62 THE ESSEX NATURALIST
Mr. Bartrop also read the following note:
At the meeting on 24 February last Dr. Rudge exhibited an iron post
bearing a plate worded "st. mary magdalen, milk street, london".
The post had been found at Fanners Green in the parish of Great
Waltham, but its origin was obscure. The Church of St. Mary Magdalen
was destroyed in the Great Fire and was not rebuilt, but the lettering on
the plate appeared to be of a much later date than 1666.
John Rocque's Map of London (1746) shows the nearest church to
Milk Street to be St. Laurence Jewry; and here I introduce what I think
is nothing more than an interesting coincidence. The church at Great
Waltham, where the post was found, is dedicated to SS. Mary and Law-
rence. But perhaps, after all, there may be some connection between
these three churches. This is not quite the end of the story. A little more
than a mile south-west of Fanners Green, where the St. Mary Magdalen
post was found is a spot marked on the Ordnance Map as "site of st.
MARY'S".
Mr. Ross showed specimens of varying forms of Physarum compressum
found growing on Grey Poplar near The Warren, Loughton.
Mr. Howard showed and described immature fruits of Ricinus communis
collected at Ilford by Miss Milroy.
Mr. Broughton showed a copy of The Liverworts—British and Foreign, by
Sir Edward and Agnes Fry, which had been presented to Miss Gulielma Lister
by the authors and which contained letters from Miss Agnes Fry.
Dr. Rudge then gave a lecture on "Further Evidence of a Neolithic Track-
way". He told a fascinating story of discoveries made by Mrs. Rudge and
himself during their continued investigation into the pre-historic trackway first
described by him at a meeting of the Club on 29 October 1949 (see p. 17).
Dr, Rudge's story, so lucidly presented, was followed by the large audience
with rapt attention. On its conclusion, the President voiced the thanks of
members to the lecturer and remarked that the evidence had become increas-
ingly convincing. Time was now short, but he hoped that an opportunity
would later be found for further discussion on the subject.
Members then adjourned to the refectory for tea.