Robert Cyril Briscoe Jones

Timeline

Date	Details
1896	Born
1923	Geologist

Biographies and obituaries

Jones, Robert Cyril Briscoe 1987 Annual Report, Geological Society of London

Portrait of 2nd Lieutenant R C B Jones "D" Company 15 Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers (19 Brigade, 32 Division, 4th Army), September 1917; group, Headquarters officers and WOs of the 2nd Battalion Suffolk Regiment in Germany 1919

Publications

Survey publications

Jones, R.C.B. (1938). The stratigraphy of the Upper Coal Measures of south Lancashire. (Summ Prog Geol Surv G B Mus Pract Geol s; 1936/2). London : HMSO.

Jones, R.C.B. ; Tonks, L.H. ; Wright, W.B. (1938). Wigan district. Explanation of sheet 84. (Memoir (Sheet) Geological Survey of GB (England & Wales) - New Series; 84). London : HMSO.

Tonks, L.H. ; Jones, R.C.B. ; Lloyd, W. ; Sherlock, R.L. ; Wright, W.B. (1931). The geology of Manchester and the south-east Lancashire Coalfield. (Memoir (Sheet) Geological Survey of GB (England & Wales) - New Series; 85). London : HMSO.

Wray, D.A. ; Cope, F.W. ; Jones, R.C.B. ; Tonks, L.H. (1948). The geology of Southport and Formby (with contributions by LH TONKS and RCB Jones) Explanation of sheets 74 and 83. (Memoir (Sheet) Geological Survey of GB (England & Wales) - New Series). London : HMSO.

Price, D. ; Wright, W.B. ; Jones, R.C.B. ; Tonks, L.H. ; Calver, M.A. ; Mourant, A.E. ; Ramsbottom, W.H.C. ; Whitehead, T.H. ; Institute of Geological Sciences (1978). Geology of the country around Preston : Explanation of sheet 75. Miniprint ed. (Memoir (Sheet) Geological Survey of GB (England & Wales) - New Series; 75). London : HMSO.

Price, D. ; Wright, W.B. ; Jones, R.C.B. ; Tonks, L.H. ; Calver, M.A. ; Mourant, A.E. ; Ramsbottom, W.H.C. ; Whitehead, T.H. (1963). Geology of the country around Preston : Explanation of sheet 75. (Memoir (Sheet) Geological Survey of GB (England & Wales) - New Series). London : HMSO.

Wilson, G.V. ; Edwards, W.N. ; Knox, J. ; Jones, R.C.B. ; Flett, J.S. ; Lang, W.H. ; Stephens, J.V. ; Watson, D.M.S. (1935). The geology of the Orkneys (Explanation of sheets 117 to 122) (with chapters on the fossil fishes by DMS Watson, fossil plants by WH Lang and petrography by JS Flett) Mem Geol Surv G B (Scotl) (Dist) (Edinburgh). (Memoir (District) Geological Survey of GB (Scotland)). Edinburgh : HMSO.

Maps

British Geological Survey ; Bailey, E.B. ; Wilson, G.V. ; Richey, J.E. ; Simpson, J.B. ; Eyles, V.A. ; Lee, G.W. ; MacGregor, A.G. ; Kennedy, W.Q. ; Ross, G. ; Jones, R.C.B. ; Tonks, L.H. ; Macgregor, M. ; Anderson, J.G.C. (1968). Sheet 52 drift Tobermory. Drift ed. (Geological Survey of Scotland 1:63 360/1:50 000). Chessington : Ordnance Survey for the Institute of Geological Sciences.

British Geological Survey ; Bailey, E.B. ; Wilson, G.V. ; Richey, J.E. ; Simpson, J.B. ; Eyles, V.A. ; Lee, G.W. ; MacGregor, A.G. ; Kennedy, W.Q. ; Ross, G. ; Jones, R.C.B. ; Tonks, L.H. ; Macgregor, M. ; Anderson, J.G.C. (1974). Sheet 52 drift Tobermory. Drift ed. (Geological Survey of Scotland 1:63 360/1:50 000). Chessington : Ordnance Survey for the Institute of Geological Sciences.

British Geological Survey ; Bailey, E.B. ; Wilson, G.V. ; Richey, J.E. ; Simpson, J.B. ; Eyles, V.A. ; Lee, G.W. ; MacGregor, A.G. ; Kennedy, W.Q. ; Ross, G. ; Jones, R.C.B. ; Tonks, L.H. ; Macgregor, M. ; Anderson, J.G.C. ; Lawrie, T.R.M. ; Sabine, P.A. ; Martin, N.R. ; Johnstone, G.S. ; Bishop, A.C. (1969). Sheet 52 solid Tobermory. Solid ed. (Geological Survey of Scotland 1:63 360/1:50 000). Southampton : Ordnance Survey for the Institute of Geological Sciences.

