224 Miss M. E. J. Chandler— The Hordle Marine Bed. 



A Recent Exposure of the "Marine bed", Hordle, 



Hants. 



By M. E. J. Chandler. 



(Numbers in brackets refer to the Bibliograpliy at the end.) 



T\UR1NG part of the year 1920-1 the much-discassed " Middle 

 ^^ Headon Marine " bed was again exposed in the cliffs near 

 JMilford, in such a position that there could be no doubt of its being 

 truly in situ. No records on this subject have appeared for nearly 

 forty years, and the recent exposure has given an opportunity of 

 verifying the observations of earlier writers, and of explaining the 

 discrepancies which occur in their several accounts. 



The exposure, which was only 20 feet long, was seen some 14 yards 

 to the west of the cliff steps opposite the Victoria Hotel, Milford ; 

 it must, therefore, coincide approximately in position with the 

 exposures noted by Searles Wood(l) and Wright (2), and with 

 the deposit reached by Keeping and Elwes in their trial-pit in 

 1883 (8). 



The succession is described below, while for purposes of comparison 

 sections of the same beds as developed to the east and west are also 

 given in order to show the changes in facies which occur. 



