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Proceedings 2002-03 Part 1

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Contents

EDITOR’S NOTES5
ORIGINAL ARTICLES6
A message from the Labyrinth, Trinity Gardens, Whitehaven, Dr E. Robinson6
Rock slope failure in the Lake District: a preliminary report of
ongoing research, Dr P. Wilson, Dr R. P. K. Clark and Dr R. A. Smith		13
How old is the Lake District landscape? Dr R. P. K. Clark37
The distinctiveness of the southern Lake District landscape, Dr R. P. K. Clark46
EXCURSION REPORTS 200258
Geology of the area around Nethertown, David Kelly58
Geology of Dodd Wood, Dr Alan Smith59
Silurian and Carboniferous rocks of the Langholm area, Iver Gray62
The geology of Bowness Point, Mervyn Dodd64
The Quaternary deposits of the Furness Peninsula, Derek Leviston66
Silurian rocks south of Torver, David Kell70
Rocks and scenery of the Nannycatch Gorge, David Livesey71
Other excursion held in 200272
EXCURSIONS REPORTS 200373
The lower Borrowdale Volcanic Group succession on Falcon Crag
and Brown Knotts, Dr Alan Smith		73
Mousegill Quarry near Wilton, Egremont, Mervyn Dodd78
Permian brockrams and sandstones in the Eden valley, Dr Gordon Taylor82
Upper Wasdale, David Livesey83
List of other excursions held in 200384
LECTURE REPORTS 2002 – 200385
History of women in geology, Dr Cynthia Burek85
Cyprus: life at the edge, Dr Trevor Morse86
Life: an unauthorised biography, Prof Richard Fortey89
A geologist in the Canadian Rockies, Derek Leviston91
Volcanoes in the landscape, Dr Alan Smith101
The Coniston copper mines, Nigel Courtman103
James Hutton: founder of modern geology, Norman Butcher105
LECTURE REPORTS 2003 – 2004107
Hydrocarbon recovery, Dr Jim Riding107
Early mining in the Lake District, David Bridge109
The Iceland Excursion, Nigel Courtman111
The geology of the Canary Islands, Dr Alan Smith113
West Cumbrian vernacular architecture, David Grech115
Skiddaw Slates – fossils, facts and fallacies, Dr Adrian Rushton116
Other lecture held in 2003 – 2004120
REVIEWS121
NOTE ON THE NETHERTOWN SEA DEFENCES128
OBITUARY NOTICES130
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGS131
ANNUAL DINNERS132
THE SOCIETY SMALL AWARDS FOR STUDENTS133
LIST OF SOCIETY OFFICERS AND COUNCIL – 2003 and 2004134
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Proceedings 2000-01 Part 4

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EDITOR’S NOTES484
A thermal contraction crack in bedrock at Braithwaite, Cumbria
D. K. Farrow, M. G. Burnley, S. P. Oxford and A. Palmer		485
Garrigill: evidence of global warming, ancient and modern, Dr B. Webb497
Building and decorative stones in Whitehaven, M. Fox505
The building stones of Penrith and district, E. Skipsey511
The Bowder Stone, Grange-in-Borrowdale, Cumbria, Dr R. A. Smith525
On the genesis of shear-zone-hosted gold mineralisation in south Eastern Desert, Egypt, Dr W. E. G. Taylor & Dr Y. A. El Kazzaz540
The Solway region in the late Pleistocene, Dr R. P. K. Clark553
EXCURSION REPORTS587
Borrowdale Volcanic Group rocks in Cat Gill in the footsteps of James Clifton Ward, Dr R. A. Smith587
The Furness of John Bolton: Lindal, Plumpton, Gleaston and Stank, D. A. Kelly588
Thomas Hay: Glenridding, Dr R. P. K. Clark and Dr R. A. Smith591
Watch Hill and Elva Plain through the eyes of Tom Eastwood, D. Dickins593
In Charles Edmonds’ Day: Longlands and Clints, M. B. Dodd596
The Carboniferous limestones of Yewbarrow and Beck Head, Dr I. Burgess598
List of other excursions held in 2000602
EXCURSIONS 2001603
LECTURE REPORTS 2000 – 2001604
Eruptions on the volcanic island of Montserrat: monitoring and
understanding an explosive volcano, Dr S. Loughlin		604
A tale of two volcanoes: Mount St Helens and Kilauae, Dr R. A. Smith606
Limestone pavements in Cumbria – their origin and conservation , S. Webb608
Other lectures610
LECTURE REPORTS 2001 – 2002611
Dry stone walls, Dr E. Robinson611
Volcanic eruptions under Iceland’s glaciers, H. Tuffen612
Rivers, landforms and man – a system in equilibrium?, Dr S. Bradley614
Mam Tor, C. Arkwright616
The ice age in Lakeland, Dr R. A. Smith620
A geologist in the Andes of Ecuador, Dr R. Hughes622
Annual General Meetings624
Annual Dinners625
The Society Small Awards for Students626
Obituaries627
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Proceedings 1998-99 Part 3

