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You can buy Bristol Heritage in Stone locally at: Bristol Museum and Art Gallery Bookshop, Museum, Queen’s Road Bristol BS8 1RL T: 0117-9223650 Stanfords, 29 Corn Street, Bristol BS1 1HT Clifton Bookshop, 84 Whiteladies Road, Clifton Bristol BS8 2QP. T: 0117 – 9838989 |
BATH
IN STONE, a guide to the city’s building
stones
Elizabeth
Devon, John Parkins, David Workman.
ISBN 978-0-948444-38-8 Thematic Trails 2001. £2.95
A5. 48 pages. 28 photos. 8 figures. Compiled by the Bath Geological Society, the architectural heritage of Bath is explored, blending the recognition of building stones and the history of the city. A very useful walking guide both for visiting geologists and the interested non-specialist visitor.
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Letter: “On a recent field trip, members of the West Midlands OUGS spent a thoroughly enjoyable day around Bath following the Thematic Trail “Bath in Stone” by Elizabeth Devon et al. We found the book superb. Please find enclosed a donation to your organisation.” Alan Davies. Open University Geological Society. (16.01.2004.) |
| You can buy Bath in Stone
locally at: Bath Tourist Information Centre, Abbey Chambers, Abbey Church Yard, BATH BA1 1LY The Building of Bath Museum, The Countess of Huntingdon's Chapel, The Vineyards, Bath BA1 5NA. T: 01225 333 895 Whiteman's Bookshop, 7 Orange Grove, Bath BA1 1LP T: 01225-464029 Clifton Bookshop, 84 Whiteladies Road, Clifton, Bristol BS8 2QP T: 0117 9838989 |
EXETER
IN STONE, an urban geology Jane Dove.
ISBN 978-0-948444-27-2 Thematic Trails 1994. £2.95
A5. 44 pages. 24 illustrations.
▲ "Directed at ‘the curious visitor and interested non-specialists', Thematic Trails Trust publications incorporate and translate professional knowledge from the academic literature to which members of the general public don't have ready access....Exeter in Stone is a fine addition to the ever-expanding list of booklets on the building stones of British towns and cities." (Geology Today) |
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You can buy Exeter Thematic Trails locally at: Exeter TIC. Exeter City Council, Civic Centre. Paris Street. Exeter EX1 1JW T: 01392 - 265700 Quay House Visitors Centre. 46 The Quay. Exeter, EX2 4AN SPCK Bookshop 1-2 Catherine Street, Cathedral Close EX1 1EX |
GLOUCESTER IN STONE Joe McCall
ISBN 978-0-948444-37-1 Thematic Trails 1999. £2.95
A5. 40 pages. 28 photos. 11 figures.
Four compass-point streets radiate from Gloucester city centre. The first short walk, Eastgate Street, is, in essence a mental tool-kit for identifying some local common building stones and their history – a skill which can then be applied to any of the three following compass direction walks.
GUIDE TO THE BUILDING STONES OF HUDDERSFIELD
Huddersfield Geology Group.
A5. 12 pages. 13 colour photos. 10 figures. £2.00
Two walks in central Huddersfield examine decorative polished building stones that have been brought into Huddersfield from many parts of the world to enhance the commercial and public buildings of the city.
Also from Huddersfield Geology Group is:ROCKS AND LANDSCAPE OF HUDDERSFIELD
Huddersfield Geology Group 1998. £4.50
ISBN 978-0-9532828-0-7 A5. 32 pages. 33 illustrations.
Sections include, landscape, rocks, weathering, quarrying, mining and water.
ROCK AROUND
LIVERPOOL, a geological guide to the building stones of the city centre.
Liverpool Geological Society 2001. A5. 28 pages plus a 6 page
cover with route map and 6 coloured photos. 19 black and white
illustrations.
£3.00
After an introduction to the geological time scale and major
rock types, a walk draws attention to the fine detail exhibited by both
local and exotic building stones found at some 32 locations within the city
centre. Unfamiliar terms are explained in small ‘boxes’ appropriately
distributed throughout the text. An appendix lists the major building
stones which are paired with local examples in city buildings.