Humberside Geologist no.16
Lynden Emery remembered.
Lynden Emery was born on 2nd January 1940 in Southport, and died on Sunday 27th
January 2008 in Castle Cary, Somerset. He was suffering from a brain tumour,
osteoporosis and Alzheimer's disease.
Lynden came to Hull to study Biology and Zoology at the University. He met his
wife Ann at the start of his second year at University; they married in 1962.
After graduating Lynden went on to train as a teacher. He taught Biology at
Hull Grammar School for two years, starting in 1962, and then became Head of
Biology at Kingston High School. Following a reorganisation of education in
Hull he became a Professional Tutor at Wilberforce 6th Form College from 1988
until his early retirement in 1992. For a couple of years he taught University
Foundation Award classes in Geology for the Centre for Lifelong Learning at
the University of Hull and the Workers' Education Association.
In 1979 he wrote a 448-page thesis about the ecology of the fossils of the
Speeton Clay under the supervision of Professor John Neale, and received a MSc
from the University of Hull. He donated his carefully curated collection of
Speeton Clay fossils to Hull Museums.
At various times Lynden was President of the Hull Geological Society twice,
editor of East Yorkshire Field Studies, a Council member of the Yorkshire
Geological Society, local secretary of the Institute of Biology and an active
member of the University of Hull Convocation.
He was also interested in railways - both model ones and full size. He built
several models of narrow gauge railways and helped on the Ffestiniog preserved
steam railway in Wales for over 50 years. He was a member of the Scalefour
Society and edited their newsletter for four years. He was a regular attendee
of the weekly club meetings of the Hull Miniature Railway Society and a
contributor to their annual exhibitions.
He and his wife Ann moved from Cottingham to Castle Cary in 2002 to be closer
to their two daughters and their families.
MH
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Speeton Clays with particular reference to the gastropod and bivalve molluscs.
Unpub. M.Sc. thesis, University of Hull. 448pp.
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