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Geology of Bath
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In this episode we take a deep dive underneath the city of Bath and discover the geology that underpins it.
Professor Maurice Tucker from the Bath Geological Society tells us about the father of Geology, William Smith
Mike Williams is a landscape historian and ecologist and he talks about the affect of the landscape on settlement and biodiversity. He also shows us petrification in action!
Finally in our feature we go underground! Simon Hart, Managing Director and Owner of Hartham Park Stone Mine takes us down the mine where we meet a 16 ton chainsaw and see 200 year old graffiti.
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Music: Audionautix
Produced by Pommy Harmar
Links
Bath Geological Society -www.bathgeolsoc.org.uk
Hartham Park Stone Mine - https://www.lovellstonegroup.com/quarry/hartham-park-bath-stone
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