This presentation provides an introduction to the historic buildings of the South Downs National Park and is particularly useful to schools participating in this year’s annual schools art exhibition, Our Place, setting the context of building materials, chronology and type.
Jargon Buster
Greensand – a type of sandstone rock that has a greenish colour
Key Messages
An Act of Parliament in 1949 led to the establishment of all UK National Parks.
Photo Album
SNPR
Read the State of the National Park Report, Published in 2012 by the South Downs National Park Authority.
Groundwater
How rivers work: explaining the important role that groundwater plays in the environment.
Flint
What is flint and how was it formed? Listen to stories how the South Downs was world famous for high quality flint tools and learn about this characteristic building material.