Author: Muriel Schmidt

What Types Of Architecture Were Prevalent In Victorian London?

Victorian-era architecture spanned more than 60 years and it encompasses a jumble of overlapping styles that include early Gothic Revival, Folk Victorian, Greek Revival, Italianate, Second Empire, Stick, Romanesque Revival, Shingle, Colonial Revival, and the popular Queen Anne style at the tail end of the era. What types of architecture were prevalent in London? The […]

Is London On Tectonic Plates?

The British Isles sits in the middle of a tectonic plate, Eurasia. Our nearest plate boundary is at the mid-Atlantic ridge, where the earthquakes are too small to generate tsunami. Can London get earthquakes? Earthquakes on the UK On average, approximately 200 earthquakes are detected each year in the UK, of which 30 are noticeable. […]

Does London Have Any Natural Disasters?

London is at risk of flooding from various sources, including fluvial flooding (from rivers) and flooding from surface water, ground water or from reservoir breaches. Of these, surface water flooding poses the greatest risk. Heavy rainfall can overwhelm the drainage network leading to flooding of low-lying areas. What natural disasters does London get? Floods happen […]

Is London Clay Permeable?

London Clay is also used to line exhausted quarries. This is because old quarry holes are generally refilled with waste material and by lining it with London Clay (which is virtually impermeable) it prevents waste and hazardous substances from entering the groundwater. Is London Clay impermeable? Another advantage of London Clay is that, clay being […]

Is London Clay High Plasticity?

The clay within the London Clay Formation is dominantly illite/smectite and is particularly susceptible to shrink–swell behaviour; it is generally accepted to be highly plastic (Driscoll, 1983; Cripps & Taylor, 1986 and Reeves et. What is the plasticity index of London Clay? range of 19–24% and 70–78% respectively for plastic limit (wp) and liquid limit […]

When Was The Last Tsunami In London?

The most recent significant meteotsunami to impact southern Britain was in 2011, but the wave was very small so there was no damage. Has there ever been a tsunami in London? Tsunami have occurred in both these regions in historic times, but did not affect the UK. The largest recorded British earthquake had a magnitude […]