Humberside Geologist no 8

published 1991

Excursion to Market Weighton 1888

probably J W Stather

The Bank Holiday Aug 6th a goodly number of our members proceeded to Mkt. Weighton to join the excursion of the Y.N.U. arranged for that neighbourhood. The whole party assembled at Mkt. Weighton Railway Station from whence the geologists (numbering 19) of whom the Hull contingent formed the greater part under the leadership of the Rev. E. M. Cole F.G.S. president of the section and vice president of our Society proceeded on the Beverley line in the direction of Goodmanham Enthorp, & Londesborough.

A block of grey-stone extremely fossiliferous on the S. side of the cutting first arrested attention. It was pronounced to belong to the lower Lias the Ammonite Angulatus Zone.

Still continuing along the line, a fine section of the grey or upper division of the lower chalk was seen on the N. side of the line. Among the fossils here found were T. gracilis, T. biplicata, T. semigoboso (semiglobosa), Rhynconellae, Inocerimi & a tooth of the Modus found by (Mr Crofts) one of our members and pronounced by Mr Cole to be the "find" of the day. Specimens of whitish flint were also obtained from this section, which occasioned some discussion this section of the chalk being denoted flintless by the Gov. Geological Survey.

A long walk now brought the party to the new Rlwy. cutting at Enthorp. This cutting is in the middle chalk & is 70 ft. deep - Three bands of flint and several of fullers earth were noticed traversing the chalk. Fossils were scarcer but traces of inocerami were seen now and then & Mr. Chadwick of Malton succeeded in getting one or two fine specimens of sponges, of the 4 rayed and 6 rayed varieties.

The route now lay across fields and through Londesbro Park upon leaving the Park the course of the East beck was followed some distance to discover if possible traces of the Rhaetic beds. The search however was unsuccessful. A lengthy walk now brought the party to Mkt Weighton during which many fine views were obtained of the vale of York (& York Minster). Holme Hill being a prominent object. (The party Tea was provided at the Lonesboro Arms in Market Weighton which the Geologists & Naturalists enjoyed together.)


The original manuscript of this report is in the archives of the Hull Geological Society. It is not signed, but was probably written by the secretary Mr. J W Stather. Additional comments included here in brackets, have been added in pencil by another hand. The report would have been copied into the Society's manuscript transactions book, which has been lost.

(Note - the original spellings have been retained)

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