THE GEOLOGIST 
FEBRUARY, 1858. 
Contributions to the Geology of Gloucestershire, intended cMeJly for the me 
■of Students. By tlw Rev. P. B. Bkodie, M.A., F.G.S., Vice- 
President of the Warwickshire Naturalists' Field Club, and Honorary 
Secretary and Honorary Geological Curator of the Warwickshire 
Natwral History Society. 
"We 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 
