Locations beginning with W
229 locations. Names are filed ignoring a leading “The”.
- W E Forster StatueGranite plinth of the statue.
- W. Williams JonesEngaged pillars on either side of the shop front.
- Waitrose Canary WharfWall cladding in building foyer. A beautiful, fine grained pink and yellow sandstone showing ripples and ot…
- Waitrose Canary WharfPaving in building foyer.
- Waitrose StratfordCladding. Unfortunately this stone is not used at eye-level.
- Wales National War MemorialMain building stone. The top part of the obelisks have been painted, but they are made of Portland Stone th…
- Walkden HousePanels adjacent to the entrance are spectacular, polished serpentinite with unusual textures. The origin is…
- Walker's CourtCladding on entrance to night club. This is a valuable marble called Portoro. I suspect this building may b…
- Wall on Royston RoadThis Grade 2 listed wall is on a bend of Royston Road to the west of Wendens Ambo village, between the chur…
- Wall, Moel-y-DonMain building stone. A red sandstone quarried from Moel-y-Don itself and the shores of the Menai Straits.
- Wallace CollectionGranite urns at the porte-cochere.
- Wallace CollectionMain building stone for the porte-cochere.
- Walled Garden WalkSarcophagi
- Walled Garden WalkSarcohagi lids and tombstones next to the Tower.
- Walled Garden WalkPyramid tomb monument.
- Walled Garden WalkGravestones stacked against the walls. Most are Portland stone, but with a couple of sandstone examples.
- The Walrus & the CarpenterFoundations to pillars on ground floor.
- The Walrus & the CarpenterPillars on ground floor.
- Waltham Abbey Chapter House wallRecycled pillars of Purbeck Stone use in the rubble masonry.
- Waltham Abbey Chapter House wallBlocks in the rubble masonry.
- Waltham Abbey Chapter House wallMain building stone. A lot of the flinty, 'hornstone' variety of Rag is used here.
- Waltham Abbey ChurchStone used in the Victorian extensions.
- Waltham Forest Town HallMain building stone.
- Walthamstow Assembly HallMain building stone.
- Walthamstow Central LibraryCream-coloured stone dressings. An oolitic limestone.
- Walthamstow Central LibraryFoundations and white stone dressings around the doorway.
- Walthamstow MarketPaving in the market.
- Walthamstow MarketPaving in the market. This stone is used for some of the black stripes in the paving.
- Walthamstow MarketPink granite paving in the market.
- Walthamstow MarketPaving in the market. This strongly foliated red granite strongly resembles Swedish Vanga, but its origin c…
- Walthamstow MarketGreen paving slabs in the market.
- Walthamstow Town Hall GatesMain building stone.
- Walthamstow Town Hall GatesMain building stone.
- Walthamstow United Reformed ChurchMain building stone.
- Walthamstow United Reformed ChurchLimestone used for dressings and window surrounds.
- Walthamstow United Reformed ChurchPebble paving at the front of the church on Orford Road. Chatter-marked, rounded flint pebbles are derived…
- Walthamstow War MemorialMain building stone for both the memorial and the sculpture.
- Walton-on-the-Naze Crag WalkLarvikite blocks used as coastal defences and for forming the main structure of the Crag Walk, which protec…
- Wanstead Drinking FountainWater bowl and base of the fountain structure.
- Wanstead United Reformed ChurchStone dressings.
- Wanstead United Reformed ChurchRubble masonry.
- Wanstead War MemorialMain construction stone. This is much stained and varies from blue to yellow to white, partly due to corros…
- Wanstead War MemorialPlaques carrying the inscriptions.
- War MemorialMain building stone of the upper part of the war memoria. At the design stage, local resident and geologist…
- War MemorialPlinth of the war memorial.
- War MemorialPaving around the memorial.
- War MemorialMain building stone.
- War Memorial BuildingRubble masonry in the foundations.
- War Memorial BuildingWhite stone dressings and ashlar blocks in the rubble masonry.
- War Memorial Llangristiolus ChurchStone used for the celtic cross at the west end on the church.
- War Memorial, The HeadrowThe main plinth of the statues, re-sited to current position in 1937. The upper plinth has been cleaned and…
- WarehouseRubble Masonry construction is laregly from exotic stones, once used as ballast.
- WarehouseMain building stone.
- Warfield RoadPink granite used for stone wall at the top end of the road.
- Wartski's JewellersPillars at either end of the shop front. Black stone cladding around windows. The origin of this stone is u…
- Warwick CourtMain building stone
- Watch Tower Geo Mon OfficesStone dressings and quoins.
