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2,080 locations catalogued as sedimentary, page 2 of 7.

  • Igneous1,655 locations
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  • Sedimentary2,080 locations
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  1. Bloomsbury Square GardensPaving.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Holborn
  2. BMA HouseMain building stoneSedimentary·Limestone·near Euston
  3. BNP ParibasWhite stone dressings.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Marylebone LU
  4. BNP ParibasSoffits in porch. A red and yellow calcarenite of unknown origin.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Marylebone LU
  5. Bodiam CastleMain building stone is ashlar masonry of Kentish Ragstone, quarried locally.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Bodiam
  6. Bodysgallen HallMain building stone.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Llandudno Junction
  7. Bonham-Carter HouseWalls on lower stories. Typical, weathered Portland Stone.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Goodge Street
  8. The Bonny Moorhen PubMain building stone. A coarse grained gritstone with iron staining in the form of liesegang banding.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Stanhope (Weardale Railway)
  9. Bonvilston War Memorial #1The original frame surround of plaque located in the churchyard wall opposite the busy A48. The original Po…Sedimentary·Oolitic Limestone·near Ninian Park
  10. Bonvilston War Memorial #2Stone cross and landing stone (atop original medieval steps) in St Mary's churchyard.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Ninian Park
  11. BoodlesPink onyx used for cladding the building.Sedimentary·Travertine·near Hyde Park Corner
  12. Boots the ChemistMain building stone.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Cambridge
  13. Boots The ChemistStone dressings on the corner of Bond Street and Albion Street. A cross-bedded sandstone from Britannia Qua…Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Leeds
  14. Borough HallMain building stone, rubblestone and ashlar.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Godalming
  15. Borough HallThe stone dressings for the doorway.The stone is very much stained with ochre (goethite). It is possibly Ba…Sedimentary·Limestone·near Godalming
  16. Borough Museum & ArchivesMain building stone.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Wrexham Central
  17. The Botanist (10, Church Street)Cladding on this curved building's facade.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Cardiff Central
  18. Boucheron JewellersCladding on main buildingSedimentary·Limestone·near Green Park
  19. Boundary StreetPaving flags with well exposed ripples and other sedimentary structures.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Shoreditch High Street
  20. Boundary StreetPaving flags with well exposed ripples and other sedimentary structures.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Shoreditch High Street
  21. Bracken HouseFoundation walls below brickwork.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near St Paul's
  22. Bradford City HallMain building stone.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Bradford Interchange
  23. Bradford-on-Avon Tithe BarnMain building stone.Sedimentary·Oolitic Limestone·near Bradford-on-Avon
  24. Brent Cross Shopping CentreRed limestone paving.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Brent Cross
  25. Brent Cross Shopping CentreBrown marble paving and wall cladding on the ground floor.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Brent Cross
  26. Brent Pelham War MemorialPlinth of the War Memorial, a Celtic Cross which is situated on the green at road junction, in front of St…Sedimentary·Conglomerate·near Bishop's Stortford
  27. Bridgewater HallRed sandstone used for cladding on the building.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Manchester Oxford Road
  28. Brighton Pavillion GateStone used for the construction of the gate.Sedimentary·Limestone
  29. Bristol CenotaphMain building stone. This is a cross-bedded shelly limestone. Its origin is unknown but it is most likely t…Sedimentary·Limestone·near Clifton Down
  30. Bristol City HallStone dressings and foundations of this otherwise brick building.Sedimentary·Oolitic Limestone·near Bristol Temple Meads
  31. Bristol Temple Meads StationMain building stone. An unlikely stone to be described as a marble, this is a breccia composed of Carbonife…Sedimentary·Breccia·near Bristol Temple Meads
  32. Bristol Temple Meads StationBath Stone dressings make a contrast to the rubbly Draycott Marble in the fabric of the building.Sedimentary·Oolitic Limestone·near Bristol Temple Meads
  33. British Korean Veteran's MemorialLimestone boulders.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Lichfield
  34. British LibraryPanel above gatewaySedimentary·Sandstone·near King's Cross St Pancras
  35. British LibraryRoof over entrance.Sedimentary·Slate·near King's Cross St Pancras
  36. British MuseumLions and walls at entrance on Montague Place. Oyster shells are weathering out.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Tottenham Court Road
