Author : Bernard O'Connor
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 44,18 MB
Release : 2011-10-29
Category : History
ISBN : 1470926261
In the 1840s a bed of 'coprolites', thought by some to be fossilised dinosaur droppings, was discovered in the Cambridgeshire fens. Rich in phosphate it was much in demand by the nation's manure manufacturers. By the mid-1860s it was being dug up across much of central Bedfordshire. This book investigates the social, economic and archaeological impact of the fossil diggings in Arlesey, a small, rural community north of Hitchin.
Author : Bernard O'Connor
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 81 pages
File Size : 13,61 MB
Release : 2011-10-29
Category : History
ISBN : 1470919087
In the 1840s a bed of 'coprolites', thought by some to be fossilised dinosaur droppings, was discovered in the Cambridgeshire fens. Rich in phosphate it was much in demand by the nation's manure manufacturers. By the 1860s it was being dug up across much of the county. This book investigates the social, economic and archaeological impact of the fossil diggings in Burwell, a small, rural community northeast of Cambridge.
Author : Bernard O'Connor
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 79 pages
File Size : 49,43 MB
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ISBN : 1447898176
Author : Bernard O'Connor
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 23,83 MB
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ISBN : 1470919737
Author : Bernard O'Connor
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 17,31 MB
Release : 2012-01-23
Category : History
ISBN : 1470926229
In the 1840s a bed of 'coprolites', thought by some to be fossilised dinosaur droppings, was discovered in the Cambridgeshire fens. Rich in phosphate it was much in demand by the nation's manure manufacturers. By the mid-1860s it was being dug up across much of central Bedfordshire. This book investigates the social, economic and archaeological impact of the fossil diggings in Sandy and Potton, small market towns between Cambridge and Bedford.
Author : Bernard O'Connor
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 115 pages
File Size : 36,70 MB
Release : 2011-10-29
Category : History
ISBN : 147093292X
In the 1840s an unusual industry started in Cambridgeshire, open-cast mining of a fossil deposit, thought by some to be dinosaur droppings. It was used as the raw material in the manufacture of superphosphate - the world's first chemical fertiliser. This book investigates the social, economic and environmental impact of the diggings in Guilden and Steeple Morden.
Author : Bernard O'Connor
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 14,3 MB
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ISBN : 1470919044
Author : Bernard O'Connor
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 14,42 MB
Release : 2011-10-29
Category : History
ISBN : 1447882059
In the mid-1840s a new industry started in southeast Suffolk, that of digging fossils. Known as 'coprolites', some thought them to be fossilised dinosaur droppings. Rich in phosphate they were much in demand by the nation's manure manufacturers. By the 1846s the diggings had spread to Cambridgeshire, hertfordshire, bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire. Many thousands of men and women, boys and girls, got well-paid work in the pits but there were issues of in-migration, overcrowding and drunkenness. This book investigates the impact of the diggings on the church and its attempts to alleviate the social problems.
Author : Bernard O'Connor
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 38,12 MB
Release : 2011-09-04
Category : History
ISBN : 1447816439
In the 1840s a bed of 'coprolites', thought by some to be fossilised dinosaur droppings, was discovered in the Cambridgeshire fens. By the 1860s it was being dug up across much of the county. This book investigates the social, economic and archaeological impact of the fossil diggings in Barrington, a small rural village southwest of Cambridge.
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Page : 97 pages
File Size : 11,21 MB
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ISBN : 1470907267
