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Burrington Combe and Cheddar Cliffs, June 17th, 1890.—This 
excursion was especially geological. The authorities of the 
G.W.R. kindly placed a saloon carriage at the disposal of the 
members for Winscombe, on the Cheddar Valley line, where 
‘conveyances met them, in which, after some rather tight packing, 
they managed to stow themselves for a drive to Burrington 
Combe. It is a constant source of wonderment to the members 
how it is that conveyances that are warranted to seat sixteen, for 
instance, will only hold fourteen. The only conclusion they can 
come to is that the present generation have grown much larger in 
bulk since these conveyances were built, and for the future they 
always intend largely to discount the warranty—this by the way. 
After passing through the villages of Sandford and Churchill and 
thoroughly enjoying the rural beauty of the scene, the richness of 
the foliage, and the pretty cottages buried in roses, with their 
quaintly clipped yew and box trees, turning round the western 
spur of the hills they passed Mendip Lodge and following a lane 
on the right hand after Langford Green, halted at the West end 
of Burrington Church. Crossing a field which led to the church- 
yard they delayed for a short space to admire the beautiful turret 
staircase on the South side, and then entered the church. The 
Rev. W. B. De Moleyns, who was unfortunately from home, had 
kindly sent the register into the church, from which the Secretary 
was enabled to read an account of the restoration so admirably 
carried out in every detail. Notwithstanding the Vicar’s absence 
refreshments had been most thoughtfully and kindly provided by 
his direction, after partaking of which the party walked into the 
Combe and began the chief work of the day. Attention was 
drawn to the various caves, Aveline’s Hole, Goat Church Cavern, 
&c., which had been thoroughly explored by Professor Boyd 
Dawkins and Mr. Ayshford Sanford ; search was made by some 
for the corals and fossils locally called ‘ butterflys,” which abound 
in the weather-worn talus of the Mountain Limestone ; the ‘‘ twin 
brooks” were followed up for the Transition beds, (the passage 
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