- Watch Tower Geo Mon OfficesMain building stone.
- Watches of Switzerland, KnightsbridgeCladding. A fine grained brown limestone.
- Watches of Switzerland, KnightsbridgeCladding details. A finely, laminated, fine grained brown limestone.
- Watches of Switzerland, Oxford StreetMain cladding material.
- Watches of Switzerland, Oxford StreetCladding details in bands across the building.
- Water Feature: Oozells SquareMain stone used for sculpture.
- Water Feature: Oozells SquareKerbs on the edge of the rill.
- Water FountainA cylindrical sandstone water fountain.
- The Water GateGateway in the Medieval town walls. This structure is built of a variety of stones, but the limestones are…
- Water TroughStone used to construct the trough.
- WatergateMain building stone.
- The Waterguard (former Customs & Excise House)Main building stone of the older part of the building.
- The Waterguard (former Customs & Excise House)Pale stone dressings on the old part of the building.
- The Waterguard (former Customs & Excise House)Cladding used on the new extension.
- Waterloo BridgeMain building stone. A cross-bedded variety of Portland Stone.
- Waterloo HouseStone used for the doorstep at the entrance on Waterloo Street.
- Waterloo HouseModern granite cladding, added in the 1970s.
- Waterloo StationMain building stone, best viewed in the station's interior, on the balcony level.
- Waterstones, Garrick StreetRed and green Cornish Serpentinite is used for the columns and column bases.
- Waterstones, London WallCladding over the building and on the colonnade.
- Watling HouseCladding on the walls. Look for the large crinoid fossils.
- Watlington White Mark (Spire)Chalk hill figure.
- Waverley CourtCity of Edinburgh Council Offices. Limestone cladding the building. Both 'blue' and yellow versions of this…
- Waxy O'ConnorsBuilding cladding.
- Waxy O'ConnorsMain building material.
- Waxy's Little SisterShap Granite cladding on the pub walls and doorway. This is a classic late 19th Century pub, clad with t…
- Waxy's Little SisterLarvikite is used as dressings and trim on the Victorian pub, which also uses two other types of granite on…
- Waxy's Little SisterA red granite from Sweden is used to clad this Victorian pub, along with two other decorative igneous rocks.
- Wayland's Smithy Long BarrowNeolithic megalithic site. The slabs of stone at the entrance to the barrow are constructed of the locally…
- Wella Hair StudioCladding at the foundation level of the building. The best examples are at the rear of the building on Tib…
- Wella Hair StudioAlternating bands of pale pink sandstone in the exterior walls between the cream limestone cladding.
- The Wellcome Building (Wellcome Collection)Main building stone.
- The WellingtonRed granite cladding on ground floor.
- Wellington ArchMain building stone.
- Wellington HotelMain building stone.
- Wellington MemorialPlinth.
- Wellington MemorialPodium and steps. This is a very strongly foliated, grey granite. The most likely candidate is Aberdeen Rub…
- Wellington StatueStone used for Plinth.
- Wellington's Mounting BlockMain building stone.
- Wells CathedralMain building stone used in the construction of the Cathedral.Some repairs ahave been carried out in Beer S…
- Wells Cathedral Music SchoolMain building stone.
- Wells Cathedral Music SchoolDressings around the windows and doors are Doulting Stone.
- Wells Cathedral Visitor EntranceRubble masonry of the curved wall.
- Welsh Highland & Ffestiniog Railway StationMain building stone of the new extensions.
- Welsh Highland & Ffestiniog Railway StationMain building stone of the old station buildings.
- Welsh Volunteers' MemorialThis memorial commemorates the Welsh volunteers who served in the Spanish Civil War. Boulder used for the m…
- Wenvoe War MemorialStone used to construct the memorial is from the local quarry in Wenvoe.
- The Wesleyan and General Assurance BuildingGneiss used to clad the building.
- The West Bromwich Building SocietyStone used for foundations and the door surround.
- West Kennet Long BarrowNeolithic megalithic site. The slabs of stone at the entrance to the barrow are constructed of the locally…
- The Westbury HotelCladding around the porch.
- Westbury White HorseChalk hill figure.
- Westchester HouseDoor frame to Westchester House
- Westerham Parish ChurchPaving setts in the path.
- Westerham Parish ChurchMain building stone.
- Westferry Circus CrescentFoundations.
- Westferry Circus CrescentCladding above foundations.
