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Door 18 – Beneath the Trafalgar Square Christmas Tree: A simple overview of London’s geology
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Door 18 – Beneath the Trafalgar Square Christmas Tree: A simple overview of London’s geology

Posted on December 18, 2017 by Amy Ball • 7 Comments

In today’s geoadvent post, GSL Education Officer Amy Ball explores the geology beneath the Trafalgar Square Christmas tree… Continue reading →

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Door eleven

Posted on December 11, 2015 by sarah • Leave a comment

Durham wasn’t the only building to make it into our list of 100 Great Geosites – London’s Westminster Abbey also appears, both as a place to see some beautiful geology, and a burial place for many of geology’s famous faces. Continue reading →

History

The Unfortunate Tale of the Museum of Practical Geology Pt I.

Posted on January 16, 2014 by paul • 2 Comments

 Once upon a time, the great and good of the geological world had collected a large number of rocks, fossils, books and maps and needed somewhere to put them.  But no matter how big you build a museum or library, it tends to run out of space.  Collections grow to fill the space available for … Continue reading →

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Olympic Games count down…!

Posted on July 20, 2012 by sarah • 2 Comments

With just one week to go until the big launch, we arrived at the geology castle this week to find ourselves Wenlocked! Continue reading →

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