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stood on the same site 1800 years ago. The pavement is 6ft. 3 in. below the 
level of the present street—this representing the rise of the roadway since 
the Roman invasion. The street has risen three inches in this century, as is 
shewn by the foot of the railing in front of the Blue Coat School. The 
pattern in the floor is not in alignment with the existing street, showing a 
nearer approach to the north than the latter. This is also the case with the 
piece of Roman Wall found in 1872, which “skews” a little more to the 
north than the line of the street. The tesseree of White and Blue Lias stone 
of Roman pavement of this age are generally about half an inch square. In 
more recent pavements the stones are larger. A stone tank or bath has also 
been laid bare, and a portion of lead pipe, about an inch in diameter, under 
it, is of precisely the pattern of the water pipes laid in the period of the , 
Empire in Rome itself ; that is, a piece of sheet lead worked up to a sort of 
triangular section, with a capping piece soldered over the joint at its apex. 
Some of the lead used for the waterworks in Rome was brought from 
Britain ; pigs having been found in the Mendips and elsewhere, bearing the 
Imperial stamp. Hundreds of tons of such pipes were taken up during the 
Middle Ages, and re-manufactured into sheet-lead for roofing the ecclesiasti- 
cal and other public buildings in the “‘ Kternal City.” Detailed reasons for 
concluding as to the age of the Roman occupation of Gloucester, which are 
very clear, are given in the paper by Dr Hiibner, which has been published 
in the Transactions of the Cotteswold Club (vol. 6), and in the first volume 
of those of the Bristol and Gloucestershire Archeological Society. 
The President read a paper “On the Jurassic Rocks at 
Crickley,” illustrated by four sections, and some photographs 
of the hillside, made by Mr Helps, were thrown on the screen 
from the optical lantern by Mr Embrey. 
The paper led to some discussion in which the Rev. H. 
Winwood and Mr E. Wethered took part, and is published in 
the Proceedings with a very valuable supplement by Mr R. F. 
Tomes on the “Corals of Crickley,” with a plate of three 
typical specimens. 
Dr Drew gave a paper on “ A Difficulty in Evolution,” now 
published in the Proceedings. After thanking Dr Drew for 
his paper, the President requested Professor Harker and Dr Day 
to express their views upon the subject. 
Dr Day said he felt the subject was so wide, and the time 
at their disposal was now so limited, that he would defer what 
remarks he had to make until a more suitable opportunity. 
Professor Harker desired to point out that while Dr Drew 
had in the first part of his paper brought forward an interesting 
