Streets for All: South West

The front cover of Streets for All: South West which shows a doorway looking out onto a child on a scooter in Wells market place, Somerset The South West contains the most complex geology of the English regions. The paving traditions reflect the richness and diversity of its geology. Most types of stone are represented, from the granites and virtual marbles of Cornwall and west Devon, to the carboniferous sandstones of the Bristol and Forest of Dean areas.  Regional characteristics of street design not only extend to materials, but to design, details and to the form of streets.  Within the geological and topographical complexity of South West England, it is the patchwork of sub-regional characteristics that gives the region its rich paving tradition.