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PROCEEDINGS OF THE COTTESWOLD CLUB 



he long barrow in West Wood, which Mr G. B Witts 

 had thoughttully had ,«rtly uncovered, and of whi he 

 ga^•e a lucid description. Thence to Buckholt, where the 

 breaks were again left, for the party to descend the hil to 

 the Roman V.lla at Witcorabe. to which the Rev W 

 Ba.eley acted as guide. Thus in the dav's programme 

 hree of the ch.ef subjects discussed by the Club wl 

 kep nn v.ew-geological, prehistoric, and Roman rema.n. 

 And as the Jubtlee of the Club offers a fitting opportun v 

 •t may be of nnerest if we takea retrospect o"f the prog ss 



Te ClTtT '"'' '""'^'' '" ""■■'"« "^^ «f'>- --s't 

 tne uub has been ni existence. 



GEOLOGICAL 

 When the Club met for the first time the interest taken 

 m geology uas increasing. The geological survev of the 

 United Kingdom had ,ust been formed into a separate 

 department of the Civil Service, and the Geologic' 

 Socie y. which was formed in 1807, was just begininn a 

 .ecord of great advance in geological resirch. h, 1 o°se 

 clays there were few professional geologists, and the work 

 o ..acing out the history of our planet from the re o J 

 of the rocks was chiefly done hy amateurs, for whom the 

 tudy had a great fascination. Among the geologist," vho 

 have from time to time done excellent geological work 

 are .several members of the Cotteswold Club Who have 

 attained con.siderable eminence, and whose works w°ll I h- 

 m the annals of geology. I.ycett, Wright, Buckman 

 (father and son), Witchell, Lucy, Guise, Etherir 



Wet'r'e^'" °"? '"r""^'' ''™^-- T°--' ^ymo 3 ,' 

 Wethered, and others, have done work which has made 



wold aT '"■ '"-™'"' "'^ "^^'" °f 'h^ Cottes- 



" /athJr of r ' , '"''r"' ""'"y ^^''"'•■'"' Smith, the 

 father of Geology, astonished the world by showing 



