Geology and Landscape of the Little Ouse Headwaters
Over the last five years Professor Richard West FRS, has undertaken a detailed field study of the geomorphology of the Little Ouse and Waveney Valleys. These valleys have many atypical and anomalous features that have puzzled geologists for hundreds of years. Professors West's study has resulted in an elegant, coherent and ground-breaking theory that explains their origins.
The theory is explained in the attached pdf file: this contains the illustrated text of the LOHP's 2006 annual lecture, delivered by Professor West.
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(NB large file: 8.14 MB).
Please note that the copyright for this article belongs to the LOHP and to Professor West. Your are welcome to download it for individual use or for classroom handouts. Please contact the LOHP if you wish to make multiple copies for any other purpose.
The main text of Professor West's theory awaits publication but a second short paper 'The Little Ouse River, The Waveney River and the Breckland: a joint history' is published by the Suffolk Naturalists' Society in their transactions: 'Suffolk Natural History 2007, 43, 35-39.
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