NOTES ON THE LEA VALLEY. 77
comprises some 60.000 acres. The limits of the whole Forest
were laid down in the perambulation, which was reprinted in the
article referred to (E. N. vi. 12-16), and were roughly indicated
on a sketch-map prepared for Professor Meldola's paper on the
Forest Stones and the little Museum Leaflet, published in 1895.
Now that a considerable portion of old Hainhault Forest has
been secured as a reserve open space, which it is hoped will
rapidly reassume a forestal character, it will be convenient to
take the ancient Forest of Waltham as the area for faunistic
papers and records. I therefore reproduce here, for the benefit
of new members and contributors, the sketch-map alluded to
above. The bounds of Hainhault as distinct from Epping are
on the western side of the River Roding to Park Corner Stone,
then by the margin of the Bourne Brook to the stone "sculptered
and named Richard's Stone, and from thence by the hedge of
the land of Robert Makin leading direct to the gate called Over-
mead Gate," and thence westward (forming the northern
boundary) "unto the bridge of Aybridge, otherwise Assbridge,"
where the boundaries of Epping Forest are met (see perambu-
lation at pages 13-14, loc. cit.). The eastern boundary stones of
Waltham Forest were described in Professor Meldola's interesting
paper in E. N. ix., 1-10, with drawings of six of them by Mr. H.
A. Cole. Now that special attention is being directed to
Hainhault we may hope to have many records and lists from the
ancient forest lands.
NOTES ON SECTIONS IN THE LEA VALLEY
AT CANNING TOWN.
By A. S. KENNARD and B. B. WOODWARD, F.L.S., F.G.S.
[Read April 4th, 1903.]
SINCE there are no permanent sections in the Lea Alluvium
and the growth of London threatens soon to cover it with
buildings, it is of the greatest importance to observe such chance
excavations as are made from time to time during building
operations. In 1901 additions were made to the Paragon Printing
Works, Ford Park, Canning Town, and some interesting
sections were exposed.
In these modern alluvial deposits there are always minor