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Devonshire Marbles Weekend

25-27 Sep

Book launch at Torquay Museum followed by weekend field visits

This meeting celebrates the publication of Prof Walkden’s new GA guide Devonshire marbles: Their geology, history and uses (2 vols).

Friday: book launch at Torquay Museum lecture (2 pm): The amazing Devonshire Marbles: eloquence in stony silence- the surprising geology, history and uses of the greatest British marbles.

Saturday: visit to two great Devonshire marble buildings to discover their architecture, history and geology: All Saints Church (quintessential Devonshire Marble church by the great William Butterfield) and St John’s Church (the less well known Devonshire marble beauty by George Edmund Street). Lunch at Torquay Museum.

Sunday: field trip to see local marble-related geology: Petit Tor, Babbacombe to see the complex geology at the most famous of the marble localities and Hope’s Nose some of the showiest Devonian sediments and fossils, upset by storms, sea level change and volcanicity – and with a trace of gold. Picnic lunch.

All localities will require car sharing.

Equipment: Participants should have stout footwear with ankle support. Helmets and hi vis jackets are essential.

Cost & booking: Numbers for the field meetings will be limited to 30. Open to all. Register with £5 per day.

To attend the Friday launch including lecture, reception (with glass of wine or soft drink) and book signing, please book with Torquay Museum by phone 01803 293975 or e-mail enquiries@torquaymuseum.org  (£5.95).

 Or for further information visit: http://www.geologistsassociation.org.uk/downloads/field%20meetings/Torquay%20leaflet%20V4.pdf

Geological Association Website www.geologistsassociation.org.uk Sarah Stafford 02074349298





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