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406 locations catalogued as metamorphic, page 2 of 2.

  • Igneous1,655 locations
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  1. Scotsman StepsScotsman's Steps is an installation of multicoloured stones. It is an urban geology gem, but there is room…Metamorphic·Serpentinite·near Edinburgh Waverley
  2. Sculpture: Inner SpiritMain building stone.Metamorphic·Slate·near Birmingham New Street
  3. Selfridges Arndale CentreThe pavement immediately outside the shop doors facing the triangular Exchange Square.Metamorphic·Phyllite·near Manchester Piccadilly
  4. Senator HousePink gneiss wall cladding over entire building.Metamorphic·Gneiss·near St Paul's
  5. Senedd (Welsh Assembly)Grey slate cladding on the steps and entrance.Metamorphic·Slate·near Cardiff
  6. Shakespeare FountainStatue and basins of the fountain located in the centre of Leicester Square.Metamorphic·Marble·near Leicester Square
  7. Shanghai Commercial BankExterior Wall cladding. Gneisses such as these are sourced mainly from Brazil, India and China and are know…Metamorphic·Gneiss·near Bank
  8. Sinatra's Wine BarCrazy paving on the doorstep.Metamorphic·Serpentinite·near Llandudno
  9. Sinatra's Wine BarCrazy paving on the doorstep.Metamorphic·Marble·near Llandudno
  10. Slate FencesPurple spotted slate used for traditional fencing in the park.Metamorphic·Slate·near Bangor
  11. Slate QuayCladding on the side of the building.Metamorphic·Slate·near Bangor
  12. Slate wallStone used to face and cope the wall.Metamorphic·Slate·near Bangor
  13. Southwark RoomsMosaic-style cladding on ground floor. A beautiful, coarse-grained schist of unknown provenance.Metamorphic·Schist·near London Bridge
  14. Sovereign HouseRed, brecciated stone cladding the entrance porch soffits.Metamorphic·Serpentinite·near Goodge Street
  15. Spitalfields Market StallsSome of the food stalls in the interior of Spiralfields Market have cladding of a very nice banded marble.Metamorphic·Marble·near Liverpool Street
  16. St Aelhearn's WellPlaque on the well house.Metamorphic·Slate·near Bangor
  17. St Beuno's ChurchMemorial obelisk on the south side of the church, commemorating Owen Lewis.Metamorphic·Marble·near Valley
  18. St Clement DanesStones used for dedicatory plaque at the rear of the church.Metamorphic·Slate·near Temple
  19. St David & St Helen's Church, TwthillRoofing slates.Metamorphic·Slate·near Bangor
  20. St Eleth's ChurchOne of the main building stones in the rubble masonry are the local schists.Metamorphic·Schist·near Llanfairpwllgwyngyll
  21. St Eleth's ChurchyardGravestones of slate are stacked up around the graveyard.Metamorphic·Slate·near Llanfairpwllgwyngyll
  22. St Eleth's ChurchyardGravestone of Jonathan and Elizabeth Roose, an engineer at the Parys copper mines. His gravestone includes…Metamorphic·Slate·near Llanfairpwllgwyngyll
  23. St Ffraid's ChurchRain screen cladding on SW facing wall.Metamorphic·Slate·near Aberystwyth
  24. St Giles Square SeatingStones used to construct the rotating chairs which are part of the 2022 installation 'Swivel' by Sabine Mar…Metamorphic·Schist·near Tottenham Court Road
  25. St Giles Square SeatingStones used to construct the swivelling chairs. The seat is made from a spectacular fuchsite schist.Metamorphic·Schist·near Tottenham Court Road
  26. St Giles Square SeatingStones used to construct the rotating chairs which are part of the 2022 installation 'Swivel' by Sabine Mar…Metamorphic·Serpentinite·near Tottenham Court Road
