building.Igneous·Monzonite·near Finsbury Park
  33. UCL Cruciform BuildingColumns at main entranceIgneous·Granite·near Euston Square
  34. UCL Ear InstituteCladding beneath the windows.Igneous·Monzonite·near King's Cross St Pancras
  35. UCL Front Quad BollardsFour granite bollards are located in the Front Quad.Igneous·Granite·near Euston Square
  36. UCL Malet PlaceGranite walls and street furniture in front of entrances to buildings.Igneous·Granite·near Euston Square
  37. Union Building (Co-Op Bank)Main building stoneIgneous·Granite·near Bank
  38. Union Discount CompanyColumnsIgneous·Granite·near Bank
  39. Union Discount CompanyFoundationsIgneous·Granite·near Bank
  40. Union Square MallWhite granite paving.Igneous·Granite·near Aberdeen
  41. Union Square MallYellow granite paving.Igneous·Granite·near Aberdeen
  42. University College Hospital (UCH)Foundations on the corner with Gower Street.Igneous·Dolerite·near Euston Square
  43. University College Hospital (UCH)Steps & paving at the hospital's main entrance on Euston Road.Igneous·Granite·near Euston Square
  44. University College Hospital, Beaumont PlaceWall cladding, west side of car park entrance. This is the dark brown stone panel. The rest of this buildin…Igneous·Granite-Charnockite·near Euston Square
  45. University of Glasgow Gilbert Scott BuildingPaving on the University Avenue side of the building.Igneous·Granite·near Partick
  46. University of London Senate HouseFoundations in the original building.Igneous·Granite·near Goodge Street
  47. University of London Senate HouseNew extension foundationsIgneous·Granite·near Goodge Street
  48. University of WestminsterFoundations and building material on the ground floor.Igneous·Granite·near Oxford Circus
  49. Upper Trafalgar SquareRed Paving SlabsIgneous·Sandstone·near Charing Cross
  50. Upper Woburn PlaceCobblestones. A classic mixture of Victorian cobbles from Leicestershire. The red stones are Mountsorrel Gr…Igneous·Granite·near Euston LU
  51. Upper Woburn PlaceCobblestones. A classic mixture of Victorian cobbles from Leicestershire. The green and red speckled stones…Igneous·Diorite·near Euston LU
  52. Urban OutfittersShop frontage with polished columns of red, coarse-grained igneous rock ; first floor ashlar appears to be…Igneous·Granite·near York
  53. Uttlesford District Council OfficesColumns at the door.Igneous·Granite·near Audley End
  54. V&A Museum of ChildhoodDecorative stonework panels on the front of the building. Several, similar porphyries are used on the facade.Igneous·Andesite·near Bethnal Green
  55. Vauxhall BridgeMain building stone on approach to north side of the bridge.Igneous·Granite·near Vauxhall LU
  56. Verve Cafe BarRed granite columnsIgneous·Granite·near Leicester Square
  57. Verve Cafe BarPorch soffitsIgneous·Granite·near Leicester Square
  58. Verve Cafe BarDark green wall claddingIgneous·Monzonite·near Leicester Square
  59. Verve Cafe BarGrey wall claddingIgneous·Monzonite·near Leicester Square
  60. The Viaduct TavernRed granite dressings.Igneous·Monzonite·near St Paul's
  61. The Viaduct TavernGrey granite dressings.Igneous·Granite·near St Paul's
  62. Victims of Violence MemorialPlinth of Victims of Violence Memorial at Broadway entrance to Christchurch Gardens.Igneous·Granite·near St James's Park
  63. Victoria BridgeCladding on the piers.Igneous·Granite·near Thornaby
  64. Victoria HouseFoundations. A slightly pink variety of Cornish granite is used here, rich in lithium micas. It is probably…Igneous·near Holborn
  65. Victoria QuarterPink granite paving.Igneous·Granite·near Leeds
  66. Victoria QuarterGrey granite paving slabs.Igneous·Granite·near Leeds
  67. Victoria Square HouseGrey granite used for foundations.Igneous·Granite·near Birmingham New Street
  68. Victoria StationGranite foundations in exterior and interior.Igneous·Granite·near Victoria
  69. Victoria StationCladding in entrance passages at the front of the station.Igneous·Monzonite·near Victoria
  70. Victory Arch, Waterloo StationFoundations.Igneous·Granite
  71. Vindolanda Bath HouseSuspensurae (stone pillars used to support the suspended floor of a hypocaust) are made from columnar joint…Igneous·Dolerite·near Bardon Mill
  72. Vintner's HallOn facade approaching Southwark Bridge, a granite is used with the occasional feldspar megacryst.Igneous·Granite·near Mansion House
  73. Virgin Money, St Sepulchre GateExternal cladding to the ground floor walls to the left of the glass bank doorsIgneous·Rapakivi Granite·near Doncaster
  74. The Vital SparkPlinthIgneous·Andesite·near Glasgow
