The London Basin Forum

Central London and its surroundings probably represent one of the most intensively investigated pieces of the upper crust on the surface of the Earth. Countless vertical boreholes have been drilled for ground investigation, aggregate evaluation and water supply, kilometres of horizontal tunnels have been excavated for railways, cable tunnels, water tunnels and sewers, immense volumes of ground have been excavated for foundations, basements, shafts, underpasses, road and rail cuttings, borrow pits, brick pits and quarries for sand, gravel and chalk, and a very considerable amount of geophysical surveying has been completed for scientific as well as commercial purposes. From all this it might be expected that the geology of London is well known - but not so!

This meeting is open to all from all disciplines and subjects, as its remit is to bring the project to as large a geological and engineering audience as possible. Further meetings are planned for 2010 and 2011, the latter being an Ordinary Meeting of the Society.