  27. St Giles Square SeatingStones used to construct the rotating chairs which are part of the 2022 installation 'Swivel' by Sabine Mar…Metamorphic·Marble·near Tottenham Court Road
  28. St Giles Square SeatingStones used to construct the rotating chairs which are part of the 2022 installation 'Swivel' by Sabine Mar…Metamorphic·Quartzite·near Tottenham Court Road
  29. St Giles Square SeatingStones used to construct the rotating chairs which are part of the 2022 installation 'Swivel' by Sabine Mar…Metamorphic·Marble Breccia·near Tottenham Court Road
  30. St Giles Square SeatingStones used to construct the rotating chairs which are part of the 2022 installation 'Swivel' by Sabine Mar…Metamorphic·Quartzite·near Tottenham Court Road
  31. St Giles Square SeatingStones used to construct the rotating chairs which are part of the 2022 installation 'Swivel' by Sabine Mar…Metamorphic·Marble Breccia·near Tottenham Court Road
  32. St Giles Square SeatingStones used to construct the rotating chairs which are part of the 2022 installation 'Swivel' by Sabine Mar…Metamorphic·Serpentinite·near Tottenham Court Road
  33. St Giles Square SeatingStones used to construct the rotating chairs which are part of the 2022 installation 'Swivel' by Sabine Mar…Metamorphic·Marble·near Tottenham Court Road
  34. St Gybi's ChurchMain building stone used in the rubble masonry.Metamorphic·Schist·near Holyhead
  35. St John HoxtonSlate with inscription at the rear of the church.Metamorphic·Slate·near Old Street
  36. St John The Baptist GraveyardChest TombMetamorphic·Slate·near Pinner
  37. St Mary's Church LlanaelhaearnChest Tombs in grey and purple slate.Metamorphic·Slate·near Bangor
  38. St Mary's Church Menai BridgeMain building stone. The stones used to construct this building are from the local outcrop of high-pressure…Metamorphic·Schist·near Llanfairpwllgwyngyll
  39. St Mary's Churchyard Harrow-on-the-HillThomas Port's headstoneMetamorphic·Slate·near Harrow-on-the-Hill
  40. St Mary's Churchyard South WoodfordMarble chest tomb.Metamorphic·Marble·near South Woodford
  41. St Mary's Churchyard South WoodfordGodfrey Monument, Plinth. Like the column shaft of this remarkable monument, the origin of this stone is un…Metamorphic·near South Woodford
  42. St Mary's Churchyard South WoodfordGodfrey Monument, Column. The origin if this stone is unknown. It is described in various sources as 'jasper'.Metamorphic·near South Woodford
  43. St Mary's Churchyard WalthamstowVictorian sarcophagus tomb facing onto Church Lane. Portland Stone with columns of green Cornish bastite se…Metamorphic·Serpentinite·near Walthamstow Central
  44. St Mary's MoorfieldsGreen paving in the porch. This is only visible when the church is open.Metamorphic·Ophicalcite·near Liverpool Street
  45. St Nicholas Shopping CentrePanels of grey gneiss used on the wall of the mall.Metamorphic·Gneiss·near Sutton
  46. St Nicholas's ChurchyardWelsh slate gravestone commemorating the family of Peter Phillips.Metamorphic·Slate·near Sutton
  47. St Paul's Cathedral PiazzaPaving setts of various stones, presumably salvaged from Old St Paul's which was destroyed by the fire of L…Metamorphic·Marble·near St Paul's
  48. St Paul's Cathedral PiazzaPaving setts of various stones, presumably salvaged from Old St Paul's which was destroyed by the fire of L…Metamorphic·Marble·near St Paul's
  49. St Paul's Station KioskCladding. Very little is known about this stone. Eric Robinson identified this stone on the St Paul’s Sta…Metamorphic·Gneiss·near St Paul's
