Manchester district map pack - Sheet Explanation for sheet E85 plus 1:50 000 (S&D) map [Booklet and Map Pack]
Price £18.00(no VAT)
This pack contains a Sheet Explanation for the district and the complementary 1:50 000 scale Bedrock Geology and Superficial Deposits map (folded). Sheet Explanations provide a brief description and interpretation of the geology of the relevant map sheet area.
The A5 Sheet Explanation booklet and the map are supplied in a transparent wallet. While it is possible to buy the map and Sheet Explanation separately, buying them together as map pack saves you £3.
The geology of Manchester, described in the Sheet Explanation, is one of the principal factors that underpinned economic growth in the region during the 1800s. The large-scale industrialisation that took place needed a supply of natural resources, including coal, brick clay, limestone and ironstone, many of which were sourced locally. The expansion of the city and surrounding towns was facilitated by the construction of rail and canal networks, which included the Bridgewater Canal, the first of the industrial age built in 1763 to transport coal. The Liverpool and Manchester Railway, the world's first intercity passenger railway, was built across the challenging ground conditions of Chat Moss peat bog under the guidance of George Stephenson in 1829. A contraction in traditional industries saw deep coal mining cease in the 1970s; currently there is limited mineral extraction, including coal and sand and gravel, with groundwater extracted for use in engineering processes and brewing. [Booklet and Map Pack]
Author Crofts, R G
Format Booklet and Map Pack
ISBN 9786000008482
Sheet(s) Covered E085
Year Published 2012
