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Among the erratics in deposit 1, Dr Callaway mentions a “ red- 
dish-brown ironshot oolite : locality not identified, though a specimen 
was submitted to several experts.”* There is little doubt that the 
rock under consideration is a fragment off the outer portion of one of 
these nodules, which are—in Mr Richardson’s opinion—not erratics, 
but zz situ. Mr Richardson’s experience was that the erratics did not 
occur in the undisturbed blue clay. The section, Mr Richardson said, 
is very difficult to interpret, and until more is known of the Great 
Oolite clay-beds of the neighbourhood, any explanation must be con- 
sidered tentative. He called attention to the fact, however, that the 
section is very near the Moreton anticlinal axis, and that possibly after 
the subjacent Great-Oolite limestones had been flexured and again 
brought within the area of sedimentation, clay had been deposited and 
some had found its way into the fissures. Then, at a very much later 
period, of course, ice might have churned up a portion of the 
clay (which had been revealed by denudation), studded it with the 
“‘Northern-Drift” pebbles, and introduced some finer foreign 
material—“‘ quartzose sand of angular and subangular grains, stained 
with a reddish-brown colour.” 
After another stretch of ground had been covered, the spire 
of the Church and that portion of Burford which lies on the slope 
of the hill that faces north came into view. Headquarters were at the 
Bull Hotel. The following morning was devoted to visiting the 
Church, Priory, and other places of interest in Burford, under the 
guidance of Mr T. H. Cheatle. Before going to the Church, Mr 
Cheatle took the Members to his house and showed them the Alder- 
manic Mace, the Sergeant’s Mace, the Town Seal, and the Priory 
Seal, besides a number of valuable documents relating to the borough. 
Burford Church (Plate II), is dedicated to St John the Baptist. 
For some reason, however, which remains to be discovered, Heylin 
wrote that it was dedicated to St George. 
The various aisles and chapels are grouped around a massive 
spire-capped tower. The lower portion of the tower is Norman 
(A.D. 1150), the upper, Tudor ; whilst the spire is of later date. Tower 
and spire measure 180 feet in height. The South porch has been de- 
scribed as one of the most beautiful in England, and is over 400 years 
old. The first chapel to the east is that of St Thomas of Canterbury, 
andis entered from the adjoining Leggare Chapel to the east by passing 
under an Early English arch. East of the Leggare Chapel is Bartholo- 
mew’s Aisle, which contains some beautiful tombs of the time of 
Edward III. The Nave is very lofty and of 15th century work. Until 
1872 the original pine oak roof was hidden under one of lath and 
plaster. The lower parts of the north and south walls of the Chancel 
are Early English. In the Tanfield Aisle is the tomb to Lord Tanfield. 
1 Erroneously referred to by Mr E. A. Walford as having come “from the gravels of 
Moreton Vale.” He says it is “of very similar appearance and composition to the Stones- 
field roe-stone.” See paper “On some New Oolitic Strata in North Oxfordshire,” by E. 
A Walford, F.G.S. Buckingham, 1906. Privately printed. 
