Ref NoLDGSL/400/59
TitlePainting, ‘Submarine forest of Stolford on the Severn near Bridgwater'
Date[c.1823-1824]
LevelItem
Extent1 item
FormatPhotograph/drawing/painting/print
DescriptionWatercolour painting, ‘Submarine forest of Stolford on the Severn near Bridgwater', by Henry Thomas DE LA BECHE, [c.1823-1824]. Caption by states 'Ordinary high tides flow about half way up the shingle bank seen on the right - & spring tides almost to its summit. The detached hill in front is Brent Knoll, the distant range is that of the Mendips."
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ProvenancePresented to the Society by Henry Thomas De la Beche, 20 May 1824.
Access ConditionsAccess is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information.
LanguageEnglish
ArchNoteDescription by John Thackray; revised by Caroline Lam
CreatorNameBECHE | Sir | Henry Thomas De la | 1796-1855 | geologist
SubjectSubmerged forests
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/12BECHE; Sir; Henry Thomas De la (1796-1855); geologist1796-1855
Places
CodePlaceName
NA71Somerset
NA152Southwest England
NA132Southeast England
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