  37. British MuseumMain building stone.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Tottenham Court Road
  38. British MuseumSteps and coping on retaining walls.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Tottenham Court Road
  39. British MuseumStone used for walling, paving and seating in the forecourt.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Holborn
  40. British Museum Great CourtPaving in the Great Court. Bioturbated limestones with abundant well preserved fossils.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Holborn
  41. British Museum Great CourtPortico at the south entrance of the Great Court.Sedimentary·Limestone
  42. British Museum, New ExtensionMain building stone.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Goodge Street
  43. British SchoolMain building stone.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Bangor
  44. British SchoolGateposts and coping stones on the wall.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Bangor
  45. British South African Police MemorialCairn.Sedimentary·Calcarenite·near Lichfield
  46. Brixton Assembly RoomsWhite stone used for dressings on the brick-built building.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Brixton
  47. Broad StreetPaving outside Marischal College.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Aberdeen
  48. Broadgate CircleCladding on the shop fronts.Sedimentary·Travertine·near Liverpool Street
  49. Brodick CastleMain building stone.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Ardrossan Harbour
  50. Brompton OratoryMain building stone.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Knightsbridge
  51. Bronze Lion PlinthStone used for the plinth of the bronze lion. The stone is stained turquoise blue with copper salts derived…Sedimentary·Limestone·near Poole
  52. Brunel House Business ParkExterior ground floor stone cladding.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Hathersage
  53. Brunel MemorialMain building stone.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Temple
  54. Brunel SquareMain building stone.Sedimentary·Oolitic Limestone·near Bath Spa
  55. Brunswick StreetPaving flags.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Birmingham New Street
  56. Brushfield StreetPaving flags are a 'picture sandstone', with well developed liesegang bands.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Liverpool Street
  57. Buckingham PalaceMain building material for the east front.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Green Park
  58. Buckingham PalaceThe rear of the Palace is constructed of yellow Bath Stone.Sedimentary·Oolitic Limestone·near St James's Park
  59. The Bulkeley HotelMain building stone.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Llanfairpwllgwyngyll
  60. The Bull HotelMain building stone. Two facies of the local limestone are used on this building.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Llanfairpwllgwyngyll
  61. BullringYellow limestone paving predominantly used throughout the mall.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Birmingham New Street
  62. BUPA HouseMain building stone. Cross-bedded and fossiliferous Whitbed. Some good bioturbation is seen on the cleaned…Sedimentary·Limestone·near Holborn
  63. Burberry's, New Bond StreetWallsSedimentary·Limestone·near Bond Street
  64. Burford Methodist ChapelMain building stone.Sedimentary·Oolitic Limestone·near Charlbury
  65. Burlington ArcadeThe floor of the Arcade was re-paved in 2015, in a decorative style, using a range of British Stones, prima…Sedimentary·Limestone·near Piccadilly Circus
  66. Burlington House porchChequer-board paving in the pedestrian pathway through the entrance to the courtyard. Portland Stone and Ma…Sedimentary·Limestone·near Piccadilly Circus
  67. Burlington House porchChequer-board paving in the pedestrian pathway through the entrance to the courtyard. Portland Stone and Ma…Sedimentary·Limestone (Dolomite)·near Piccadilly Circus
  68. Burnaby MemorialPlinth and steps.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Birmingham New Street
  69. Burnaby MemorialMain building stone.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Birmingham New Street
  70. Buxton Memorial Drinking FountainPedestals to pillars supporting the canopy.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Westminster
  71. Buxton Memorial Drinking FountainFoundations of the fountain. The Pennant Sandstone has been badly frost damaged.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Westminster
  72. Buxton Opera HouseThe steps up from the pavement to main door of the Opera House on the NE side of the building.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Buxton
  73. Cabot PlaceRed bands on walls at Cabot Square entrance, unfortunately too high to photograph!Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Canary Wharf
  74. Cabot PlaceYellow stone used on walls at Cabot Square entrance on Cabot Square.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Canary Wharf
  75. Cabot SquareCladding on plant buildings at E end of the square.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Canary Wharf
  76. Cader Idris sculptureThe mountain depicted in the sculpture is Cader Idris and is made made from Woodkirk Sandstone from Leeds i…Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Cardiff Bay
