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Survey of London
… of the road frontage conformed to and defined the slow drift round from one country road to another that Rocque …
A History of the County of Leicestershire
… greater part of the area is thickly covered with glacial drift which produces a variety of soils particularly suitable …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… landing. Nearly all of Chelsea lies on Kempton Park gravel drift over London clay. The exceptions are two patches of … award. Census, 1901. British Geological Survey, Solid and Drift edn (1995), 1:10,000 series, sheet TQ27NE. P.N. Middx …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… coverage often closely reflects the underlying solid or drift geology, the effects of climate, relief, and vegetation … gleying, which can cause waterlogging. There is little drift on the plateau, however, and the sandstone decomposes … provided industrial power from the 17th century. The main drift cover is boulder clay. 60 Acid-brown and surface-water …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… THE PHYSIQUE OF MIDDLESEX Solid Geology, p. 2. The Drift Deposits, p. 3. The Conditions of Settlement, p. 8. It … in its full original thickness of 350-400 ft. 1 THE DRIFT DEPOSITS No treatment of the county as the home of man can fail to emphasize the superficial or 'drift' deposits which form the actual surface of at least …
Survey of London
… and the imminence of a general election set off a gradual drift away from London. On 6 July Lady Compton Domville 'gave …
Old and New London
… on the Wapping side of the Thames, and thence, by a small drift-way through the shield, into the tunnel. The …
Historical Collections of Private Passages of State
… I had been much too blame, and it had been against the drift of my Discourse. And I must say, and will say, to the …