| P number: | P213814 |
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| Old photograph number: | A15212 |
| Caption: | Gold Hill, Shaftesbury, Dorset. |
| Description: | This steep descent down the cobbled surface of Gold Hill in Shaftsbury displays a wide range of local building materials - block stone, stone roofing slates, clay tiles, thatch and brick. Most notably large blocks of the local Shaftesbury Sandstone were commonly used. Gold Hill descends the steep scarp face of the Shaftesbury Sandstone (Upper Greensand). Beyond the roofs of the houses in the middle distance, landslipped ground of the basal beds of the Upper Greensand (Cann Sand) can be seen, with beyond, the escarpment of the Chalk. The glauconitic and calcareous sandstones from the Lower Cretaceous succession in the Shaftesbury area are still quarried for building stone. The Shaftesbury and Melbury sandstones are perhaps the best known sources. |
| Date taken: | Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 BST 1990 |
| Photographer: | Cullen, T. |
| Copyright statement: | NERC |
| X longitude/easting: | 386200 |
| Y latitude/northing: | 122900 |
| Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid) |
| Orientation: | Landscape |
| Size: | 266.31 KB; 1000 x 672 pixels; 85 x 57 mm (print at 300 DPI); 265 x 178 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
| Average Rating: | Not yet rated |
| Categories: | Best of BGS Images/ Landscapes |
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