  77. Cadogan HallMain building stone.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Sloane Square
  78. Cae Du DesignsMain building stone.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Harlech
  79. Cae Du DesignsDressings around the doorway and windows.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Harlech
  80. Caernarfon CastleGritty sandstone and conglomerate used for window dressings and the horizontal stripes in the walls.Sedimentary·Grit - Conglomerate·near Bangor
  81. Caernarfon CastleMain building stone.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Bangor
  82. Caernarfon LibraryMain building stone.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Bangor
  83. Caernarfon Old LibraryMain building stone.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Bangor
  84. Caernarfon War MemorialMain building stone. The precise identification of this stone has not been possible. It is possibly Cefn St…Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Bangor
  85. Cafe NeroFluted columns between all the windows and the corner door entrance.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Huddersfield
  86. Cafe Nero SouthendMain building stone. A long way from home, this building is constructed from Millstone Grit sandstones.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Southend Central
  87. Caffe Concerto, KnightsbridgeWall cladding. This brown dolomite takes a high polish.Sedimentary·Dolomite·near Knightsbridge
  88. Caffe Concerto, KnightsbridgeCladding on the front of the coffee house. This brown dolomite takes a high polish.Sedimentary·Dolomite·near Knightsbridge
  89. Caffi CastellSlate paving at the entrance to the Castle Cafe and gift shop.Sedimentary·Slate·near Harlech
  90. Caffi CastellMain building stone.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Harlech
  91. Caiy StaneA standing stone. The stone is located in a drystone recess on the west side of Caiystane View.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Edinburgh Waverley
  92. Calver Village CrossLarge stone block as the base of a small memorial lamp on the small roundabout at the junction of Main Stre…Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Grindleford
  93. Cambrian House (Caffi Bwtri Bach)Main building stone.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Harlech
  94. The Cambrian TapFoundations. A red conglomerate.Sedimentary·Sandstone/Conglomerate·near Cardiff
  95. Campion HallMain building stone. Small blocks of Bladon Stone, a variety of the Forest Marble, are used in Oxford's ea…Sedimentary·Oolitic Limestone·near Oxford
  96. Campion HallStone used for quoins and other dressings.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Oxford
  97. Canada HouseMain building stone.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Charing Cross
  98. Canada HouseColumns at entrance.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Charing Cross
  99. Cannon Bridge HousePorch soffitsSedimentary·Travertine·near Cannon Street
  100. Cannon Bridge HouseMain building stoneSedimentary·Limestone·near Cannon Street
  101. Cannonbury GardensOrnamental boulders used for landscaping in the gardens. These are karstic limestones from a limestone pave…Sedimentary·Limestone·near Essex Road
  102. Cannonbury GardensOrnamental boulders used for landscaping in the gardens. These are karstic limestones from a limestone pave…Sedimentary·Limestone·near Essex Road
  103. Cannongate WallCannongate wall showcases Scottish stones, inscribed with quotes from poetry etc. Only a few are included h…Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Edinburgh Waverley
  104. Capel EmausMain building stone, a yellow sandstone.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Bangor
  105. Capel TabernaclThis building is now private flats. The dressings are in red and white sandstone.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Bangor
  106. Cardiff Brewhouse & KitchenDressings and wall cappings.Sedimentary·Conglomerate·near Cardiff Queen Street
  107. Cardiff CastleStone used for Roman-period castle walls.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Cardiff
  108. Cardiff CastlePink, yellow and grey mottled limestone used in the castle walls.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Cardiff
  109. Cardiff CastleGrey Limestone used in the castle walls.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Cardiff
  110. Cardiff CastleRed stone used in the castle walls.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Cardiff
  111. Cardiff Central StationMain building stone.Sedimentary·Oolitic Limestone·near Cardiff Central
  112. Cardiff City HallMain building stone.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Cardiff Queen Street
  113. Cardiff City Hall ObelisksMain building stone. The top part of the obelisks have been painted, but they are made of Portland Stone th…Sedimentary·Limestone·near Cardiff Queen Street
  114. Cardiff City United Reformed ChurchVoussoirs on the pointed window arches.Sedimentary·Conglomerate·near Cardiff Queen Street
  115. Cardiff Gorsedd CircleThe much-eroded, white, inner stone circle of this structure which commemorates the 1899 Eisteddfod.Sedimentary·Evaporite·near Cathays
