THE GEOLOGIST 



FEBRUARY, 1858. 



Contrihutions to the Geology of Gloucestershire, intended chiefly for the us$ 

 of Students. By the Rev, P. B. Bkodie, M.A., F.G.S., Vice- 

 President of the Warwichshire Naturalists' Field Cluh, and Honorary 

 Secretary and Honorary Geological Curator of the Warwickshira 

 Natural History Society. 



"VVe think it may prove useful and interesting to the geological student 

 if, from time to time, we give a brief sketch of the Geology of some of 

 the more famous localities in England, adding directions where to go, 

 and how to work— which, to say the least, will be a great saving of 

 time and labour, and enable those who are anxious to visit rich and 

 instructive fields of research to make the most of perhaps only a brief 

 holiday — a matter of no little moment in these days of almost unceasing 

 toil. 



The lovers of nature who live in the smoky atmosphere of great 

 towns, shut up day after day in a close counting-house, enjoy a 

 ramble amongst new or favourite haunts all the more on this account ; 

 and it matters not whether they are naturalists, geologists, artists, or 

 merely admirers of the picturesque— the relish for their particular hobby 

 is more keenly felt because it can be rarely indulged in, even if many 

 difficulties stand in the way. 



Few persons who have a scientific turn have unlimited time and 

 means at their disposal ; and, therefore, to the majority in such a case 

 it is of some consequence to see as much as they can, and take the 

 shortest route to their destination. The rapid and comparatively cheap 

 means of transit afforded by the railway is equally available both for 

 business and pleasure ; but where science is the object, it is not always 



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