The University of Bristol Spelæological Society (UBSS) was founded in 1919 by cavers in the University of Bristol. Among its earliest activities was the archaeological excavation of Aveline's Hole.[1][2]
The club owns a hut, which was formerly a ladies' cricket pavilion. It was bought in 1919 for £5 and moved from its original plot to Burrington Combe, where it still stands.
Publications and library
[edit]The club maintains one of the largest collections of caving books and journals in the country in its library in Bristol,[3] as well as publishing the long-standing academic journal, Proceedings of the University of Bristol Spelæological Society.[4]
Following numerous expeditions to the Burren, County Clare over the years,[5] the UBSS has published the definitive guides to the caves of the region: Caves of Northwest Clare (1969), Caves of County Clare (1981), Caves of County Clare & South Galway (2003), Caves of Mid-West Ireland (2019) and Caves of southern Ireland (2022).[6]
Notable members
[edit]Notable past members of the club include Professor E. K. Tratman, who gave his name to Tratman's Temple in Swildon's Hole and to the 'Tratman Award',[7] respected Irish spelæologist J. C. Coleman, Edward Fawcett FRS, anatomy professor and first president,[8] and baking star Kim-Joy Hewlett.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ History of the UBSS
- ^ "Earliest British cemetery dated". BBC News. 23 September 2003. Retrieved 27 December 2007.
- ^ "The Stables".
- ^ Bristol University | News from the University | Spelaeological Society
- ^ Coleman, J. C. (1969). "The society in Ireland" (PDF). Proceedings of the University of Bristol Spelæological Society. 12 (1): 75–82. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
- ^ Caves of Mid-West Ireland
- ^ "Tratman Award". Archived from the original on 1 July 2007. Retrieved 19 July 2007.
- ^ Arthur Keith (1943). "Edward Fawcett (1867–1942)". Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society. 4 (12): 324–328. JSTOR 769043.
Further reading
[edit]- Coleman, J. C. (1969). "The society in Ireland" (PDF). Proceedings of the University of Bristol Spelæological Society. 12 (1): 75–82. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
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