Moorebooks for Sale from the Paul Sowan Collection

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Hello ,

we are still sorting Paul's collection that has not gone libraries and any fund raised will go to Sub Brit projects which he would have wanted . If any of these of interest contact me direct Mike

The Shell Temple of Margate (guide book) - undated - thin with little content
The Shell Temple of Margate (1954) more descriptive than the above
The Margate Caves (undated) - guide booklet from 1950s is my guess
A new guide to Scott's Grotto 1995
The Grotto Margate, Howard Bridgewater. 4th Ed. book - undated
Chislehurst Caves a short history, Eric Inman (1996) - 2 copies
The Chislehurst Caves and Dene-holes, W.J. Nichols (1903)
Langton's Stone Quarries, R.J. Savile (1976)
Ancient Order of Purbeck Marblers and Stonecutters, articles of agreement. R.J. Savile (transcribed 1973)
The Caves on the Isle of Portland, Trevor Ford & Malcolm Hooper (1964) extracted from Trans. Cave Research Group of GB
The Fauna of the Portland Caves and Fissures, Dorset J.N. Carreck and T.D. Ford (1966) reprint from CRG of GB
Cotham Speleological Society Memoirs Vol IV 1968-69 (Box quarries)
Scripta Legenda Box Quarries - Volume 1 (1974)
Cotham SS Memoirs Vol VII and VIII 1972-73
Cotham SS Memoirs Vol V 1970
Some Notable Wiltshire Quarrymen, Roger Tucker 1972
Spittal, Caithness Home of the World's Finest Flagstone, undated
Corsham An Illustrated History, C.J. Hall part 2, 1983
The Copper and Lead Mines of the Mixon Area, Staffs., J.A. Robey and L. Porter, extract from PDMHS Bull, 1970
Scottish Slate Quarries, Historic Scotland. (2000)
Historical and Archaeological Assessment of the Underground Quarries now known as Firs Mine and Byfield Mine, David Pollard 1994
Nene College Northampton. Using the Environment No.6. The Lincolnshire Limestone - quarries - Weldon and Ketton (1981)
Quarries of Scotland, Historic Scotland (1997)
 
Worlds finest flagstone?! in Spittal
The publication is

A4 staple-bound 18pp (printed one side)
sections:
Introduction
General History
Flagstone quarrying at Spittal
splitters, hammermen and scuffers
cutting of flagstones
plug and feather
blasting
the author

appendix

Mike
 
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