The Language of Stone

A general view in the Limb Valley On the first leg of the Sheffield Round Walk , in Ecclesfield Woods , I had encountered various p...

A general view of the Whinfell Quarry Garden As a start to my planned exploration of the Sheffield Round Walk in the early spring ...

A map of Ecclesall Woods courtesy of  Sheffield City Council Getting off the bus from Sheffield at Parkhead Cricket Ground on Ecc...

On the way to Ecclesall Woods After exploring a wide variety of historic stone buildings, geological sites when encountered and other...

A specimen of Labradorite at the Peak District Lead Mining Museum After the guided tour of Temple Mine and an introduction to pann...

Fool's Gold The day trip by the Sheffield U3A Geology Group to Matlock Bath was undertaken out of season, in November, and ou...

The entrance to Temple Mine As a geologist , I like to go underground whenever I can and my trip to the Temple Mine in Matlock Bath...