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The Glacial Deposits at Upper Sundon Bedfordshire

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British Geological Survey (BGS)
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25 September 2026
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These notes are based on a photographic record, made between 1950 and 1977, of the glacial deposits exposed in the workings of the Sundon Cement and Lime Works in south Bedfordshire. The site is located on the brow of the Lower Chalk escarpment at about 160 m OD (Figure 1). The principal section (Figure 2) was up to 14 m high and 300 m long aligned approximately N-S as shown on the 1:10, 560 map. The glacial deposits constituted the overburden on the Chalk. The description of the face, including black and white photographs, is as it was in 1950-1954. The colour photographs were taken on fleeting visits up to 1977 south of the 1950-1954 working. The photographs are referenced by BGS numbers and shortened to the last 3 figures.

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25 September 2026
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Extent (Latitude)
51.9437° to 51.9260°
Extent (Longitude)
-0.4947° to -0.4722°
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Somerset Geology Group (principalInvestigator); British Geological Survey (distributor, pointOfContact)
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