  50. St Peter's-in-the-Forest GraveyardAtholl Bruce Robertson's Memorial Stone. A white marble cross.Metamorphic·Marble·near Wood Street
  51. St Peter's-in-the-Forest GraveyardGeorge Lambert's Gravestone.Metamorphic·Marble·near Wood Street
  52. St Peter's-in-the-Forest GraveyardCaroline Louisa Bass's Memorial. A marble pillar topped with an urn.Metamorphic·Marble·near Wood Street
  53. St Winwaloe's ChurchRoofing slates.Metamorphic·Slate·near Redruth
  54. StarbucksVertical wall cladding between large windows.Metamorphic·Serpentinite·near Holborn
  55. Statue of Cardinal NewmanStatueMetamorphic·Marble·near Knightsbridge
  56. Statue of David Lloyd GeorgePlinth. Lloyd George stands on a plinth on North Welsh slate, quarried from near his birthplace.Metamorphic·Slate·near Westminster
  57. Statue of Edward VIIStatueMetamorphic·Marble·near Birmingham New Street
  58. Statue of EisenhowerMarble stars and dressings. The origin of this stone is unknown. It may be Italian, but it would be nice to…Metamorphic·Marble·near Bond Street
  59. Statue of Queen AnneStone used for the sculpture group in the Piazza of St Paul's Cathedral.Metamorphic·Marble·near St Paul's
  60. Stones at Highams Park LakeRemains of ornamental stone on the banks of lake. Sir Humphrey Repton landscaped the park but the lake was…Metamorphic·Gneiss·near Higham's Park
  61. Stones at Highams Park LakeRemains of ornamental rough and dressed stone on banks of lake. Possibly stones from the old London Bridge…Metamorphic·Gneiss·near Higham's Park
  62. Sukhothai RestaurantPanels of a green-veined marble in the porch soffits of the main doorway.Metamorphic·Marble·near Leeds
  63. Swift Square Public ToiletsMain building stone.Metamorphic·Schist·near Holyhead
  64. Thomson Reuter's BuildingCladding over entire building. A coarse-grained, swirly-veined marble.Metamorphic·Marble·near Canary Wharf
  65. Tiffany & Co.PilastersMetamorphic·Serpentinite·near Green Park
  66. Tomassi'sThe main entrance to this large restaurant has been clad with a spectacular pink and white marble.Metamorphic·Marble·near Southend Central
  67. Tregullas Farm ShopBuilding stone.Metamorphic·Serpentinite·near Falmouth
  68. Tunnel under Southwark BridgeSlate panels carved with a map of old London in the tunnel beneath the south end of Southwark Bride along B…Metamorphic·Slate·near London Bridge
  69. UCL Institute of ArchaeologyCladdingMetamorphic·Slate·near Euston Square
  70. Union Square MallRed gneiss paving. This is possibly Hallandia Gneiss.Metamorphic·Gneiss·near Aberdeen
  71. University of Bangor Memorial BuildingPaving outside the doorway in a greenish grey slate. This may be from Aberllefeni.Metamorphic·Slate·near Bangor
  72. University of Oxford Careers ServiceSerpentinite columns in the porch.Metamorphic·Bastite Serpentinite·near Oxford
  73. V&A Museum of ChildhoodDecorative stonework panels on the front of the building. A red quartzite with epidote porphyroblasts.Metamorphic·Metaquartzite·near Bethnal Green
  74. Venisons Ealing RoadCladding used on the front of the building. A a white gneiss containing red garnets.Metamorphic·Gneiss·near Alperton
  75. Victoria HotelMain building stone. The stones used to construct this building are from the local outcrop of high-pressure…Metamorphic·Schist·near Llanfairpwllgwyngyll
  76. Victoria HousePaving in porches.Metamorphic·Marble·near Holborn
  77. Victoria Road Car ParkSubsidiary building material in the carpark wall. Material has been recycled from earlier structures. The g…Metamorphic·Amphibolite·near Dartford
  78. Vintner's Place, QueenhitheFoundationsMetamorphic·Gneiss·near Mansion House
