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on the other by the broad oaks and noble elms of Strathfield- 
saye, will acknowledge the appropriateness of the name bestowed 
by our Teutonic forefathers.* ” 
The members drove back to Reading, and dined at the 
Queen’s Hotel. 
MIDLAND AND SOUTH WESTERN EXTENSION 
RAILWAY (CIRENCESTER) 
The third Meeting took place on July 28th, and the 
Members were met at the Station at 10.25 by Professor 
Harker, who was the guide for the day. 
Close to the Station is the Ashcroft Estate, now being 
laid out in new streets for building, by Mr E. W. Cripps. 
The ground lies within the walls of the old Roman City 
of Corinium, and in the excavations several streets, pieces of 
tesselated pavement, and the columns of a Temple have been 
found—also large quantities of Samian ware and pottery of 
almost every known make, many bronze ornaments, bone pins, 
counters and coins—the latter representing nearly the whole of 
the Roman occupation from Claudius to Arcadius. 
A brief visit was made to the excellent Museum, the 
contents of which were explained by Mr C. Bowly. 
From there to the Brewery where, through the kindness 
of Mr Cripps, Professor Harker shewed the 8 inch cores taken 
from the well-boring at Lewis Lane, to a depth of 177 feet, of 
which he has given a section in the last number of our 
Proceedings at page 185. 
It will be remembered it was owing to this boring that the 
Professor was able to shew conclusively the presence of the 
Oxford Clay, underneath the town of Cirencester. 
The next visit was in brakes to Chedworth, vid Baunton 
and Rendcombe, passing over high ground, which enabled 
Professor Harker to point out and explain the Physical aspect 
of the country. Several sections were looked at on the 
_ Midland and South Western Railway, some of which have been 
; * John Bellows suggests the meaning as “ Boundary” Camp: as in Silures, 
the “Borderery ” [in England.] 