  116. Cardiff Gorsedd CircleThe outer pillars of red stone in this stone circle which commemorates the 1899 Eisteddfod.Sedimentary·Conglomerate·near Cathays
  117. Cardiff HiltonMain building stone.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Cardiff Queen Street
  118. Cardiff Royal InfirmaryThe capstones on the hospital boundary wall on Glossop Road.Sedimentary·Conglomerate
  119. Cardinal HouseWall-cladding to the left and right of the large glass and steel porch. At most levels there are examples…Sedimentary·Limestone·near Manchester Piccadilly
  120. Carluccio's & Smolensky's RestaurantsCladding on building and other structures in the square. This is a spectacular stone packed with crinoid fr…Sedimentary·Limestone·near Canary Wharf
  121. Carreg CoetanNeolithic megalithic site. The burial chamber is constructed from locally derived field stones, and would o…Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Fishguard Harbour
  122. Carreg SamsonNeolithic megalithic site. The burial chamber is constructed from locally derived field stones, and would o…Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Fishguard Harbour
  123. Castle HillPaving flagstones. Good examples of riven flags of York Stone, some with very well-preserved fossil rain dr…Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Windsor & Eton Central
  124. Castle HotelCarved stone entrance porch.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Conwy
  125. Castle Moat HouseMain building stone. Pale pink-grey, cross-bedded sandstones.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near St James's Street Merseytravel
  126. Castle Moat HouseNodular limestone used for the foundations.Sedimentary·Limestone·near St James's Street Merseytravel
  127. Castle StreetMain building stone.Sedimentary·Grit - Conglomerate·near Llanfairpwllgwyngyll
  128. Catesby's BuildingWhite stone trimmings on upper stories.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Goodge Street
  129. Cathedral ChambersMain building stone above the brick foundations, especially around the main door entrance.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Leeds
  130. Cathedral Church of Saint PhilipMain building stone. Several sandstones are used on this building. The best known is Darley Dale.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Birmingham New Street
  131. Cathedral HouseMain building stone at foundation level, seen to the right side of the entrance on Great George Street and…Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Leeds
  132. Cathedral HouseMain building stone above foundation level. This can be viewed in the walls either side of the entrance ste…Sedimentary·Oolitic Limestone·near Leeds
  133. Cathedral Wheeler HallMain building stone for this new extension. Picked by the architect to blend with the main cathedral stone.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Leeds
  134. Cavendish LaboratoriesMain building stone.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Cambridge
  135. Caxton HouseThe whole building is clad with algal reefal limestone, an unusual variety of Portland Stone.Sedimentary·Bioclastic oolitic limestone·near St James's Park
  136. CBRE Building, 55 Temple RowWhite, shelley limestone on Needless Alley facade.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Birmingham New Street
  137. Celebrity RestaurantSandstone dressings.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Birmingham New Street
  138. Celtic Cross in the Cathedral YardMain construction stone.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Chelmsford
  139. Celtic Royal HotelMain buidling stone used to clad the Georgian facade of the hotel.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Bangor
  140. CenotaphMain building stoneSedimentary·Limestone·near Westminster
  141. Central Square, BrindleyplaceSteps at the east end of the square.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Birmingham New Street
  142. Central Square, BrindleyplacePaving.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Birmingham New Street
  143. Chalybeate WellUpper part of well head.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Hampstead
  144. Chamberlain SquarePaving in the square.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Birmingham New Street
  145. Chamberlain Square FountainMain building stone.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Birmingham New Street
  146. Chandlers PlacePassage way on the corner of 117 High Street.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Porthmadog
  147. Chandos HouseMain building stoneSedimentary·Sandstone·near Oxford Circus
  148. Chaophraya RestaurantMain building stone.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Glasgow Central
  149. Charing CrossMain building stone.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Charing Cross
  150. Charing CrossOriginal red sandstone dressings.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Charing Cross
  151. Charing CrossReplacement red sandstone dressings.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Charing Cross
  152. Charles TyrrwhittCladding on the building.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Piccadilly Circus