British Geological Survey ; Bailey, E.B. ; Macgregor, M. ; Simpson, J.B. ; Lee, G.W. ; Richey, J.E. ; Anderson, M. ; MacGregor, A.G. ; Kennedy, W.Q. ; Ross, G. ; Jones, R.C.B. ; Tonks, L.H. ; Lawrie, T.R.M. ; Sabine, P.A. ; Martin, N.R. ; Bishop, A.C. ; Johnstone, G.S. (1977). Sheet 52E solid Strontian. Solid ed. (Geological Survey of Scotland 1:63 360/1:50 000). Southampton : Ordnance Survey for the Institute of Geological Sciences.

British Geological Survey ; Bailey, E.B. ; Eyles, V.A. ; Simpson, J.B. ; Lee, G.W. ; Richey, J.E. ; Wilson, G.V. ; MacGregor, A.G. ; Kennedy, W.Q. ; Ross, G. ; Jones, R.C.B. ; Tonks, L.H. (1977). Sheet 52W solid Ardnamurchan. Solid ed. (Geological Survey of Scotland 1:63 360/1:50 000). Southampton : Ordnance Survey for the Institute of Geological Sciences.

British Geological Survey ; Wilson, G.V. ; Knox, J. ; Stephens, J.V. ; Jones, R.C.B. (1932 repr. 1955). Sheet 119 drift Kirkwall. Drift ed. (Geological Survey of Scotland 1:63 360/1:50 000). Southampton : Ordnance Survey for the Geological Survey.

British Geological Survey ; Wilson, G.V. ; Knox, J. ; Stephens, J.V. ; Jones, R.C.B. (1932). Sheet 119 Kirkwall drift. Drift ed.. (Geological Survey of Scotland 1:63 360/1:50 000). Southampton : Ordnance Survey for the Geological Survey.

British Geological Survey ; Knox, J. ; Jones, R.C.B. (1932). Sheet 120 Stronsay drift. Drift ed. (Geological Survey of Scotland 1:63 360/1:50 000). Southampton : Ordnance Survey for the Geological Survey.

British Geological Survey ; Knox, J. ; Jones, R.C.B. (1932, repr. 1955). Sheet 120 Stronsay drift. Drift ed. (Geological Survey of Scotland 1:63 360/1:50 000). Southampton : Ordnance Survey for the Geological Survey.

British Geological Survey ; Wilson, G.V. ; Jones, R.C.B. (1932). Sheet 121 drift Westray. Drift ed. (Geological Survey of Scotland 1:63 360/1:50 000). Southampton : Ordnance Survey for the Geological Survey.

British Geological Survey ; Wilson, G.V. ; Jones, R.C.B. (1932, repr. 1955). Sheet 121 drift Westray. Drift ed. (Geological Survey of Scotland 1:63 360/1:50 000). Southampton : Ordnance Survey for the Geological Survey.

British Geological Survey ; Wilson, G.V. ; Jones, R.C.B. (1932). Sheet 122 drift Sanday. Drift ed. (Geological Survey of Scotland 1:63 360/1:50 000). Southampton : Ordnance Survey for the Geological Survey.

British Geological Survey ; Wilson, G.V. ; Jones, R.C.B. (1932, repr. 1956). Sheet 122 drift Sanday. Drift ed. (Geological Survey of Scotland 1:63 360/1:50 000). Southampton : Ordnance Survey for the Geological Survey.

External publications

Jones, R.C.B. ; Lloyd, W. (1942). The stratigraphy of the millstone grit of Flintshire. Journal of the Manchester Geological Association Vol 1 pt/no 4 (1942) p 247-262 (1942) ; p 247-262.

Jones, R.C.B. The geology of South Lancashire and North Cheshire and its relationship to industry. R. Nicholas; An advisory plan; Manchester, South Lancashire and North Cheshire Advisory Planning Committee 1947; p105-113.

Pugh, W.J. ; Jones, R.C.B. The geology of the Lancashire coalfield. Colliery Guardian 157(4063) 1938 p.850-851.

Jones, R.C.B. William Bourke Wright : [obituary]. Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London 96(2) 1940 p.lxxii-lxxv.

Dunham, K.C. ; Taylor, J.H. ; Edwards, W.N. ; Hollingworth, S.E. ; Jones, R.C.B. ; Robertson, T. ; Trotter, F.M. ; Shirley, J. ; International Geological Congress (1948). Economic geology of England and Wales. guide to excursion A.1 of the 18th IGC (1948).

Bailey, E.B. ; Jones, R.C.B. ; Iran. Vizarat-i Kishavarzi ; Sir Alexander Gibb and Partners (1945). River Lar project : geological report. London : Sir Alexander Gibb & Partners.

BGS archives

Ref No	Title	Description
GSM/GL/Wr/27	Letters From R C B Jones to W B Wright

Cartographic curiosity - Geological Survey of Scotland 1:10,560 Argyll Sheet 18 BGS Geoheritage Blog article