Works
In 1826 Sopwith published A Historical and Descriptive Account of All Saints' Church in Newcastle-upon-Tyne (Newcastle). He later wrote a book on the Alston mining area, and two editions (1834, 1838) of a treatise on the use of the isometric projection for drawing surveys. He also made the case for mining records in book form.
He travelled widely, first by coach, then on the railways and left records of the times, prices, and conditions of travel in his diaries spanning the years from 1821–1878. Other works were:
- Eight Views of Fountains Abbey … with Description, Newcastle, 1832.
- Description of Monocleid Writing Cabinets, Newcastle, 1841?.
- An Account of the Museum of Economic Geology, London, 1843.
- Education: its Present State and Future Advancement, Newcastle, 1853.
- Notes of a Visit to Egypt, London, 1857.
- Notes of a Visit to France and Spain, Hexham, 1865.
- Education in Village Schools, London, 1868.
- Three Weeks in Central Europe, London, 1869.
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