176 REPORTS ON THE STATE OF SCIENCE. 
2. South of Leicester. 
Knighton Junction Brick Co.—Several large blocks of granite, probably 
from Mount Sorrel, occur here, one with dark patches similar to those seen 
at the County Brickworks, and varying from 2 ft. by 2 ft. by 1 ft. 6 in. to 
cubes of larger size. Small quartzite pebbles are again abundant. One 
large block ‘of granite is roughly hexagonal, and in the direction of the 
longer axis is 25 in., the greatest breadth 28 im., and the height 1 ft. 3 in. 
The sides are in parts flat and worn, smooth and polished. In others a 
kind of ‘skin’ covers the surface. Some thirteen of small size lying near 
are smooth and polished, with the same skin-like covering, and one is 
square. In some cases the original angular corners have been worn smooth. 
Leicester, Saffron Lane “(Underwood’ s Pu).—Mount Sorrel granite 
boulders from 3 ft. cubes to smaller sizes occur here, many being I cubic 
foot. Slabs of Swithland slate are also to be found. Some very large 
quartzites are to be seen uniformly distributed. The following examples 
of granite measured were 35 in., 38 in. by 28 in. by 16 in., 37 in. by 29 in. by 
18 in., with rounded edges, a smoothed and polished surface, in parts with 
felsitic veins. 
Aylestone (south of Middleton Street)—A large roughly rectangular 
boulder, with angular corners and smooth sides, of Mount Sorrel granite ; 
is 39 in. by 35 in. by 26 in. 
Biggs’ Sand Pit.—A large boulder, whose longer diagonal lay N. by 8., 
measured 52 in. by 44 in. by 36 in. About I ft. of the boulder was 
embedded in the underlying, rather soft, quartzose sand, and around the 
base the matrix was puddled, due to drainage from its area collecting at 
the base, and causing the boulder to gradually settle lower down into the 
sand. The upper portion lay in reddish boulder clay. 
Blaby (Hattord’ 8 Brickyard). —A large boulder of Mount Sorrel granite, 
39 in. by 31 in. by 12 in., occurs here, with many smaller ones of different 
age; many of them are very rounded and smooth and polished. Several 
rounded blocks of millstone grit, some Coal-measure, sandstone, skerry, 
and Keuper sandstone alse occur. The quartzite pebbles are very large. 
B.—Tributartes draining ground east of the River Soar, running 
into the Soar. 
Thurnby (Sand-pit, north of Houghton Road).—Here a few granite 
boulders and quartzites may be seen in hollows in the glacial sands and 
gravels. 
A large boulder of granite, 50 in. by 31 in. by 1 ft., lies at the side of 
the well in the village. It is flat-topped, and though placed where it now 
stands by human agency it doubtless comes from glacial beds close by. 
Ingarsby (near Butt’s Farm).—Several blocks of Mount Sorrel granite 
lie about—e.g., one angular block 18 in. by 18 in., one rounded block 
18 in. by 18 in. cire., one rounded block 3 ft. by 2 ft. Between this 
point and Houghton there is a large slab of angular, roughly quadrangular 
marlstone, near a pit in glacial sands and gravels, 39 in. by 19 in. by 14 in. 
Between Withcote and Launde.—By the stream-side near Launde a 
large boulder of tufa, 54 in. by 49 in. by 22 in., lies on rising ground, with 
slightly rounded edges. 