  153. Chatila, Old Bond StreetCladdingSedimentary·Limestone·near Green Park
  154. Chelmsford CathedralFlint is the main component of the rubble masonry and is used in the decorative flushwork.Sedimentary·Flint·near Chelmsford
  155. Chelmsford CathedralStone used to contrast with the flint in the flushwork. Portland Stone is not original and has been used in…Sedimentary·Limestone·near Chelmsford
  156. Chelmsford CathedralStone used to contrast with the flint in the flushwork. Clipsham Stone is not original and has been used in…Sedimentary·Limestone·near Chelmsford
  157. Chelmsford CathedralStone used to contrast with the flint in the flushwork.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Chelmsford
  158. Chelmsford CathedralThere are bands and blocks of Reigate stone in the rubble masonry construction.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Chelmsford
  159. Chelmsford CathedralA few blocks of Hertfordshire puddingstone are used high up on the Chapter House.Sedimentary·Conglomerate·near Chelmsford
  160. Chelmsford CathedralCobbles of exotic pebbles in the rubble masonry.Sedimentary·Conglomerate·near Chelmsford
  161. Chelmsford CathedralStone dressings and quoins. Note that the pale coloured material used in the central section of the church…Sedimentary·Limestone·near Chelmsford
  162. Chelmsford Cathedral YardMain construction stone for a pair of chest tombs in the graveyard.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Chelmsford
  163. Chelsea GateEntrance to Battersea Park from Queenstown RoadSedimentary·Oolitic Limestone·near Battersea Park
  164. Chelsea War MemorialMain building stone.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Sloane Square
  165. Cherhill (Oldbury) White HorseChalk hill figure.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Chippenham
  166. Chesham High StreetSegments of the pedestrianised area paved with stone setts. The pale, rusty brown setts are sarsen.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Chesham
  167. Chesham United Reformed ChurchThe front of the building is constructed from flint rubble-work.Sedimentary·Flint·near Chesham
  168. Chesham United Reformed ChurchStone used for dressings on windows and doors and for the colonettes at the corners of the building.Sedimentary·Oolitic Limestone·near Chesham
  169. Chesham War MemorialMain building stone.Sedimentary·Oolitic Limestone·near Chesham
  170. Chester CathedralMottled red and white sandstones used in both the exterior and interior of the building.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Chester
  171. Chester CathedralMain building stone.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Chester
  172. Chesterfield Town HallStone used to build to portico and pediment of the front of the building.Sedimentary·Oolitic Limestone·near Chesterfield
  173. Chesterfield URC ChurchThe two distinctive columns at either side of the front entrance. A cross-bedded Coal Measures sandstoneSedimentary·Sandstone·near Chesterfield
  174. Chilkwell Street WallMain building stone. The wall is built with slabs of Blue Lias limestone, with blocks representing bedding…Sedimentary·Limestone·near Castle Cary
  175. Chiltern Firehouse (Marylebone Fire Station)Stone dressings. Whitbed is used in both the restoration and for the original dressings.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Baker Street
  176. Chindit MemorialStone used for the pillar supporting the bronze Chinthe figure.Sedimentary·Oolitic Limestone·near Charing Cross
  177. Chingford Mount Cemetery1st World War MemorialSedimentary·Limestone·near Chingford
  178. Chingford Mount Cemetery2nd World War Memorial.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Chingford
  179. Chingford Old Church (All Saints)Rubble masonry. Although most of the stone is Ragstone, a few 'one-offs' occur. The church dates from t…Sedimentary·Conglomerate·near Chingford
  180. Chingford Old Church (All Saints)Window dressings and tracery. The stone is very weathered. The church dates from the 12th Century and wa…Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Chingford
  181. Chingford Old Church (All Saints)Rubble masonry. Although most of the stone is Ragstone, a few 'one-offs' occur. The church dates from t…Sedimentary·Limestone·near Chingford
  182. Chingford Old Church (All Saints)Rubble masonry. Hornstone is a flinty variety of Kentish Ragstone. The church dates from the 12th Centur…Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Chingford
  183. Chingford Old Church (All Saints)Rubble masonry. The church dates from the 12th Century and was restored in the 1930s (by Winmill) and ag…Sedimentary·Flint·near Chingford
  184. Chingford Old Church (All Saints)Rubble masonry. The church dates from the 12th Century and was restored in the 1930s (by Winmill) and ag…Sedimentary·Flint·near Chingford
  185. Chingford Old Church (All Saints)Paths in the churchyard.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Chingford
  186. Chingford Parish ChurchA Victorian flint-work church with brick and stone dressings. Knapped quarry flint with white cortices pres…Sedimentary·Chert·near Chingford
  187. Choir HouseBrown sandstones used in the rubble masonry. This is the local stone, quarried in Ely.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Ely
