Geology of Kent the northern slopes of the Downs where they are known as brickearths. Landslips are known along the north coast of the Isle of Sheppey, the coast near Reculver and either side of Folkestone and indeed the former coastline west of Folkestone overlooking Romney Marsh. Geology of Kent The geology of Kent in southeast England largely consists of a succession of northward dipping late Mesozoic and Cenozoic sedimentary rocks overlain by a suite of unconsolidated deposits of more recent origin. Kent is the south-easternmost county in England. It is bounded on the north by the River Thames and the North Sea,
Mines on the first day of the Somme Bois Français had already taken place in the winter of 1914 and spring of 1915. Before the summer of 1916, no-man's land south of Bois Français had already witnessed the blowing of at least eight mines, and the area of Kiel and Danube trenches, located some to the east of Bois Français, had also seen extensive underground operations. In October 1915, John Norton-Griffiths had even advocated the use of poison gas to deal with the German resistance in the Bois Français sector, but the proposal was not followed up. As at Fricourt, no frontal assault was planned in this area