The Sections eaposed between Andoversford and Chedworth: a. 
comparison with similar strata wpon the Banbury line, by 
S. S. Buckman, F.G.S. Read February 25th, 1890. 
The Railway in course of construction between Cirencester 
and Andoversford has opened up a series of most interesting 
sections. In a former communication* to the Cotteswold 
Field Club, I gave an account of the Inferior Oolite between 
Andoversford and Bourton-on-the-Water ; and, consequently, 
the homotaxous deposits exposed in the cuttings between 
Andoversford and Chedworth have attracted my attention. As, 
however, I now reside some distance from the locality, and 
have not too much spare time at my disposal, I could not, even 
if I wished, give an exhaustive paper on the strata in these 
exposures; but the chief idea of this sketch concerns the 
agreements and differences between the Inferior Oolite on the 
Cirencester Railway and the strata described in my former 
paper. 
Commencing at Andoversford, the first cutting is at the 
new Station; and it shews nothing more than tumbled, and 
much broken, freestone rock, and a quantity of rubble. All this 
has slipped over upon some blue clay of the Upper Lias, which 
is exposed at the bridge crossing the road. 
The second cutting affords the following section :— 
Section I.—Second cutting from Andoversford. 
(Peagrit series to Upper Freestone) 
ft. ins. 
1. Whitish freestone, with numerous white grains ee 
2. Loose, incoherent, yellowish-brown, sandy Oolite, enclosing 
portions of harder white limestone __... ... about 23 0 
3. Whitish freestone, with numerous white grains fe . - Oe 
Hard, shelly limestone, with white, rounded grains, and some 
larger flattened concretions. Ludwigia Murchisone, 
Pygaster semisulcatus, Rhynchonella subdecorata ... about 20 0 
46 6 
* Proceedings, vol. IX, Pt. II, pp. 108-135, 1887. 
