Download or read book The Geology of England and Wales written by P. J. Brenchley and published by Geological Society of London. This book was released on 2006 with total page 588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This second edition of 'The Geology of England and Wales' is considerably expanded from its predecessor, reflecting the increase in our knowledge of the region, and particularly of the offshore areas. Forty specialists have contributed to 18 chapters, which cover a time range from 700 million years ago to 200 million years into the future. A new format places all the chapters in approximately temporal order. Both offshore and economic geology now form an integral part of appropriate chapters.
Download or read book Clwyd Limestone written by Mark Glaister and published by . This book was released on 2015-10 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the magnificent Eglweseg valley, through the popular sport routes in the quarries above the village of Trevor, and on to the two trad cliffs of Pandy Outcrop and Pontesford Rocks, 'Clwyd Limestone' covers a wealth of traditional and sport climbing.
Download or read book Limestones and Caves of Wales written by Trevor D. Ford and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2011-06-02 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This 1989 book covers the geology and geomorphology of the Carboniferous Limestone areas of Wales, and summarises the state of knowledge of the main cave systems including the longest and deepest in Britain. It sets out to assess the morphological evolution of the cave systems and the associated landscape features, particularly in light of the effects of successive glaciations. The book also covers related subjects including the biology of the cave faunas, important archaeological discoveries in Welsh caves and the hydrology of the limestone masses. On its publication, this was the first book to give a general survey of the subject. It will continue to provide a valuable reference for cavers and also for geologists, geographers, biologists and archaeologists with special interests in the area.
Download or read book Natural Stone and World Heritage written by Ruth Siddall and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2021-11-30 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is about the stone used to build the castles of Edward I in North West Wales. It provides a description of the available geological resources and the building materials used in the construction of Caernarfon, Conwy, Harlech and Beaumaris Castles. It takes a broad view of this subject, placing the stone used in the castles in the context of both earlier and later buildings across the region of study, from the Neolithic up until the present day. The book will serve as a useful source book for geologists, archaeologists, architects, representatives of the natural stone industry, historians and cultural heritage management professionals specifically and for academic and non-academic communities, travellers and tourism industry operators in general.
Download or read book Outlines of the Geology of England and Wales written by William D... Conybeare and published by . This book was released on 1822 with total page 564 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Outlines of the Geology of England and Wales written by W. D. Conybeare and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2014-11-06 with total page 559 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A pioneering and highly influential overview of the geological composition of England and Wales, first published in 1822.
Download or read book Clwyd Denbighshire and Flintshire written by Edward Hubbard and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 1986-03-01 with total page 596 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Clwyd, covering the former counties of Denbighshire and Flintshire, is exceptionally rewarding in architecture. the medieval period has left a fine legacy, including castles of the time of Edward I as sophisticated as any in Europe, the monastic ruins of Basingwerk and Valle Crucis, and the distinctive local 'double-nave' type of Perpendicular church. Country houses range in size and ambition from Erddig, Kinmel and Chirk Castle to a host of lesser buildings, humbler but still of quality. Towns such as Denbigh and Ruthin, village groups and Victorian seaside resorts all add to the pattern of styles and materials, a pattern further enriched by relics of the Industrial revolution and the striking diversity of vernacular styles.
Download or read book Memoirs of the Geological Survey of England and Wales Vol I IV Pt I written by Geological Survey of Great Britain and published by . This book was released on 1866 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Outlines of the Geology of England and Wales with an Introductory Compendium of the General Principles of that Science written by William Daniel Conybeare and published by . This book was released on 1822 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Outlines of the Geology of England and Wales with an Introductory Compendium of the General Principles of that Science and Comparative Views of the Structure of Foreign Countries Illustrated by a Coloured Map and Sections By the Rev W D Conybrare F R S M G S c and William Phillips F L S M G S c Part 1 written by William Daniel Conybeare and published by . This book was released on 1822 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Measures for Measure written by Mike Leeder and published by Liverpool University Press. This book was released on 2020-11-05 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An illustrated explanation of the geological background to the first Industrial Revolution that originated in eighteenth-century Britain.
Download or read book Spon s Quarry Guide written by H. Gill and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2006-03-03 with total page 625 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spon's Quarry Guide provides complete and up-to-date information on all of Britain's hard rock quarrying industry. For over 700 quarries it gives full address, OS Map Number and grid reference, telephone and contact names. Rock type, colour, grain and products are listed. The Guide also gives, for the first time in any publication, the plant and equipment used at each quarry used for drilling, secondary breaking, load and haul and crushing.
Download or read book The Geology of North Wales written by Sir Andrew Crombie Ramsay and published by . This book was released on 1866 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Memoirs written by Geological Survey of Great Britain and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Supplements the geological map series of England and Wales. May be written as much as 30 years after the map.
Download or read book The scenery of England and Wales its character and origin written by D.. Mackintosh and published by . This book was released on 1869 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Illustrated Hand book to North Wales written by William Cathrall and published by . This book was released on 1868 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Scenery of England and Wales Its Character and Origin Being an Attempt to Trace the Nature of the Geological Causes Especially Denudation by which the Physical Features of the Country Have Been Produced written by Daniel Mackintosh and published by . This book was released on 1869 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