- Westferry Circus CrescentWhite marble dressings.
- Westferry Circus CrescentGreen foundation pedestals between shop fronts.
- WestfieldChocolate brown inserts forming bands in the paving in the interior of the shopping mall.
- Westfield StratfordStone cladding on the facade on Westfield Avenue.
- Westfield Stratford CityPaving inside the shopping centre on all floors and on some of the walls on the Lower Ground level.
- Westfiield Stratford CityPaving on the floor in between the food court and HMV - on the first floor.
- Westminster AbbeyMain building stone.
- Westminster AbbeyMain building stone for the West Front.
- Westminster AbbeyMain building stone. Chilmark Stone is from equivalent strata to Portland Stone.
- Westminster CathedralWhite stone dressings.
- Westminster CathedralFoundations.
- Westminster Cathedral PiazzaRed limestone bollards along the Victoria Street side of the Piazza.
- Westminster Cathedral PiazzaPaving in the Piazza.
- Westminster City HallBlack wall of polished stone, adjacent to Waitrose.
- Westminster Magistrates CourtCream pisolitic, dolomitic limestone is used for cladding the building.
- Westminster Magistrates CourtFoundations.
- Westminster Scholars War MemorialRed granite dressings.
- Westminster Scholars War MemorialMain building stone.
- Weston HouseCladding in portico.
- Wetherspoons: The Soloman CutlerWhite limestone cladding.
- Wetherspoons: The Soloman CutlerGreen stone used at the foundations
- WH Smith Union StreetMarble cladding.
- WH SmithsShop front cladding.
- Wheelbarrow LaneCobbles of waste quartz veins, a by-product of the mining industry.
- The WhetstoneThe Whetstone stands outside The Griffin pub on Whetstone high street. It is probably a mounting block asso…
- Whetstone SquareA large, granite boulder, a glacial erratic with striations on its surface, is used as the nameplate of thi…
- Whin HillMain building stone. The stone is the local Alnwick Sill whinstone. Look for the boats hidden in the rubble…
- Whin HillMain building stone. The stone is the local Alnwick Sill whinstone. The quarry is now the village carpark.
- WhinstoneReused cobbles of black dolerite, occurring mainly in the lower courses of the panels under the pub's windows.
- Whipps Cross Bus StandThe area uses substantial glacial boulders for landscaping. An upright boulder of granite is cross cut by…
- Whipps Cross Bus StandThe area uses substantial glacial boulders for landscaping. A flat-lying boulder of amphibolite-facies gnei…
- Whipps Cross Bus StandGlacial boulders of metamorphic rock used for landscaping.
- Whipps Cross War MemorialMain construction stone.
- Whipps Cross War MemorialPlaque carrying the inscription.
- Whitby War MemorialMain memorial cenotaph stone on the pavement beside New Quay Road, Central Whitby. It is across Langbourne…
- The White Hart InnGrey granite used for cladding.
- The White Hart InnPink Granite used for cladding.
- The White MonkMain building stone. A variable selection of red, buff and green sandstones and occassional conglomerates.
- White StuffColumns around the doors and windows.
- White StuffStone dressings around doors and windows.
- White Tower, Tower of LondonMain building stone, used for rubble masonry.
- White Tower, Tower of LondonWindow surrounds and mullions
- WhitehallPaving flags.
- WhitehallPaving stone with good examples of liesegang banding.
- Whitehaven Harbour WallThe building stone makes up all of the harbour walls. This photo was taken where the footpath is narrowest,…
- Whittington HouseBlack stone cladding the walls.
- Whittles JewellersCladding on the outside the the building.
- Wicken Water Boulders, ArkesdenIn the stream bed of Wicken Water to east of road bridge in front of Village Hall of Arkesden.
- Wilcox PlaceThree types of stone are used as paving setts. This is a grey gneiss with white 'augen'.
- Wilcox PlaceThree types of stone are used as paving setts. This is a black basalt with pyroxene phenocrysts.
- Wilcox PlaceThree types of stone are used as paving setts. This is a grey granite.
- William Badger & John Heap MemorialMain building stone. A broken column which commemorates two of the stone masons who were killed during the…
- The William BlakeCladding on ground floor.
- William Booth MemorialStone used for the memorial.
- William Booth MemorialStone used for the inscription plaque.
- William Hill BookmakersCladding on the shop frontage.
- William Hill, 11-13 WestgateExterior panelling to the left of their door entranc.
