| Ref No | LDGSL/111 |
| Title | Section of the strata above the fossil trees at Clifton, near Manchester |
| Date | 1839 |
| Level | Item |
| Extent | 1 ms sheet |
| Format | Map/section |
| Description | Watercolour drawing of the section of the strata above the fossil trees at Clifton, near Manchester, by John Hawkshaw, 1839. Originally accompanied paper 'Description of five Fossil Trees found in the excavations for the Manchester and Bolton Railway', read before the Society, 5 June 1839. |
| Access Conditions | Access is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information. |
| Language | English |
| Publication Note | Published in: Hawkshaw, J. "Description of Fossil Trees found in the Excavations for the Manchester and Bolton Railway", 'Transactions of the Geological Society of London', 2nd series, vol 6 (1841) pp173-176, plate 17; unillustrated paper published as "Description of five Fossil Trees found in the excavations for the Manchester and Bolton Railway", 'Proceedings of the Geological Society of London', vol 3 (1839) pp139-140. |
| ArchNote | Description by Caroline Lam |
| CreatorName | HAWKSHAW | Sir | John | 1811-1891 | civil engineer |
| Subject | Upper Carboniferous |
| Pteridophyta |