Category Archives: History

The town eaten by the sea

Posted on 30 July, 2012 by Metageologist

Some towns have all the luck. A thousand years ago Southwold, in Suffolk on England’s east cost, was a fishing village dwarfed by Dunwich, a major port town to its south. Nowadays Southwold is a thriving seaside town and Dunwich … Continue reading →

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Categories: England, History, sediments

Tim Robinson: Geology and place

Posted on 9 November, 2011 by Metageologist

Tim Robinson is a celebrated author and visual artist whose intense engagement with the land beneath his feet is an inspiration to anyone who spends time in wild places. His work is inspired by the idea of ‘the good step’, … Continue reading →

Relict of the flood?

Posted on 29 August, 2011 by Metageologist

I’ve recently spent a lot of time with my kids in the fabulous public parks of Macclesfield. An ex-mill town in the north of England, Macclesfield expanded greatly in the Nineteenth Century and the civic leaders at the time took … Continue reading →