Geology Collection (page 13)

Braich-Y-Pwll Inlets
Deep water and rocky inlets at Braich-y-Pwll, on the far end of the Lleyn Peninsula, Carnarvonshire, Wales. Date: 1950s

Stack Rocks
The Stack Rocks, St. Govans Head, Pembrokeshire, South Wales. These two masses of isolated limestone are surviving fragments of the original cliff line. Date: BC

Alum Bay Cliffs
The famous multi-coloured cliffs at Alum Bay, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England. Date: 1930s

Needle Rock, near Fishguard, Pembrokeshire, Wales. Date: BC

MADMANs WINDOW
The rock formation on the Antrim Coast Road, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, known locally as Madmans Window. Date: 1950s

Durl Head & Cradle Rock
Durl Head and Cradle Rock, near Brixham, Devon, England. Viewed from St. Marys Bay, Cradle Rock is seen in the middle distance, resembling a childs cradle. Date: BC

Emperors Bath
The impressive scenery at Emperors Bath, Filey Brigg, Yorkshire, England. Date: 1950s

Scilly Isles Rock
The Tortoise Rock, a strange natural rock formation at St. Mary s, Scilly Isles. Date: 1930s

Honeycombed Rocks
Rocks honeycombed by the sea, with Garsbheinn, one of the Coolin Peaks, in the background. Port na Cullaidh, Loch Scavaig, Elgol, Isle of Skye, Scotland. Date: 1950s

Upturned Conglomerates
The rocky shore at Cardross, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, a good example of upturned conglomerates. Date: 1950s

The Pinnacles, Farne Islands, off the coast of Northumberland, England, home to thousands of sea birds during the mating season. Date: 1930s

Devils Cheesewring
The Devils Cheesewring, in the Valley of Rocks, Lynton and Lynmouth, Devon, England. Date: January 1939

Brimham Rocks, rock formations on Brimham Moor, North Yorkshire, England. They are nearly 300 metres high. Date: 1930s

Lulworth Cove Strata
Contorted strata in the famous cliffs at Lulworth Cove, Dorset, England. Date: 1960s

Cearbhag Cove Rocks
The rocky coastline at Cearbhag Cove, near Cape Wrath, a small bay with unusual rock formations, Sutherland, Scotland. Date: 1950s

Proud Giltar, Wales
Proud Giltar, magnificent cliff scenery, near Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales. Date: 1950s

Burrington Combe
Spring sunshine in Burrington Combe, Somerset, England, a beautiful rocky ravine in the Mendip Hills. Date: 1930s

Peninnis Head Rocks
Rock formations at Peninnis Head, St. Mary s, Scilly Isles. Date: 1950s

EEL CRAGS
Eel Crags, a natural rock formation above Grange-in- Borrowdale, Cumbria, England. Date: 1950s

A GEOLOGICAL FAULT
A geological fault in Campsie Glen, Stirlingshire, Scotland. Date: 1950s

Geology Students
Sixth form A level Geology students, sorting through their booty after a day on nearby May Hill. The Wilderness Field Study Centre, Britain. Date: early 1970s

Welsh Rock Formation
A peculiar rock formation near Plynlimon, Cardiganshire, Wales. Date: BC

Beer Chalk Cliffs
Chalk cliffs at Beer, Devon, England. Date: 1930s

Summit of Great Orme
The rocky summit of Great Orme, Llandudno, Caernarvonshire, Wales. Date: 1950s

THE ROCKING STONE
An unusual rock formation, known as The Rocking Stone, Millstone Edge, Derbyshire, England. Date: BC

Great Alms Cliff
View at Great Alms Cliff, near Harrogate, Yorkshire, England, a rocky outcrop, commanding remarkable views of Wharfdale and the Plain of York. Date: 1950s

WHITE LADY ROCKS
White Lady Rocks, a well- known landmark on the Antrim coastal road, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Date: 1930s

Cornish Rock Formation
A rock formation seen at Trencom, Cornwall, England. Date: BC

Wales / St. Govans Head
The rugged coast at St. Govans Head, Pembrokeshire, Wales, with Stack Rock in the foreground. Date: 1930s

Cow & Calf Rocks, Ilkley, Yorkshire, England. These rocks are well known landmarks, the size being indicated by the climbers at the top. Date: 1950s

Sandstone Strata
Sandstone rock strata. Date: 1960s

Pen-Y-Ghent
Pen-y-Ghent, Ribblesdale, Yorkshire Dales, England. Date: 1960s

Falcon Clints, by the River Tees, County Durham, England. This outcrop is dolerite and part of Whin Sill, on the South Durham moorlands. Date: BC

Isle of Skye Rocks
A peculiar rock formation at Elgol, Isle of Skye, Scotland. Date: BC

Lion Face Rock Formation
View of a curious rock formation on the cliff face about 4 miles from Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland, thought by many to resemble the face of a lion. Date: 1950s

Red Lion sculpture in York Road, near Waterloo, London
A Red Lion sculpture from the old Red Lion Brewery, in a new position in York Road, near Waterloo Station, not far from the Festival of Britain site on the South Bank, London

View of the Rhone Glacier in the Swiss Alps
View of The Grimselstrasse, winding up the Rhone Glacier in the Swiss Alps. Date: circa 1940

Murchison Lectures
Sir Roderick Murchison lectures on geology (the distribution of gold ore) at the Royal Institution in London. Date: 1850

Quarry Strata Exposed
View of a quarry section or cutting showing the exposed strata Date: circa 1860

Inside the Rhone Glacier in the Swiss Alps
View inside the Rhone Glacier in the Swiss Alps, at a height of 2300 metres. Wooden planks have been laid down for tourists to walk on. Date: circa 1940

Geological Museum Inside
The Great Hall of the Economic Geology Museum, Jermyn Street, Piccadilly, London, (previously the Practical Geology Museum) Date: 1851

Stratification Diagrams
Two diagrams to explain stratification: the books represent the different stratas in a depth of about 5 miles; the hand indicates depth of the coal strata Date: 19th century

Vulcans Cave, Italy
The burning valley called Vulcans Cave near Naples

Fumeroles near Naples
Fumeroles on Campi Flegrei, near Naples

Monte Nuovo, Italy
The volcano Monte Nuovo, close to Pozzuoli, Naples, Southern Italy

Volcano crater visit, Pozzuoli
A visit to the crater of a volcano at Pozzuoli, Naples

Monte Nuovo
The formation of the Monte Nuovo volcano, Pozzuoli, Naples, Southern Italy

Geology in the Antarctic
A photograph from Charcots " The Voyage of the Pourquoi Pas" showing a striking example of bare rock in the Graham Land area of the Antarctic

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