2008

TQ4178 : Gilbert's Pit

taken 16 years ago, near to Charlton, Greenwich, England

Gilbert's Pit
Gilbert's Pit
There is a public footpath running across the former pit, marked by the line of footprints in the snow.
Gilbert's Pit

The pit is a disused sand quarry, worked from Roman times until the early 20th century for its high quality fine sand used in glassmaking. It is now a SSSI (Site of Special Scientific Interest) because the exposed quarry face in the distance (before it became overgrown with trees) yielded a 'textbook example' of a geological sequence of chalk, sands and gravels from 70-55 million years ago, with several fossil finds including sharks and crocodiles.


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Geographical Context: Quarrying, Mining Paths Former: Quarry Category: SSSI other tags: Snow SSSI Public Footpath Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Gilbert's Pit [24] Other Photos: · Steps to Gilbert's Pit · Gilbert's Pit in spring ·
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TQ4178, 285 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Stephen Craven   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 6 April, 2008   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 6 April, 2008
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 418 785 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:29.2973N 0:2.5189E
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 418 785
View Direction
North-northeast (about 22 degrees)
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