Congratulations to the Ipswich Society for co-ordinating one of the most successful Heritage Open Days ever, with record high visitor numbers. On Saturday September 10th St Peter's by the Waterfront saw more than 400 visitors through its doors - and most of these visited GeoSuffolk's stand displaying both local and exotic building stones.
The Tournai Limestone font in St Peters.
GeoSuffolk's new leaflet tells the story of the building stones of the Cathedral gardens in Bury St Edmunds - John Betjeman's 'God's Square'. The text is by Tony Redman (who was Surveyor of the Fabric to St Edmundsbury Cathedral), with photos and captions by C Markham and R Markham respectively.
On a recent visit to the Heritage Workshop Centre in Wildes Score we were shown this magnificent glacial erratic dug up only yards from the Centre. Its numerous bivalved fossils point to derivation from Jurassic-Cretaceous origins way to the north. The Centre is open from 10 - 4 on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays - admission free.
This new book from Ian and Ros Mercer comes highly recommended. £29.99 Pelagic Publishing, ISBN 978-1-78427-279-1
Download GeoSuffolk Times no.53 for Ichthyosaur fossils in Suffolk, SSSI monitoring at Rockhall Wood, Red Crag sponge borings (see photo below) and more.