| P number: | P209676 |
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| Old photograph number: | A09765 |
| Caption: | Avon Gorge, Bristol, Gloucestershire. |
| Description: | General view of the southern entrance to the Avon Gorge at Hotwells, Bristol, looking north. The picture is taken from the west bank near Clifton Bridge Station. Massive Carboniferous Limestone (S Zone) forms the almost vertical cliff at St. Vincent's Rocks and provides a foundation for the Suspension Bridge. Terraced and built-up ground on the right is composed of alternating grits, limestones and shales forming the top of the Carboniferous Limestones Series. The flat-topped cliff in the background (Sea Walls) is composed of crinoidal limestone (Z Zone) and marks the northern end of the gorge. The Avon Gorge is a classic section of the Dinantian Carboniferous Limestone. The gorge cuts through the high ground west of Bristol, extending from Penpole Point, through King's Weston to Durdham Downs and thence by Failand to Clevedon. |
| Date taken: | Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 GMT 1961 |
| Photographer: | Pulsford, J.M. |
| Copyright statement: | Crown |
| X longitude/easting: | 356400 |
| Y latitude/northing: | 173100 |
| Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid) |
| Orientation: | Landscape |
| Size: | 260.53 KB; 1000 x 778 pixels; 85 x 66 mm (print at 300 DPI); 265 x 206 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
| Average Rating: | Not yet rated |
| Categories: | Best of BGS Images/ Landscapes |
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