  75. W E Forster StatueGranite plinth of the statue.Igneous·Granite·near Bradford Forster Square
  76. W. Williams JonesEngaged pillars on either side of the shop front.Igneous·Monzonite·near Bangor
  77. Wallace CollectionGranite urns at the porte-cochere.Igneous·Granite·near Bond Street
  78. The Walrus & the CarpenterFoundations to pillars on ground floor.Igneous·Granite·near Monument
  79. The Walrus & the CarpenterPillars on ground floor.Igneous·Granite·near Monument
  80. Walthamstow MarketPaving in the market.Igneous·Granite·near Walthamstow Central
  81. Walthamstow MarketPaving in the market. This stone is used for some of the black stripes in the paving.Igneous·Basalt·near Walthamstow Central
  82. Walthamstow MarketPink granite paving in the market.Igneous·Granite·near Walthamstow Central
  83. Walthamstow MarketPaving in the market. This strongly foliated red granite strongly resembles Swedish Vanga, but its origin c…Igneous·Granite·near Walthamstow Central
  84. Walthamstow MarketGreen paving slabs in the market.Igneous·Granodiorite·near Walthamstow Central
  85. Walthamstow War MemorialMain building stone for both the memorial and the sculpture.Igneous·Granite·near Walthamstow Central
  86. Walton-on-the-Naze Crag WalkLarvikite blocks used as coastal defences and for forming the main structure of the Crag Walk, which protec…Igneous·Monzonite
  87. Wanstead Drinking FountainWater bowl and base of the fountain structure.Igneous·Cornish Granite·near Wanstead
  88. War Memorial Llangristiolus ChurchStone used for the celtic cross at the west end on the church.Igneous·Granite·near Llanfairpwllgwyngyll
  89. WarehouseRubble Masonry construction is laregly from exotic stones, once used as ballast.Igneous·Various igneous and metamorphic rocks.·near Bangor
  90. Warfield RoadPink granite used for stone wall at the top end of the road.Igneous·Granite·near Bangor
  91. Wartski's JewellersPillars at either end of the shop front. Black stone cladding around windows. The origin of this stone is u…Igneous·Gabbro-diorite·near Green Park
  92. Water Feature: Oozells SquareMain stone used for sculpture.Igneous·Granite·near Birmingham New Street
  93. Water Feature: Oozells SquareKerbs on the edge of the rill.Igneous·Dolerite·near Birmingham New Street
  94. Water TroughStone used to construct the trough.Igneous·Granite·near Betws-y-Coed
  95. Waterloo HouseStone used for the doorstep at the entrance on Waterloo Street.Igneous·Rapakivi Granite·near Birmingham New Street
  96. Waterloo HouseModern granite cladding, added in the 1970s.Igneous·Granite·near Birmingham New Street
  97. Waterstones, London WallCladding over the building and on the colonnade.Igneous·Granite-Charnockite·near Moorgate
  98. Waxy O'ConnorsBuilding cladding.Igneous·Granite·near Salford Central
  99. Waxy's Little SisterShap Granite cladding on the pub walls and doorway. This is a classic late 19th Century pub, clad with t…Igneous·Granite (Adamellite)·near Piccadilly Circus
  100. Waxy's Little SisterLarvikite is used as dressings and trim on the Victorian pub, which also uses two other types of granite on…Igneous·Monzonite·near Piccadilly Circus
  101. Waxy's Little SisterA red granite from Sweden is used to clad this Victorian pub, along with two other decorative igneous rocks.Igneous·Granite·near Piccadilly Circus
  102. The WellingtonRed granite cladding on ground floor.Igneous·Granite·near Charing Cross
  103. Wellington HotelMain building stone.Igneous·Granite·near Penzance
  104. Wellington MemorialPlinth.Igneous·Granite·near Hyde Park Corner
  105. Wellington MemorialPodium and steps. This is a very strongly foliated, grey granite. The most likely candidate is Aberdeen Rub…Igneous·Granite·near Hyde Park Corner
  106. Wellington StatueStone used for Plinth.Igneous·Porphyry·near Queen Street
  107. Wellington's Mounting BlockMain building stone.Igneous·Granite·near Piccadilly Circus
  108. The West Bromwich Building SocietyStone used for foundations and the door surround.Igneous·Monzonite·near Birmingham New Street
  109. The Westbury HotelCladding around the porch.Igneous·Dolomite·near Oxford Circus
  110. Westferry Circus CrescentFoundations.Igneous·Granite·near Canary Wharf
  111. Westminster CathedralFoundations.Igneous·Granite·near Victoria
  112. Westminster City HallBlack wall of polished stone, adjacent to Waitrose.Igneous·Dolerite·near St James's Park
  113. Westminster Magistrates CourtFoundations.Igneous·Granite·near Edgware Road (Circle)
  114. Westminster Scholars War MemorialRed granite dressings.Igneous·Granite·near St James's Park
  115. Weston HouseCladding in portico.Igneous·Limestone·near Holborn
