Thomas Crosbee Cantrill
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Timeline
| Date | Details |
|---|---|
| 1871 | Resigned from Survey. |
| 1867 | Born November 20th at Handsworth, Birmingham. Educated at King Edward VI Grammar School, Stourbridge, and Mason College, Birmingham. Studied geology under Professor Charles Lapworth. |
| 1891 | Graduated (1st). |
| 1895 | Heslop Gold Medal for research on structure of Forest of Wyre Coalfield (carried out during period of scholastic work). |
| 1896 | Joined Geological Survey. (Geologist 1901; D.G. 1914.) For 14 years engaged in mapping and description of South Wales Coalfield. |
| 1907 | F.G.S. Awarded Lyell Fund. |
| 1910 | Tranferred from South Wales to the Midlands (Lichfield). |
| 1914-1918 | Special reports on Mineral Resources. |
| 1919 | Resumed normal work in North Wales Borderland and Midlands. |
| 1921-1923 | Served on Council of Geological Society. |
| 1927 | Retired in November to Worcestershire. Devoted leisure to study of local archaeology – results published in Archaeologia Cambrensis etc. |
| 1931 | Died April 3rd at Kidderminster. |
Biographies and obituaries
Garwood, E.J. Obituary - Thomas Crosbee Cantrill, born 1867, died 1931. [In Anniversary Address.]. Proceedings of the Geological Society in Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society. v. 88 p.lxxix-lxxx. 1932
Obituary - Thomas Crosbee Cantrill, B.Sc., F.G.S. (20.11.1867-1931). Geologists Magazine. Whole Series. v. 68 p.237-238. 1931
Mr. T. C. Cantrill. Nature 127, 674–675 (1931). https://doi.org/10.1038/127674a0
[Typescript obituaries with the manuscript - one by Flett.]
Publications
| Date | Details |
|---|---|
| 1920 | Contributed notes to: Special Reports. Mineral Resources vol. VIII. Iron Ores (1920). |
| "Contributed notes to: "South Wales Coalfield", Part V." | |
| "Contributed notes to: "South Wales Coalfield", Part VI." | |
| "Contributed notes to: "South Wales Coalfield", Part IX." | |
| "Contributed notes to: "South Wales Coalfield", Part X." | |
| "Contributed notes to: "South Wales Coalfield", Part XI." | |
| "Contributed notes to: "South Wales Coalfield", Part IV." | |
| "Contributed notes to: "South Wales Coalfield", Parts II." | |
| "Contributed notes to: "South Wales Coalfield", Part XII." | |
| 1924 | "Contributed notes to: "Flint" (1924)." |
| 1919 | "Contributed notes to: "Lichfield" (1919)." |
| 1923 | "Contributed notes to: "Coventry" (1923)." |
| Unofficial publications: | |
| Unofficial publications: Handbook on coal mining. | |
| Geological chapters to Victoria Histories of Shropshire and Warwickshire, and various papers. |
BGS archives
| GSM/GL/Cn | |
| Title | Thomas Crosbee Cantrill |
| Description | Joined the Survey in 1896. He became District Geologist in 1914 and spent 14 years mapping the South Wales Coalfield. In 1910 he moved to the Midlands and between 1914 -1918 produced a number of special reports on mineral resources. |
| Related Material | Obituary File |