VOL. XVIII. (2) EXCURSION— BOURNVILLE 



EXCURSIONS 

 1913 



EXCURSION TO BOURNVILLE AND BIRMINGHAM 

 UNIVERSITY. 



Tuesday, May 20th, 1913. 

 Director : Louis Barrow. 

 {Report by L. Richardson) 



The First Field Meeting of the Club for 191 3 was held on May 20th in 

 the Birmingham district. Amongst those present were the Rev. Walter 

 Butt (President), Mr W. Crooke (Vice-President), Mr L. Richardson, A. Inst. 

 W.E. (Hon. Secretary), Lieut. -Col. J. C. Duke, Dep. Surg. -Gen. G. A. Watson, 

 Messrs Charles Bailey, F.L.S., F. H. Bretherton, O. Brown, C. G. Clutterbuck, 

 F.E.S., A. J. Cullis, A.M.I.C.E., G. M. Currie, G. Embrey, F.C.S., J. W. Gray, 

 F.G.S., F. Hannam-Clark, J. N. Hobbs. E. Lawrence, F. J. Mylius, A. E. 

 Smith, A. J. Stephens, etc. 



The Members arrived at Bournville Station at 1 1.20 a.m. Here they were 

 'met by Mr Louis Barrow, of Messrs Cadbury Bros., Prof. Charles Lapworth, 

 F.R.S., F.G.S., Dr J. Humphreys, F.L.S., F.G.S., Councillor Johnson (repre- 

 senting the Birmingham Park Committee), Mr A. Hayes (Principal of the 

 Midland Institute), Mr W. J. Harris, and several Members of the Birmingham 

 Natural History and Philosophical Society. 



First the large boulders by the side of Bournville Lane were inspected. 

 Prof. Lapworth gave a brief address, in which he told how these boulders were 

 probably transported from the Arenig country to Birmingham, and of the 

 climatic conditions that obtained during the Glacial Period. ^ 



A move was then made to Cotteridge Park. Here, during the laying out 

 of the park, a large number of boulders were unearthed. Mr Barrow has 

 had many of them collected at one end of the park, and has presented a 

 " Glacial Indicator " to show whence they came and by what routes. 

 Boulders from the Arenigs predominate, and Mr Barrow gave a short discourse 

 on the Arenig Glacier. 2 



Returning via the station, the Members then visited the magnificent 

 baths for the girls' department, after which they proceeded by way of the 

 men's recreation grounds to those of the girls. Here in the pavilion, Messrs 

 Cadbury entertained the Members at lunch. 



1. See pages 163-170 



2. Vide Trans. Worcestershire Nat. Club, vol. v., pt. 2 (1912), pp. 266-269. 



