The 2014 BSCC Shell Show

Held on 25 October 2014 at Theydon Bois Village Hall.

Show results

One species	1st	David McKay: Ranella olearium (L., 1758)
One genus or family	1st	David McKay: “Buccinum in Scottish waters” – winner of the Scotia Shield
British – marine, freshwater or land	1st	David McKay: “A touch of the Arctic”
Foreign – marine, freshwater or land	1st   2nd	Kevin Brown: “Lovell Reeve” – winner of the COA award Dave Rolfe: “Hawaiian Tree Snails” – winner of the Peter Oliver Cup
Self-made shell art		No entries
Shell photography (judged by member ballot)		No entries
Shellomania	1st   2nd	John Llewellyn-Jones: “Roundels”   Tom Walker: “The oyster – symbol of lust”
Junior – age 12 to 16 inclusive		No entries
Junior – age 11 and under	1st     2nd	Amelia Mauve: “Cowries: big to small” – joint winner of the John Fisher Trophy Nina Mauve: “Study of microshells” – joint winner of the John Fisher Trophy
Special category – five favourite shells	1st 2nd	Anton Mauve: “Five favourite cowries” Debbie Rolfe: “Five favourite shells”
Shell of the Show	1st	Anton Mauve: Cypraea mappa aliwalensis Lorenz, 2000 – winner of the Walter Karo Trophy
Dealer Shell of the Show (member ballot)	1st	Rob Law: Stella solaris (L., 1767)

 

For more information on the prizes awarded at the Show, see Tom Walker's article here.

Photo gallery

Many thanks to Julian Joseph for taking most of the photographs.

More photographs on the BSCC Facebook page.