  188. Christ ChurchMain building stone. Pyrite bearing sandstones, probably derived from the local turbidite sandstones.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Barmouth
  189. Christ Church SouthwarkOld paving on the north side of the church.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Southwark
  190. Christ Church SpitalfieldsMain building stone.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Liverpool Street
  191. Christ Church, East KennetSarsen ashlar used in a chequerboard pattern with flint work in the church walls.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Swindon
  192. Christ-the-King Church BloomsburyMain building stoneSedimentary·Limestone·near Goodge Street
  193. Christchurch WansteadStone dressings and window tracery.Sedimentary·Oolitic Limestone·near Wanstead
  194. Christchurch WansteadRubble masonry.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Wanstead
  195. Christie's Auctioneers, 8 King StreetPilastersSedimentary·Limestone·near Green Park
  196. Christie's Auctioneers, 8 King StreetPale yellow stone surrounding windows.Sedimentary·Travertine·near Green Park
  197. Christie's Auctioneers, 9 King StreetMain building stoneSedimentary·Limestone·near Green Park
  198. Church HallBehind (N) of the church is the church hall which is clad in beach flints, with weathered, rounded surfaces.Sedimentary·Flint·near West Drayton
  199. Church HouseStone dressings around doors and windows.Sedimentary·Oolitic Limestone·near High Barnet
  200. Church HouseRubble masonry. Knapped quarry flints and beach flint pebbles are both used in this building, as well as so…Sedimentary·Flint·near High Barnet
  201. Church HouseOdd shaped pieces of oolitic limestone are used in the wall caladding along with flint. These are bloks of…Sedimentary·Oolitic Limestone·near St James's Park
  202. Church HouseSplit fints are used to face the building. These include fossil echinoids, and shaped flints forming letter…Sedimentary·Flint·near St James's Park
  203. Church House (Parish Hall)Distinctive rusty brown ironstone used as a building stone.Sedimentary·Ironstone·near Poole
  204. Church House (Parish Hall)Grey limestones packed with shell fragments. This is either Purbeck Burr or Inland Freestone.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Poole
  205. Church LaneSetts used for paving the road.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Windsor & Eton Central
  206. Church of All Saints Pavement, YorkMain ashlar building stone of the church. As it is "underlain" by a chamfered plinth of pebbly Carboniferou…Sedimentary·Dolostone·near York
  207. Church of All Saints Pavement, YorkStone used for chamfered plinth around the base of the church. A coarse-grained pebbly quartz arenite, some…Sedimentary·Sandstone·near York
  208. Church StreetPaving setts making up the pavement.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Chesham
  209. Church's shoe shop, Regent's StreetCladding around windowsSedimentary·Limestone·near Oxford Circus
  210. Churchill HouseCladding.Sedimentary·Oolitic Limestone·near Old Street
  211. Cider TapMain building stone.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Euston
  212. City Information Sign, MonumentThe stone plinth to the map and information sign has enormous fossils crinoids.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Monument
  213. City of London Cemetary ChapelStone dressings. A lot of this has been patched with a concrete rich in a quartz sand aggregate. Look for t…Sedimentary·Limestone
  214. City of London Cemetary ChapelRubble masonry used for the walls.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Manor Park
  215. City of London Magistrates CourtMain building stone.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Bank
  216. City TempleMain building stone.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Chancery Lane
  217. City WallsBuilding stone.Sedimentary·Dolomite·near York
  218. City WallsPaving on rampart.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near York
  219. Clare CollegeRoofing slates. It should be stated that the roof of Clare College is not open for access!Sedimentary·Limestone·near Cambridge
  220. Clare CollegeMain building stoneSedimentary·Oolitic Limestone·near Cambridge
  221. Claridge'sDoor frame.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Bond Street
  222. Claridge'sWhite stone cladding around entrance.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Bond Street
  223. Claygate HouseStone dressings of this former police station.Sedimentary·Oolitic Limestone·near Woodford
  224. Cleveland HouseMain building stone.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Piccadilly Circus
  225. Clifton ObservatoryThe main building material is the local limestone.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Clifton Down
  226. Cloth Hall CourtMain building stone.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Leeds
  227. Co-op Market SquareThe arcade of columns facing the Square.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Matlock
  228. Cobden Rooms ForecourtPaving slabs to the east of the building.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Manchester Piccadilly
  229. Cock HillOuter lower wall of the building.Sedimentary·near Liverpool Street
