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23 locations catalogued as structure.

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  1. Ashmolean MuseumPaving at the back entrance to the Ashmolean Museum of St Giles'. Basalt cobbles with good examples of conc…Structure·Basalt·near Oxford
  2. Bessborough StreetCoping stones on the low wall on the corner of Bessborough Street & Drummond Gate. For structural geologist…Structure·Gneiss·near Pimlico
  3. Birkbeck School of ArtsA paving slab, with exceptionally well preserved ripple structures is found outside the entrance to the Sch…Structure·Sandstone·near Euston LU
  4. BulgariPanels of the back and white breccia Grand Antique are at the top of the window arches. These a fault brecc…Structure·Breccia·near Green Park
  5. Cabot Place, North Colonnade EntranceCladding on facade. Good examples of sedimentary structures are seen in these slates.Structure·Slate·near Canary Wharf
  6. Charlotte StreetPaving with good examples of ripples in micaceous sandstones.Structure·Sandstone·near Goodge Street
  7. Deutsche BankPaving around the building. There are some great examples of graded bedding and sedimentary structures in t…Structure·Sandstone·near Birmingham New Street
  8. Emerson StreetPaving on east side of the street has some excellent sedimentary structures, including trough cross-bedding.Structure·Sandstone·near London Bridge LU
  9. Financial Conduct AuthoritySlabs of gneiss in fron of the entrance portico. The origin of these is unknown, but the are almost certain…Structure·Gneiss·near Canary Wharf
  10. Fitzroy SquareWell-preserved ripples in fluvial sandstones used for Georgian-period paving in Fitzroy Square.Structure·Sandstone·near Warren Street
  11. Little St Mary's ChurchRippled, yellow, oolitic limestone used for ashlar masonry. The ripple marks are clear, even on the well-cu…Structure·Oolitic Limestone·near Cambridge
  12. The Mosaic MapStones used for the decorative mosaic. A wide variety of stones, some local, some exotic (like lapis lazuli…Structure·near York
  13. Pittencrieff HouseA monolithic block of Carboniferous sandstone containing preserved ripple marks can be found on the west si…Structure·Sandstone·near Dunfermline City
  14. Plymouth City MuseumTension gashes in limestone paving outside the Museum.Structure·Plymouth Limestone·near Plymouth
  15. Porth Amlwch Car ParkPedestrian areas of the car park are paved with riven sandstone slabs, which preserve very clear ripples.Structure·Sandstone·near Llanfairpwllgwyngyll
  16. Red Lion PubRight outside the pub, well-preserved dessication cracks in Purbeck Stone flagstones, probably from the Pur…Structure·Limestone·near Wareham
  17. St Martin's CourtPaving in the lane of York Stone shows excellent and unusual examples of sun-sedimentary deformation; slump…Structure·Sandstone·near Leicester Square
  18. Torrington PlacePaving flags on the corner of Torrington Place and Chenies Mews. This is probably Millstone Grit and the sl…Structure·Sandstone·near Goodge Street
  19. Trafalgar SquarePaving on Charing Cross Road, near to the bus stop. This paving has spectacular ripples.Structure·Sandstone·near Charing Cross
  20. Twthill Pedestrian UnderpassStone used for rubble masonry of the retaining walls.Structure·Sandstone·near Bangor
  21. TwtilPaving stones with spectacular ripples.Structure·Sandstone·near Harlech
  22. TwtilPaving stones with spectacular ripples.Structure·Sandstone·near Harlech
  23. UCL Front QuadPaving stones on pedestrian pathways. Some examples show ripples and a few show the marks left by raindrops.Structure·Sandstone·near Euston Square

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