Ref NoLDGSL/713/1
TitlePaper, 'A memoir in explanation of the structure of the glacial and post glacial beds.... in the Thames valley between London and the sea...'
Date1867
LevelFile
Extent1 volume in box
FormatDocument
DescriptionPaper, 'A memoir in explanation of the structure of the glacial and post glacial beds, mapped in a geological survey of the Ordnance Sheets nos 1 and 2; comprising the Thames valley between London and the sea, and the Valleys of Lea, Roding, Ravensbourne, Cray, Darent, Crouch and Chelmer rivers and of the Blackwater Estuary and other subordinate valleys: incorporated with which is an essay upon the general structure of the Post Glacial system over the east, south-east, south and part of the south-west of England', by Searles Valentine WOOD, jnr, 1867. At the back of the volume were two large maps which have been geologically coloured and annotated, during conservation these have been removed and placed in a loose folder at the front of the archival box.
CustodialHistoryThe Geological Society Library would like to express its thanks to Dr Peter Riches, FGS, whose donation kindly paid for the volume's conservation, 2015.
ProvenancePresented by Searles Valentine Wood jnr in April 1867, see: GSL/L/R/18/52.
Access ConditionsAccess is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information.
LanguageEnglish
Related MaterialThe Ordnance Survey maps mentioned in the paper are probably LDGSL/713/2/1-2.
Publication NotePaper read before the Society 19 June 1867, abbreviated and published as: Wood, S V jnr. "On the Structure of the Postglacial Deposits of the South-East of England", 'Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society', vol 23 (1867) pp 394-417.
ArchNoteDescription by John Thackray; revised by Caroline Lam
CreatorNameWOOD | Searles Valentine, the younger | 1830-1884 | geologist
SubjectPleistocene
TermGeological surveys
DedicationConservation of this item generously sponsored by Peter Riches
Previous referenceLDGSL 71
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/103WOOD; Searles Valentine, the younger (1830-1884); geologist1830-1884
Places
CodePlaceName
NA107London
NA108Thames Valley
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