  79. Waitrose Canary WharfPaving in building foyer.Metamorphic·Gneiss·near Canary Wharf
  80. Walkden HousePanels adjacent to the entrance are spectacular, polished serpentinite with unusual textures. The origin is…Metamorphic·Serpentinite·near Euston LU
  81. Walker's CourtCladding on entrance to night club. This is a valuable marble called Portoro. I suspect this building may b…Metamorphic·Limestone·near Piccadilly Circus
  82. Wanstead War MemorialPlaques carrying the inscriptions.Metamorphic·Marble·near Snaresbrook
  83. War Memorial, The HeadrowThe main plinth of the statues, re-sited to current position in 1937. The upper plinth has been cleaned and…Metamorphic·Marble·near Leeds
  84. Watch Tower Geo Mon OfficesMain building stone.Metamorphic·Schist·near Llanfairpwllgwyngyll
  85. Waterstones, Garrick StreetRed and green Cornish Serpentinite is used for the columns and column bases.Metamorphic·Serpentinite·near Leicester Square
  86. Wella Hair StudioCladding at the foundation level of the building. The best examples are at the rear of the building on Tib…Metamorphic·Slate·near Manchester Piccadilly
  87. Welsh Highland & Ffestiniog Railway StationMain building stone of the new extensions.Metamorphic·Slate·near Porthmadog
  88. The Wesleyan and General Assurance BuildingGneiss used to clad the building.Metamorphic·Gneiss·near Birmingham New Street
  89. Westchester HouseDoor frame to Westchester HouseMetamorphic·Serpentinite·near Marble Arch
  90. Westferry Circus CrescentWhite marble dressings.Metamorphic·Marble·near Canary Wharf
  91. Westferry Circus CrescentGreen foundation pedestals between shop fronts.Metamorphic·Metabasite·near Canary Wharf
  92. Wetherspoons: The Soloman CutlerGreen stone used at the foundationsMetamorphic·Gneiss·near Birmingham New Street
  93. WH Smith Union StreetMarble cladding.Metamorphic·Marble·near Birmingham New Street
  94. WH SmithsShop front cladding.Metamorphic·Serpentinite·near Monument
  95. Whipps Cross Bus StandThe area uses substantial glacial boulders for landscaping. A flat-lying boulder of amphibolite-facies gnei…Metamorphic·Gneiss·near Wood Street
  96. Whipps Cross Bus StandGlacial boulders of metamorphic rock used for landscaping.Metamorphic·Gneiss·near Wood Street
  97. Whipps Cross War MemorialPlaque carrying the inscription.Metamorphic·Marble·near Wood Street
  98. Whitby War MemorialMain memorial cenotaph stone on the pavement beside New Quay Road, Central Whitby. It is across Langbourne…Metamorphic·Metamorphic·near Whitby
  99. Wilcox PlaceThree types of stone are used as paving setts. This is a grey gneiss with white 'augen'.Metamorphic·Augen Gneiss·near St James's Park
  100. William Booth MemorialStone used for the inscription plaque.Metamorphic·Marble·near Whitechapel
  101. William Pemberton Barnes MemorialAn impressive white marble tomb and headstone in Havering-atte-Bower churchyard.Metamorphic·Marble·near Harold Wood
  102. Windsor HouseInterior & exterior paving. Look out for the red garnets in this otherwise white rock.Metamorphic·Gneiss·near St James's Park
  103. Wyndham House, Sloane SquareThe steps at the entrance to the building.Metamorphic·Marble·near Sloane Square
  104. Y MaesPurple slate paving slabs.Metamorphic·Slate·near Bangor
  105. Y MaesGrey slate paving slabs.Metamorphic·Slate·near Bangor
  106. Ysgol Gynradd Capel GarmonThe schoolhouse in Capel Garmon has gable ends clad in slate. The bedding planes ('veins') are very clear,…Metamorphic·Slate·near Betws-y-Coed
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