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haematitic iron, variegated reel and blue marls of the new red 

 (Keuper marls), Rhoetic, Avicula contorta beds, and white lias 

 beds, with the invariable sun bed of William Smith, and the 

 lower lias limestone and marls. The lias in this section lies 

 in a basin, being probably pressed into this shape by the 

 disturbances of the pennant rocks to the north. At the end 

 of the cutting to the south, the Keuper marls, and new red 

 sand stones are again met with. Crossing the hill to Bitton, a 

 short delay was caused by the hospitality of Mr. Stanley, and 

 the examination of a pit where the sands of the inferior oolite 

 are seen. As a finale, Mr. Soraerville's paper mills were 

 inspected under the guidance of his son, and the whole 

 process from the sorting and boiling of the rags, through the 

 cleansing and colouring of the pulp into «its final issue in 

 sheets of foolscap cut and ready for packing, courteously 

 explained. 



On 2nd June an expedition to Bromham was arranged. 

 The train was taken from Bath to Chippenham, the Church 

 at the latter place, with its lately restored Norman chancel 

 arch, inspected, and a drawing of the monument to the Pryn 

 family made, and the inscription copied. Seend having been 

 reached by train, and a visit made to the Church and Church- 

 yard with its fine view of the Chalk Downs, a walk through 

 pleasant lanes and across fields took the Members to Bromham. 

 The Church is full of interest, especially the Baynton Chapel 

 — all the monuments, with the heraldry, are accurately drawn 

 and described in Dingley's MS., and they appear now quite 

 as perfect as in the time of Charles II., when Dingley copied 

 them. Under the kindly guidance of the Vicar, the points 

 of interest in connection with the Church were explained. 

 Originally a Cross Church with central tower, it formally 

 belonged to Battle Abbey, in Sussex. The Baynton Chapel 

 was added in the time of Henry VII, and the rich perpen- 

 dicular work resembles that of Henry Vllth.'s Chapel in 



