and their Relation to the Glacial Epoch. 



47. 



BH 1. 



APPENDIX. 



Borings made at Sitchin in November and. December ', 1896. 



In Kansom's new brickyard, east corner. Surface about 268 feet above 

 Ordnance Datum. Work stopped bj running sand and water. 



Feet. 



r Brown brickeartb, with a few stones and occasional Palseo- 

 Palseolithic. < litbic implements ; bedding obscure and irregular. (Dug 



to about 25 feet, bored 5 feet , 



30 



(-Brown loam, rather stifcer, with freshwater shells 2. 



J Brown sandy brickeartb and a few stones 11 



alluvium. ] Brown sandy brickeartb and traces of freshwater shells ... 4 



l-Blacker loam. Bythinia, Limncea, and boulder clay fossils 7 



rBrown brickeartb. 1 



Gravelly loam .. 1 



Brown loamy sand and stones 2^ 



■Blue loamy sand and gravel, full of water , 8\ 



Ancient 



Glacial ? 



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BH 2. In Kansom's new brickyard, south end. Surface about 270 feet (see p. 43), 



BH 3. Close to the old brick-pit east of New England. Surface about 235 feet. 



Feet. 



Soil 1 



Brickeartb. and small stones 1 



Gravelly brickeartb ; 1| 



Palaeolithic ? -={ Coarse loamy and gravelly sand £ 



Hard sandy and gravelly brickeartb , . . . 2 



i^Loamy gravel 1 



No attempt to go deeper was made at this spot. 



BH 4. Preliminary trial in old brickpit N.N.E. of Maydencroft Farm (south side- 

 of the Charlton Eoad). Surface about 260 feet. 



Feet. 



Brickeartb. (dug 11 feet, bored 2 feel) 13 



r White marl with freshwater shells 4 



< Blackish loamy sand i 



L Black loam, with freshwater shells and traces of plants. ... 1 



Palaeolithic. 



Ancient 

 alluvium. 



For lower beds see BH 8. 

 BH 5. Jeeves' Yard, north corner. Surface about 246 feet. 

 Palseolith 



18| 



Feet. 



f Brown brickearth, bedding obscure, occasional Palaeolithic 

 ic. K - 



L implements. (Dug)... , 11 



Anciert f mar ^" A few yards from this spot large bones have 



„ . ■{ been obtained from this bed. 9 



alluvium. [ Stonybrickeartll m 10 



Glacial ? Fine, rather loamy, gravel, full of water 14 



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