Yorkshire Philosophical Society

Event Information

William Smith Bicentenary Celebration: Geo Britannica in Northern England

(The Impact of Geology on Northern England)

In February 1824 the YPS held its first lecture which was given by William Smith and this Symposium, in partnership with the Yorkshire Geological Society, celebrates the bicentenary of this momentous event.

Programme

10.00am          Registration

10.45am          Introduction (David Harbourne, YPS Chair)

11.00am          The first lectures of William Smith – Colin Speakman

11.35am          The Yorkshire Philosophical Society William Smith Map of 1824: a unique variant  –  Duncan Hawley (History of Geology Group)

12.10pm         The Miners’ Stratigraphy and the 18th century roots of stratigraphic geology – Ru Smith (University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur)

12.45pm         LUNCH BREAK

2.00pm           Introduction and YGS notices (John Knight, YGS President)

2.10pm          Microfossils in Stratigraphy: History and Applications – Duncan McLean (MB Stratigraphy Ltd.)

2.40pm          Geological Mapping of the Yorkshire Wolds Chalk – Laura Austin-Sydes (British Geological Survey)

3.10pm          Refreshment break

3.30pm          Mapping: the future (presentations by winners of the YPS John & Anne Phillip Prize and introduced by Liam                            Herringshaw)

Louis Chambers (Hull and Durham University)

Becky Hopkins (Hull and Southampton University)

4.00pm           Mapping: The Future (Discussion) and Q&A Session

4.45pm           CLOSING WORDS

Abstracts for lectures v.2

This free event is held in in the Tempest Anderson Lecture Theatre in the Yorkshire Museum. 

On Sunday 22 September there are the following field studies in Scarborough:

Excursion 1: led by Peter Rawson (Rotunda Group)

The William Smith town trail starting at 11am from at the viewpoint next to Queen Victoria’s statue (and the Town Hall) on St. Thomas Street. The trail will conclude with a visit to the Rotunda Museum.

Excursion 2: led by Liam Herringshaw (YPS/Rotunda Group)

Starting at 11am with a tour of the Rotunda Museum followed by a search for dinosaur footprints (and other things) in the Middle Jurassic beds of South Bay.

Pre-Register here:

https://www.yorksgeolsoc.org.uk/events-list/william-smith