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More model informationBlock II (Bottom) of XII from the Killhope Lead Mining Museum’s collection of Thomas Sopwith’s wooden geological models that were carved in 1841.
Block II models coal strata near Newcastle-on-Tyne.
An excellent animation of all twelve assembled models was created by Lina Jakaite and can viewed on Youtube: Sopwiths Wooden Geologic Models: Killhope Lead Mining Museum
Physical models located at the Killhope Lead Mining Museum in Upper Weardale, County Durham, UK
Photos by Kurt Burmeister
Processing and Model by Ryan Hollister
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