On Sundays we pluck just one walk from the vast London Walks repertoire and put it centre stage.
Mountain Building
& Meteorites in the City of London
An Urban Geology Walk
Aldgate Tube, exit on
Aldgate High Street |
Guided by Ruth
This new London Urban
Geology walk will look at London’s buildings through the stones used to
construct them. We will concentrate on the ‘post-modernist architecture’ of the
1980s and 1990s when exotic stones were imported for decorative cladding from
all over the world. We will see examples of spectacular granites formed in the
process of building mountains and even stones that were hit by a meteorite 2 billion
years ago.
Mountain
Building & Meteorites in the City of London
2.30 pm on Saturday, March 24th
The
meeting point is just outside Aldgate Tube (exit on Aldgate High Street).
About Your Guide…
Ruth is a geologist at
University College London. She researches geological materials used in art,
architecture and archaeology. She is interested in the natural history of cities
and this includes the fossils and crystals that we walk past every day. Ruth
has appeared on the BBC World Service programme Science Now and regularly
writes and blogs on building stones.
A London Walk costs £10 – £8 concession. To join a London Walk, simply meet your guide at the designated tube station at the appointed time. Details of all London Walks can be found at www.walks.com.









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