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Facing northeastward and upstream.
This view of the Neuse River at pretty high water on a sultry summer afternoon captures, for me at least, the very essence of the lush Atlantic Coastal Plain and its unambitious streams. The verdant bottomland-forest community, the limpid sediment-laden water, the hazy sky—just what one would expect in this corner of the world.
But, as usual, appearances are deceiving. Here the Neuse has managed to cut down and expose, on the southwestern bank, a cliff approximately 80 ft (24 m) high. The reason the cliff isn't visible here is that I'm standing on top of it.
Most of the exposure reveals a portion of the remarkable Late Cretaceous Black Creek Formation, a layer-cake of strata of unconsolidated sands and clays. These document transgressions of the Atlantic Ocean over the Coastal Plain, a consequence of rising global sea level. And above the Black Creek are Tertiary beds capped by Quaternary sands and gravels.
As far as the botany goes, I think I'll just stand back here and enjoy it in aggregate. And what a wonderful panorama of rampant photosynthesis it truly is. One day not far removed, this place will be under saltwater again. It's best to enjoy the terrestrial phase while one still can.
The other photos and descriptions of this series can be found in my Botany of the Carolinas Coastal Plain album.
Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society of London.
London.Printed for the Royal Horticultural Society by Spottiswoode & Co.
Dicigerous fossil wood from Van Buren Co., Iowa Macbride. We are not sure what the word Macbride refers to, but it was printed on the envelope housing the glass plate negative.
Source: State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City
Reproductions and permissions: www.iowaculture.gov/history/research/research-centers/cop...
nature study of roadside specimen framed in handmade muted frames. The triangular frame remembers road signage asking you pay attention to your surroundings.
Canal Mill, Botany Brow, Chorley (South-East of Preston), Lancashire PR6 9AF
Canal Mill was built in 1855 during the Crimean War when Lancashire cotton industry was
at the forefront of cotton manufacturing. The mill opened in 1856 and was built for Richard
Smethurst a pioneer in the Chorley cotton industry.
After Richard Smethurst’s death in 1860, the mill was sold to William and Charles Widows who were
business associates of the Smethurst’s family. In the early 1860’s disaster struck the Lancashire
cotton industry when “The Cotton Famine”, which was the result of the American Civil War, meant
that supplies of raw cotton were not reaching the Lancashire Mills, it appears Canal Mill was no
exception as it ceased production in 1861.
Various family businesses bought and managed to keep the mill up and running to manufacture
various cotton goods until eventually in the very late 1950’s the mill eventually closed down due to a
general decline of the cotton industry.
In 1968 planning permission was given to use the mill for truck and vehicle repairs and the building
was sold to Gilbraiths Commercial Limited. Gilbraiths extended the building constructing a workshop
for trucks repairs.
In 1969 work began to construct the M61 motorway, followed by the building of Chorley North
Industrial estate in 1972. In 1991 Gilbraiths started to scale down their operations.
In February 1992 planning permission was applied for to turn the mill into a “Themed Visitor
Attraction” to suit all ages.
In 1994 Tim Knowles a local pioneering business man, purchased the mill and completely renovated
and restored the building at a cost of nine million pounds. Botany Bay Villages steeped with history
were officially opened on the 1st December 1995.
Botany Bay still stands proud on the M61 and is the flagship outlet within Tim Knowles retail portfolio.
The whole new world of Botany Bay now features 5 floors of shopping, a garden centre, restaurants
& coffee bars, and Puddletown Pirates indoor play centre. This major shopping venue and visitor
attraction is one of the gems of Lancashire and draws people from near and far.
If you would like to find out more about the history of Botany Bay and the surrounding area please
email info@botanybay.co.uk
We would like to thank Arthur Howell for his efforts in researching this history.
www.botanybay.co.uk/index.php/history
Lancashire Telegraph By Amy Farnworth Chief Reporter
15th June 2023 Link below
One of Lancashire's most iconic buildings will be transformed after £3m plans to build a podium were approved.
FI Real Estate Management (FIREM) applied to build a podium at its Canal Mill headquarters in Botany Bay, Chorley, to provide an extra 85,800 sq ft of space across four floors to accommodate parking and leisure activities.
Tuesday’s planning committee of Chorley Borough Council approved the application, which also includes more than 190 parking spaces for cars, motorcycles, and bicycles.
There will also be a helipad and hangar, as well as an 11,200 sq ft multi-use space to be used for exercise, wellbeing activities, team bonding and sports for FIREM employees.
The historic Canal Mill at Botany Bay dates to 1855 and FI Real Estate Management is working with a team of architects and planning experts to preserve the heritage of the site.
In July 2022, the council’s planning committee approved separate plans to build a £26m industrial and commercial park on a 21-acre site at Botany Bay.
Building work has already started on phase one of the scheme, which will deliver 33 units for light industrial and commercial use across 405,000 sq ft and a drive-thru food outlet.
Botany Bay is a stunning beach that lies between Margate and Broadstairs. Golden sand, rockpools and chalkcliffs.
“Botany is the science that gives life to the loveliest of earth’s offerings.” – Eugene Aram (quoted by Bulwer Lytton).
“War is the furnace (fiery) into which are flung the savings of generations, the humble joys of happy homes, and the quiet hopes of millions of human hearts.” - D.T. 11/6/[18]89.
This is inscribed inside my new (old) copy of the third edition of John Lindley’s, The Vegetable Kingdom: The Structure, Classification and Uses of Plants, (1853).
It resonated with the words of a very articulate young man from Afghanistan, interviewed yesterday on Radio 4, which I have transcribed to the best of my memory:
“We do not need American soldiers. We need American teachers, American scientists… If they keep on breaking people’s hearts, they will find Osama bin Laden inside every home.”
If only all would-be politicians had to demonstrate a sound working knowledge of botany before seeking office...
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Halae Magdeburgicae :Opera et studio Ioannis Godofredi Trampe, typographi halensis,MDCCLVIII-MDCCLXIV [1758-1764].
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