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Contents

EDITOR’S NOTES306
ORIGINAL ARTICLES307
Introduction – Geological Pioneers in the Lake District307
Jonathan Otley, Dr Alan Smith309
Adam Sedgwick, Prof David Oldroyd315
John Bolton, David Kelly325
John Ruthven, Dr Alan Smith329
Robert Harkness, Margaret Fox333
James Clifton Ward, Dr Alan Smith341
Henry Alleyne Nicholson, Dennis Dickins349
John Goodchild and Frederick Trotter, Dr Angus Lunn353
John Marr, Prof David Oldroyd361
Alfred Harker, Alfred Harker381
Edmund Garwood, Murray Mitchell385
Thomas Hay, Chris Thompson389
John Green, Margaret Bennett395
Charles Edmonds, Mervyn Dodd399
Tom Eastwood, Mervyn Dodd403
Sydney Hollingworth, Dr Eric Robinson407
George Mitchell, Dr David Millward and Dr Jack Soper415
Francis J Monkhouse, Mervyn Dodd and Fred Lawton421
Edgar Shackleton, Tom Shipp425
EXCURSION NOTES429
The Geomorphology of Aughertree Fell, Darrel Swift429
Evolution of Mountain Summits in Northern Lake District429
Roughten Gill and Silver Gill Mines430
The Cockermouth Lavas and other features around Isel433
The St Bees Sandstone above Barrowmouth434
Hilton and Scordale Beck436
The Rigs site at Beck Wythop437
The Building stones of Keswick438
The Carboniferous Limestone of Whitbarrow438
Threlkeld Mining Museum and Quarry440
Volcanic and Igneous Rocks in Wasdale442
Geology of the Area around Floutern Tarn443
List of other excursions held in 1998-99448
LECTURE NOTES449
The Geology of the Islay area, Angela Marchant and Margaret Fox449
Gold mineralisation in the south eastern desert, Egypt450
The metamorphic history of the Borrowdale Volcanic Group, north-west England, Dr Nicola Meler451
The geology of the West Cumbria haematite deposits, Mervyn Dodd455
The Iron Ore Mines of West Cumbria, Mervyn Dodd457
The 1996 Vatnajokull eruption and Jokulhlaup, Dr Chris Hunt460
Geophysical logging techniques, Chris Thompson461
Geology and risk assessment, Dr Jeremy Dearlove463
Geomorphology in the last millennium, Dr Jeff Warburton467
Members Evening, The Ries Meteorite Crator, Angela Marchant; Iceland, Mervyn Dodd472
From Laurussia with love… a tale of ancient cold wars, Dr Nick Riley473
Short Lectures following the AGM474
NOTE ON THE RECORD OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGS, ANNUAL DINNERS, AND OBITUARY NOTICES477
LIST OF SOCIETY OFFICERS AND COUNCIL – 1999 & 2000478
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Proceedings 1996-97 Part 2

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Contents

Editor’s Notes148
A Field Guide to the Penrith Sandstone in the northern part
of the Vale of Eden, E Skipsey		149
Did the West Cumbrian hematite deposits form during the break up of the Pangean supercontinent?, Dr J Rowe164
Thomas Hay, Lake District physiographer, Dr R Clark171
Origin and significance of a Late Devensian meltwater channel system near Aughertree Fel, northern Cumbria, D Swift183
The recent investigations into the Quaternary geology of
West Cumbria, Dr R Clark & Dr A Smith		203
Building stones of some areas of West Cumbria, M Dodd, M Fox, K & Dr A Smith226
EXCURSION NOTES253
The Skiddaw Group in the Buttermere area, Dr Barry Webb253
Geology of the Scawgill – Spout Force area, Dr Alan Smith254
Limestone features of the eastern fringe of the Lake District, Tom Shipp255
Glacigenic features and Coal Measures, Mockerkin and Dean Moor, Dr Mike McCormac256
Geology of the south Solway coast (Maryport to Dubmil Point), Dennis Dickins258
Sandstones and fluvial features of the lower Calder Valey, Mervyn Dodd & David Livesey259
The Low Furness Ordovician Inlier, Dr Eric Johnson262
The RIGS site at Aughertree Fell, Fred Lawton265
The west Cumbrian iron ore field, Mervyn Dodd & David Kelly266
The RIGS sites in Wasdale, David Livesey269
The Lower Carboniferous in the Shap district, Eric Skipsey270
Geology of the Sedbergh area, Alan Diggles271
The RIGS sites at Crummock Water, Alan Smith272
The Carboniferous and Permo-Triassic of west Cumbria, Mervyn Dodd & David Kelly273
List of other excursions held in 1996-97275
LECTURE NOTES277
The Glacial Deposits of the North of England: The Engineers View, David Hughes277
The Dynamic Landscape of Greenland, Will Higgs280
Traces of laepetus – The disappearing ocean, Dr Phil Stone281
Copper mines of the Lake District, Dave Bridge284
The restoration of mineral workings, Dr David Kinsman286
CGS Lectures at Tullie House, CGS Members288
North Sea oil and gas, Dr Richard Swarbrick289
Rocks and Glaciers in Arctic Norway, Tom Shipp291
Deep geology and fault re-activation in northern England, Dr Andy Chadwick293
Minerals of Cumbria and the North Pennines: A brief collecting guide, Tony Rigby295
The Pattern of English Building, Prof E. Robinson297
Annual General Meetings, 1997-98299
Annual Dinners, 1996-97299
Obituaries300
Donations301
LIST OF SOCIETY OFFICERS AND COUNCIL – 1997 & 1998302
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Proceedings 2012-13 Part 2

These proceedings ran from 1962 to 2019 before being replaced by our newest publication The Cumberland Geologist. Each Proceedings has been digitized and made searchable.

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Contents

EDITORIAL179
An illustrated guide to the Silurian (Ludlow) crinoids of
the Southern Lake District
Stephen K. Donovan and David N. Lewis		180
Alfred Wainwright and Lakeland Geology
Alan Smith		192
Cosmogenic isotope surface exposure dating of glacial
landforms in Cumbria
Peter Wilson		203
Some Coal Measures exposures at Whitehaven
David Kelly, Fred Lawton, David Steele		233
Excursion Reports 2012243
Excursion Reports 2013248
Lecture Meetings 2011-12267
Lecture Meetings 2012-13268
Lecture Meetings 2013-14270
Annual Dinners271
Annual General Meetings 2013 & 2014271
Obituaries272
Officers and Council275
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