  116. Wheelbarrow LaneCobbles of waste quartz veins, a by-product of the mining industry.Igneous·Quartz·near Falmouth
  117. Whetstone SquareA large, granite boulder, a glacial erratic with striations on its surface, is used as the nameplate of thi…Igneous·Granite·near Totteridge & Whetstone
  118. Whin HillMain building stone. The stone is the local Alnwick Sill whinstone. Look for the boats hidden in the rubble…Igneous·Dolerite·near Alnmouth
  119. Whin HillMain building stone. The stone is the local Alnwick Sill whinstone. The quarry is now the village carpark.Igneous·Dolerite·near Alnmouth
  120. WhinstoneReused cobbles of black dolerite, occurring mainly in the lower courses of the panels under the pub's windows.Igneous·Dolerite·near Totteridge & Whetstone
  121. Whipps Cross Bus StandThe area uses substantial glacial boulders for landscaping. An upright boulder of granite is cross cut by…Igneous·Granite·near Wood Street
  122. The White Hart InnGrey granite used for cladding.Igneous·Granite·near Whitechapel
  123. The White Hart InnPink Granite used for cladding.Igneous·Granite·near Whitechapel
  124. White StuffColumns around the doors and windows.Igneous·Granite·near Cambridge
  125. Whittington HouseBlack stone cladding the walls.Igneous·Gabbro·near Goodge Street
  126. Wilcox PlaceThree types of stone are used as paving setts. This is a black basalt with pyroxene phenocrysts.Igneous·Basalt·near St James's Park
  127. Wilcox PlaceThree types of stone are used as paving setts. This is a grey granite.Igneous·Granite·near St James's Park
  128. The William BlakeCladding on ground floor.Igneous·Granite·near Old Street
  129. William Hill BookmakersCladding on the shop frontage.Igneous·Monzonite·near Bangor
  130. William Hill, 11-13 WestgateExterior panelling to the left of their door entranc.Igneous·Rapakivi Granite·near Huddersfield
  131. William Wallace MemorialStones used for plinth. This is an unusual case of the use of Peterhead Granite in its rough, non-polished…Igneous·Granite·near Aberdeen
  132. Willow ApartmentsMain building stone.Igneous·Granitic elvan·near Falmouth
  133. Winchester HouseMain stone used for cladding on the building.Igneous·Monzonite·near Chancery Lane
  134. The WindmillRed granite engaged pillars between the windows.Igneous·Granite·near Old Street
  135. The WindmillFoundations.Igneous·Monzonite·near Old Street
  136. Windrush Square Stone BenchStone used for the sculptural bench.Igneous·Granodiorite·near Brixton
  137. Windsor Castle Norman GateGranite steps in the porch of the gatehouse, just inside the Upper Ward.Igneous·Granite·near Windsor & Eton Central
  138. Windsor ChambersExterior wall panels to the right of the doorway.Igneous·Granite·near Huddersfield
  139. Windsor HouseExterior wall cladding.Igneous·Granite (Charnockite)·near St James's Park
  140. Windsor HouseWhite granite used of interior wall cladding & exterior paving.Igneous·Granite·near St James's Park
  141. Wonderland Night ClubA striking black stone with gold crystals of ortopyroxene.Igneous·Gabbro·near Sutton
  142. Woodberry DownSalvaged granite blocks, repurposed as seating.Igneous·Granite·near Finsbury Park
  143. Woodberry DownGranite blocks used for hard landscaping on the New River Path.Igneous·Granite·near Finsbury Park
  144. Woodberry DownGranite blocks used for hard landscaping. This example contains good examples of both enclaves and xenoliths.Igneous·Granite·near Finsbury Park
  145. Woodford Water FountainMain building stone.Igneous·Granite·near Woodford
  146. Woolgate ExchangeGrey granite used in the foundations.Igneous·Granite·near Moorgate
  147. Wren LandingPink granite cladding on low walls.Igneous·Rapakivi Granite·near Canary Wharf
  148. Y Banc Tapas BarMain building stone.Igneous·Dolerite·near Porthmadog
  149. Y MaesSetts used for paving in the central part of the town square.Igneous·Granite·near Bangor
  150. The YorkFoundationsIgneous·Monzonite·near Angel
  151. The YorkCladding on the pillars around the ground floor. This is a coarse grained, slightly foliated facies of Pete…Igneous·Granite·near Angel
  152. Zetland ArmsRed Granite cladding on the building. This is almost certainly one of the Swedish so-called 'Coastal Red' g…Igneous·Granite·near South Kensington
  153. Zetland ArmsDark igneous rock used as cladding.Igneous·Monzonite·near South Kensington
  154. Zetland ArmsBuilding claddingIgneous·Monzonite·near South Kensington
  155. Zimbabwe HouseGranite cladding at pavement level.Igneous·Granite·near Charing Cross
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