- William Morris GalleryWhite stone dressing and steps at entrance. Particularly good examples of Solenopora algae fossils. The ori…
- William Pemberton Barnes MemorialAn impressive white marble tomb and headstone in Havering-atte-Bower churchyard.
- William Smith Commemorative PlaqueWilliam Smith (1769-1839) was a mining geologist and created the first geological map of England and Wales,…
- William Wallace MemorialStones used for plinth. This is an unusual case of the use of Peterhead Granite in its rough, non-polished…
- Willow ApartmentsMain building stone.
- Willow ApartmentsStone used on the south corner of the building. Bath stone is superficially similar to the elvan used for t…
- Wills Memorial TowerThe tower is built from Bath Stone and Clipsham Stone. Clipsham Stone is shown here.
- Wimborne Minster MuseumMain building stone.
- Wimborne Minster SundialThe dial of the sundial is made from a slab of Chilmark stone, which weathers slightly pink in this instanc…
- Winborne War MemorialMain building stone.
- Winchester HouseMain stone used for cladding on the building.
- Winchester House, London WallMain building stone
- Winchester PalaceMain building stone. The walls are constructed of rubble masonry. Mainly cobbles of Kentish Ragstone are us…
- Winchester PalaceRose window tracery.
- The WindmillRed granite engaged pillars between the windows.
- The WindmillFoundations.
- Windor Castle Lower WardMain building stone.
- Windor Castle Lower WardStone dressings in the blind arcade.
- Windrush SquarePaving stones.
- Windrush Square Stone BenchStone used for the sculptural bench.
- Windsor & Royal Borough MuseumStone dressings, carvings and sculpture. The building was formerly the guildhall.
- Windsor Castle Curfew TowerMain building stone.
- Windsor Castle Entrance PassageMain building stone.
- Windsor Castle Entrance PassageStone dressings around the doorways.
- Windsor Castle Entrance PassageKnapped flints have been used as gallets to support the sarsen masonry.
- Windsor Castle Middle WardMain building stone of the wall.
- Windsor Castle Middle WardMicaceous paving flags with good ripples and other sedimentary strutures, .This is possibly a variety of Yo…
- Windsor Castle Middle WardBlocks of fossil-rich Purbeck Stone are scattered throughout the wall.
- Windsor Castle Norman GateMain building stone.
- Windsor Castle Norman GateYellow limestone used on the central section of the gate and in the gatehouse in the Upper ward.
- Windsor Castle Norman GateGranite steps in the porch of the gatehouse, just inside the Upper Ward.
- Windsor Castle North Terrace14th Century walls built of rough-cut sarsen. There has clearly been some 19th Century renovations with sar…
- Windsor Castle North TerraceKnapped flints feature in the North Terrace wall.
- Windsor Castle Round TowerMain building stone. The Tower was originally built in the 12th Century on top of the motte, with is constr…
- Windsor Castle State ApartmentsMain building stone.
- Windsor Castle State ApartmentsWhite limestone dressings.
- Windsor ChambersExterior wall panels to the right of the doorway.
- Windsor HouseExterior wall cladding.
- Windsor HouseInterior & exterior paving. Look out for the red garnets in this otherwise white rock.
- Windsor HouseWhite granite used of interior wall cladding & exterior paving.
- Windsor Parish Church (St John the Baptist)Main building stone.
- Windsor Parish ChurchyardGrave stones, now laid to form a path around the church.
- Windsor War MemorialMain building stone.
- Wollaton HallThis building, now housing Nottingham's Natural History Museum was once an Elizabethan mansion. In a first…
- The WolseleyMain building stone.
- Wonderland Night ClubA striking black stone with gold crystals of ortopyroxene.
- Woodberry DownSalvaged granite blocks, repurposed as seating.
- Woodberry DownGranite blocks used for hard landscaping on the New River Path.
- Woodberry DownGranite blocks used for hard landscaping. This example contains good examples of both enclaves and xenoliths.
- Woodford Water FountainMain building stone.
- Woolgate ExchangeMain building stone. Albion Stone supplied Perryfield Whitbed for this building.
- Woolgate ExchangeGrey granite used in the foundations.
- Woolgate ExchangePaving stone.
- Wren LandingPink granite cladding on low walls.
- Wrexham College of ArtMain building stone.
- Wrexham General StationMain building stone.
- Wyndham House, Sloane SquareThe steps at the entrance to the building.
- Wynnstay ArmsMain building stone. A fine to medium grained, yellowish sandstone which develops a black crust on weathering.