Bath Walking Trails
A correspondent from Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution has sent me some information on four walks around Bath, some of which will be of interest to geologists. They are all of interest to everyone!
She Writes:-
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I wonder if you would be interesting in circulating the information below about the new BRLSI Bath Discovery Trails, accessed with a free App for Android and Apple Smartphones, produced in collaboration with BathSpa University? I think some of these will interest your readers.
The four walking trails are: The First Meteorite, The Railway Leviathan, On the Origin of Species and The War Crosses.
All you need is your phone and a decent pair of shoes; the trails take about 1.5 - 2 hours to walk, but you can easily skip sections or take a break along the way if you feel the need! Bath Royal Literary & Scientific Institution is open 10-4, Monday to Saturday.
The First Meteorite
This centres on an object from outer space that is small enough to fit in your hand and is 4.2 billion years old. This trail explores ‘deep time’ and the very origins of our solar system through a story that connects 18th-century astronomers with druid temples and a Siberian forest. Once you have completed your journey to BRLSI you will be able to see this unique fragment from the earliest years of the universe.
Activation Code: bathdiscovery3
The Railway Leviathan
Rediscover a lost world, here in Bath. This trail brings to life extinct species from a time before human beings and explains how the industrialisation of Bath’s landscape in the nineteenth century unearthed long lost creatures that once roamed the land and swam in the seas where Bath now stands—and how BRLSI was crucial in preserving that prehistoric past. At the end of this trail you will be able to view the skull of a Jurassic steneosaurus, just one of BRLSI’s many fossils.
Activation Code: bathdiscovery4
The Origin of Species
Learn about one of the world’s most important scientific books through the lens of a very local friendship. Charles Darwin spent his life gathering data based on his observations of animals and plants, which would lead to the development of the theory of evolution. This trail explores the lifelong friendship between Darwin and Leonard Jenyns, who lived here in Bath, through a correspondence that reveals a shared love for natural history and intellectual curiosity about the natural world. Jenyns donated his library to BRLSI and, once you have completed the trail, you will be able to see his own copy of Darwin’s On the Origin of Species, alongside a letter he wrote to Darwin.
Activation Code: bathdiscovery2
The War Crosses
Take a closer look at the human cost of conflict through the city’s war memorials and the soldiers who experienced this first industrialised war. In this trail you will discover the places where returning soldiers were treated for their injuries, the houses where army generals lived, and the memorials to the fallen. Once you complete the trail you will be able to view relics of the Crimean War, part of BRLSI’s extensive collections related to human conflict across the centuries.
Activation Code: bathdiscovery1
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