Birmingham and Nottingham (Midland) 29 Oct. to 30 Oct., 2018
Keywords: Canal, Redevelopment, Fluvial deposit
I visited Birmingham and Nottingham in Midlands on the way home from Cardiff and saw the canals and sandstone there (Fig. 1).
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| Fig. 1. Localities of Birmingham and Nottingham |
Birmingham is the second-most populous city in the United Kingdom and important city of traffic because of the canal and train, especially after Industrial Revolution. I couldn't found the interesting things in geology during my two hours visit but found the canal redeveloped to stylish shopping area from coal transport ways (Fig. 2) like Cardiff Bay. It will be important to prevent mud deposition if canal is used for transport. Geologist can tackle the subject. But now, how can geologist contribute to such a redeveloped canal ?
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| Fig. 2. The canal redeveloped to stylish shopping area in Gas street basin. Cafes and pubs are located along the canal. Some small cargo ships are in business as pubs on the canal. |
Nottingham is famous for the legend of Robin Hood. I visited there to observe Castle Rock which is type section of Early Triassic Nottingham Castle Sandstone Formation (Figs. 3 and 4). The sediment is located base of Nottingham Castle and fluvial deposit which is consist of sand and gravel with cross bedding.
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| Fig. 3. Nottingham Castle Sandstone Formation at the base of Nottingham Castle. |
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| Fig. 4. Nottingham Castle Sandstone Formation. Beautiful cross bed is developed. |