  230. Coinage HallMain building stone.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Truro
  231. Colchester CastleMasonry around the entrance. A fine grained, non-oolitic, white limestone, with no fossils.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Colchester Town
  232. Colchester CastleRubble masonry.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Colchester Town
  233. Colchester CastleQuoins.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Colchester Town
  234. Cold Knap Roman SiteStone used for the structures uncovered in the excavations. These are from the Bull Cliff Member of the Lia…Sedimentary·Limestone·near Barry
  235. Colleg Glan HafrenRed bands in front elevation of the white stone building.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Cardiff Queen Street
  236. Colonnade WalkPaving and cladding.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Victoria
  237. Colwyn ChambersThe main building stone of the upper storeys is Portland Stone, however this was painted over with whitewas…Sedimentary·Oolitic Limestone·near Manchester Piccadilly
  238. Commonwealth Memorial GatesMain building stone.Sedimentary·Oolitic Limestone·near Hyde Park Corner
  239. Commonwealth Memorial Gates PavilionMain building stone.Sedimentary·Oolitic Limestone·near Hyde Park Corner
  240. Compton Verney BoulderThe boulder was brought to Compton Verney, both as a piece of landart and for rock climbing.Sedimentary·Oolitic Limestone·near Stratford-Upon-Avon
  241. Confucius InstituteBase of the wall outside the front door of the Confucius Institute at the University of Liverpool shows exc…Sedimentary·Sandstone
  242. Conisborough CastleMain building stone.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Doncaster
  243. Conwy CastleMain building stone.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Conwy
  244. Conwy CastleStone used for window dressings.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Conwy
  245. Conwy Castle Visitor EntranceMain building stone.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Conwy
  246. Conwy GuildhallMain building stone.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Conwy
  247. Conwy Municipal OfficesStone used for the doorway, a white weathering limestone rich in stylolites.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Conwy
  248. Conwy Suspension BridgeMain building stone.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Conwy
  249. Conwy Visitor CentreMain building stone.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Conwy
  250. Coop SupermarketThe shop was significantly extended to the rear in 2018-19. The extension used an external facing stone bes…Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Hope
  251. Coop SupermarketThe shop was significantly extended to the rear in 2018-19. The furthest part of the extension, under the l…Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Hope
  252. Cooper's HallMain building stone.Sedimentary·Oolitic Limestone·near Bristol Temple Meads
  253. Copped HallQuoins and dressings on the otherwise brick-built building.Sedimentary·Oolitic Limestone·near Epping
  254. Corn ExchangeStone used to build the foundation courses.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Doncaster
  255. Coronation HouseMain building stone at street level.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Fenchurch Street
  256. Coronation HouseMain building stone for upper storeys.Sedimentary·Oolitic Limestone·near Fenchurch Street
  257. Corpus Christi CollegeMain building stone.Sedimentary·Oolitic Limestone·near Cambridge
  258. Council HouseMain building stone. Several sandstones are used on this building. The best known is Darley Dale.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Birmingham New Street
  259. County Constabulary BuildingMain building stone.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Wrexham Central
  260. County HallStone used for steps, dressings and columns.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Bangor
  261. County OfficesLimestone dressings around windows and quoins.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Bangor
  262. Covent Garden MarketSandstone used for the upper parts of the building.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Covent Garden
  263. Covent Garden PiazzaSome of the paving in the arcade that leads to the entrance to the Royal Opera House in the NE corner of th…Sedimentary·Oolitic Limestone·near Covent Garden
  264. CP+B, 32 York WayFront of the office building; a fossiliferous limestone with shell lags.Sedimentary·Limestone·near King's Cross St Pancras LU
  265. The Crescent Hotel BuxtonNew rear extension surrounding the piazza and statue. Both pink and buff sandstones are from the same quarr…Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Buxton
  266. Crewkerne StationMain building stone.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Crewkerne
  267. Crewkerne Station Goods ShedStone used for quoins and window dressings.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Crewkerne
  268. Crewkerne Station Goods ShedMain building stone. A distinctive, rubbly limestone.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Crewkerne
