Woolljopi; naturalists' fm ^'tulr. 



May 28th, 1878. 



TITHE first field meeting of the Woolhope Naturalists' Field Club took place on 

 X Tuesday, May 28th, at Ledbury, for Putley, Marcle, and Kempley. The 

 president, the Rev. H. W. Phillott was on this occasion unable to be present. 

 The Rev. W. S. Symonds, a senior past jiresident, was voted to the chair. There 

 were present — A. Armitage, Esq., Thomas Cam, Esq., T. A. Chapman, Esq. M.D., 

 P. C. Cleasby, Esq., J. H. Cleasby, Rev. W. C. Fowle, — Guise, Esq., J. Greaves, 

 Esq., Rev. R. Hill, Rev. G. M. Metcalfe, J. E. Norris, Esq., T. C. Paris, Esq., 

 G. H. Phillott, Esq., A. Purchas, Esq., J.Riley, Esq., Rev. H. J. W. Stillingfleet, 

 Rev. H. Stone, W. A. Swinburne, Esq., Rev. W. S. Symonds, Rev. J. Tweed, Dr. 

 Wood, Rev. R. H. Williams, and Theo. Lane, Secretary. 



John Norman, Esq., F.R.C.S., was elected a member of the club, and 

 several other new members were proposed. 



The Acting President gave a most interesting description of "The 

 "Wonder " in particular, and landslips in general. 



The members were then hospitably entertained at Putley Court by J. Riley, 

 Esq., and after visiting the church, drove to Marcle, where they were kindly 

 received by the vicar. After inspecting the beautifully -restored church the drive 

 was continued to Kempley, and every one was much interested and pleased with 

 the curious old church and cross. It being too late to visit Haffield the members 

 returned to the Feathers Hotel, Ledbury. After dinner Mr. Phillott (the president's 

 son) read a paper on Kempley Church and its mural paintings. — A vote of thanks 

 was then passed to him, and the party returned to Hereford, having spent a very 

 enjoyable day. 



THE REV. W. S. SYMONDS, OF PENDOCK, ON "THE WONDER," 

 NEAR MARCLE, AND THE GEOLOGY AND HISTORIC RECORDS 

 OF THE SURROUNDING DISTRICT. 



Landslips are much more common than persons are aware of who have not 

 been in the habit of observing the effect of these dislocations of great masses of 

 land on the configuration of a line of country, or the wild and picturesque combi- 

 nations of scenery they often produce. Landslips are generally due to the hard 

 and soft nature, and geological position, of the rock masses wliich have slipped. 

 Occasionally they have been due to earthquakes, as in Switzerland, where an 



