Abstract
The declining number of amateur geologists in the United Kingdom is a matter of grave concern. This decline impacts additionally upon the membership of the Geologists’ Association. It is suggested that the causes are in part the result of changes in the manner of study and the availability of suitable research activities in the discipline. Engaging, simple and inexpensive opportunities for research by amateur geologists are now generally thought to be no longer available. The author offers the amateur one broad area of vital and fascinating study: in the scrutiny and description of wall fabrics of stone; in this, typical ‘Victorian standards’ of numerous, relatively cost-free and stimulating studies remain.
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