  269. Criccieth CastleSandstone dressings in the gatehouse and other doorways.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Criccieth
  270. Criccieth CastleMain construction stone for the fortifications on the N side of the castle.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Criccieth
  271. Criccieth RNLI Lifeboat StationSandstone dressings around the doorway of the boat house.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Criccieth
  272. Cross BathsMain building stone.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Bath Spa
  273. Crown CourtMain building stone.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Cardiff Queen Street
  274. Crown CourtThe stone infilling the timber framework.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Godalming
  275. Crown CourtIronstone pebbles and chippings used in the galleting of the mortar joints. This is probably locally quarri…Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Godalming
  276. Crystal Palace Geological Illustrations #1A cliff with a cave or mine adit constructed from Lower Carboniferous Limestone.Sedimentary·Limestone (encrinite)·near Penge West
  277. Crystal Palace Geological Illustrations #10The groups of vertebrate models represents geological time periods and stand on artificial islands made of…Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Penge West
  278. Crystal Palace Geological Illustrations #11The groups of vertebrate models represents geological time periods and stand on artificial islands made of…Sedimentary·near Penge West
  279. Crystal Palace Geological Illustrations #12The groups of vertebrate models represents geological time periods and stand on artificial islands made of…Sedimentary·Thames Gravels·near Penge West
  280. Crystal Palace Geological Illustrations #2Sandstone blocks below the Coal Measure cliff and forming the 'riverbed' beneath the Paxton Bridge.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Penge West
  281. Crystal Palace Geological Illustrations #3A reconstruction of faulted strata, representing the coal measures as observed near Ashover, in Derbyshire.Sedimentary·Coal·near Penge West
  282. Crystal Palace Geological Illustrations #4A reconstruction of faulted strata, representing the coal measures as observed near Ashover, in Derbyshire.…Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Penge West
  283. Crystal Palace Geological Illustrations #5A reconstruction of faulted strata, representing the coal measures as observed near Ashover, in Derbyshire.…Sedimentary·Ironstone·near Penge West
  284. Crystal Palace Geological Illustrations #6The groups of vertebrate models represents geological time periods and stand on artificial islands made of…Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Penge West
  285. Crystal Palace Geological Illustrations #7The groups of vertebrate models represents geological time periods and stand on artificial islands made of…Sedimentary·Limestone·near Penge West
  286. Crystal Palace Geological Illustrations #8The groups of vertebrate models represents geological time periods and stand on artificial islands made of…Sedimentary·Oolitic Limestone·near Penge West
  287. Crystal Palace Geological Illustrations #9A small 'cliff' of Portland Stone stands behind the Megasaurus. Please note that the 'Mesozoic Island'…Sedimentary·Oolitic Limestone·near Penge West
  288. Cunard BuildingThe main building stone is heavily rusticated Portland Stone.Sedimentary·Oolitic Limestone·near St James's Street Merseytravel
  289. Cutlers HallBuilding material used for the new porch extension.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Bristol Temple Meads
  290. Cutlers HallSquare pillars to the left and right of the main pedestrian entrance.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Sheffield
  291. Cutty SarkPaving around the Cutty Sark and the entrance to the Greenwich Tunnel.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Cutty Sark DLR
  292. Cypriot High CommisionMain building stone.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Piccadilly Circus
  293. Daks, Old Bond StreetMain building stoneSedimentary·Limestone·near Green Park
  294. Dartford LibraryStone dressings and dedicatory plaques.Sedimentary·Oolitic Limestone·near Dartford
  295. Deniol CenttreMain building stone.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Bangor
  296. Department of ZoologyMain wall stone at the junction of Downing Street and Corn Exchange Street.Sedimentary·Limestone·near Cambridge
  297. Deptford Town HallDeptford Tpwn Hall is now Part of Goldsmiths, University of London. Main building stone.The beautiful carvi…Sedimentary·Limestone·near New Cross Gate
  298. Derby CathedralWest nave side door frame, particularly the larger building blocks. Clear cross-bedding within poorly-sorte…Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Derby
  299. Derby City Council HallMain building stone used for the portico and dressings on this otherwise brick building.Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Derby
  300. Derby Registry Office (Royal Oak House)Decorative, engaged pilasters around the building. This channel-bedded sandstone is probably from Dumfriesh…Sedimentary·Sandstone·near Derby
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