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A (VERY) GENERAL INTRODUCTION TO LEADMINING IN TEESDALE

NB: More specialised notes on the geology will follow closer to the event. The following will, I hope,whet the appetite of the non-specialists – for whom there is no excuse not to join us!This year’s geology programme, has been designed around the theme of ‘minerals’ (lead, fluorspar,baryites, iron) putting the spotlight onto the ‘T’- Teesdale […]

TULIP TREE

My picture shows the flower of tulip tree latin nameis Liriodendron tulipifera. This tree was introducedin Britain from North America in mid 17 th centuryand there is a magnificent tree in Darlington westcemetery. It is a deciduous tree meaning the treedrops all the leaf before winter. The flower isorange-yellow produced in May-June. The tree isnamed […]