XViii NARRATIVE OF THE NORWICH MEETING 
Garden parties were also given by the Rt. Rev. the Lord Bishop of 
Norwich at the Palace, and the Misses Colman at Carrow Abbey. 
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A special service was held at the Cathedral on Sunday morning, 
September 8, when officers and other members accompanied the Lord 
Mayor, the Sheriff, and Corporation of Norwich in state. The preacher 
was the Rt. Rev. Bertram Pollock, K.C.V.O., D.D., Lord Bishop of 
Norwich. Special services were also held in other places of worship. 
The Very Rev. D. H. S. Cranage, Litt.D., Dean of Norwich, con- 
ducted parties of members around the Cathedral and narrated its history 
on several occasions during the Meeting. 
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On Saturday, September 7, general excursions were arranged to the 
Broads (day and afternoon visits), to Thetford and Castle Acre, to the 
coast and Walsingham Priory, and to King’s Lynn and Sandringham. 
At Sandringham tea was provided by gracious command of H.M. The 
King. Among other excursions and visits, those devoted to the interests 
of special Sections during the Meeting are mentioned among the Sectional 
Transactions in later pages. : 
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At the final meeting of the General Committee, on Wednesday, Sep- 
tember 11, it was resolved : 
That the British Association places on record its warm thanks for the 
reception afforded to it by the City of Norwich. ‘The generous co-operation 
of the Lord Mayor and the City Council, and the thorough preparations 
made by the local officers and committees, have been deeply appreciated. 
The Association has also to extend most cordial thanks to the scientific, 
educational, commercial, and industrial institutions in Norwich and the 
neighbourhood, for the accommodation and facilities so generously provided 
for meetings, excursions, and visits, and to the citizens of Norwich for their 
most generous interest and hospitality. 
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On Wednesday, September 11, the President and General Officers, 
Members of the Council, and Presidents of Sections entertained the 
principal local officers at luncheon. 
GEOLOGICAL EXCURSION PRECEDING THE MEETING. 
This excursion took place from August 31 to September 4 under the 
leadership of Prof. P. G. H. Boswell, F.R.S., and Dr. J. D. Solomon. 
The following features were viewed on September 1 and succeeding days: 
Coast sections from Happisburgh, Mundesley, Overstrand, to Cromer 
(Pliocene and Glacial)—Coast sections from East Runton and West 
Runton to Sheringham, and inland on to Cromer Ridge (Pliocene and 
Glacial)—Coast sections at Weybourne; inland sections on Cromer 
moraine at Kelling and Holt ; Blakeney esker; Morston raised beach ; 
Hunstanton Boulder Clay at Holkham—Cromer to Norwich by way of 
Cawston, Heydon, etc. ; various glacial deposits. 
