A public record of the stone in your built environmentExplore the mapBrowse all locationsFor researchersAbout the project
London Pavement Geology — home
Submit a location

Now extended for the rest of the UK

  • Explore
    • Map of all sites
    • Search Locations
  • Browse
  • Submit a Location
  • About
    • About this project
    • Project History
    • Further Reading
    • Useful Links
    • Mobile App
  • Contact

Categories

AllIgneousMetamorphicSedimentaryFossilStructure
 
 
 

Home/Explore the map/Browse A–Z: R

Royal Liver Building

Bohus Grey Granite

  • Igneous
  • Granite
  • 920 Ma

This stone is older than it looks. Send it to someone five minutes away.

  • WhatsApp (opens in a new tab)
  • Bluesky (opens in a new tab)
  • X (opens in a new tab)
  • Facebook (opens in a new tab)
  • Email

See the message

Just found Bohus Grey Granite in Royal Liver Building.

920 Ma granite, quarried at Bohuslan, Sweden. Nearest stop: St James's Street Merseytravel.

This stone is older than it looks — worth five minutes if you're nearby.
https://www.londonpavementgeology.co.uk/location/5581-royal-liver-building/

Location Details

Back to Map

Location of Geological Feature
The facade of the building is clad in a pale-coloured granite.
Rock Type
Granite
Geological Age
920 Ma
Quarry Location
Bohuslan, Sweden.
Category
Igneous
Nearest station
St James's Street Merseytravel
Address
George's Dock Gates L3 1HU
Building architect
Walter Aubrey Thomas
Date of build
1911
Find out more
Stone identified by Ruth Siddall
Royal Liver Building — Bohus Grey Granite
Bohus Grey Granite at Royal Liver Building
Bohus Grey Granite at Royal Liver Building (detail 2)
    Entry submitted by Ruth Siddall

Nearby

The closest other recorded buildings.

  • Cunard BuildingPortland Stone: Whitbed90 m · about 1 min walk
  • George's Dock Ventilation & Control StationPortland Stone: Whitbed180 m · about 3 min walk
  • Albion HouseLeinster Granite240 m · about 4 min walk
  • Castle Moat HouseClwyd Limestone310 m · about 5 min walk
  • St George's HallDarley Dale Sandstone1 km · about 16 min walk
  • Forum CinemaPortland Stone: Whitbed1.1 km · about 17 min walk

Suggest an Edit


London Pavement Geology

A public record of the stone in your built environment.

Like the site? Buy us a coffee

Explore

Map of all sitesSearch locationsBrowse every location

Contribute

Submit a locationContact us

About

About this projectProject historyFurther readingUseful links

Funding, sponsorship and supporting institutions

  • Marelambis Ltd.
  • University College London
  • Petroleum Exploration Society of Great Britain
  • Geologists' Association Curry Fund
  • Geoscience Wales
  • The Geological Society
  • London Geodiversity Partnership

With donations from individuals in the oil and gas industry who wish to remain anonymous.

Building stone data by Ruth Siddall, Dave Wallis and contributors. Project founded by Dave Wallis.

Privacy policyCookie policyTerms© 2026 London Pavement GeologyWeb design by Livetech

We would like to use Google Analytics to see which pages people find useful. It sets cookies in your browser, so we only do it if you say yes. Nothing about you is identified individually. What we use and why.