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come from Watford, to Frogmore Hall, the residence of Mr, G. H. 

 Hudson, M.P. for North Herts, who had kindly invited the 

 members to tea. 



The route taken was through Sandi'idge, "Wheathampstead, and 

 Codicote, over the hill by Knebworth into the valley of the Beane, 

 half a mile along the Great North Road to Broadwater, and thence 

 through Shephalbury Park, by kind permission of Mrs. Heathcote, 

 to Shephall. Here a halt was made, and, passing through the 

 picturesque old (genuinely old) lych-gate, the Church of St. Mary 

 was visited. The most interesting memorials in the church are two 

 brasses, one to the memory " of [Georg]e Nodes Gentylman 

 sarjeant of y^ Bockehoundes to King Henry the viij*^^ Edward y^ 

 vj*^^ Queue Mary and to Queue Elizabeth. AVhich Dyed the xvij*^^ 

 day of May An° 1564 and Margaret his wylS . . . ;" and the 

 other to that of " Margaret Noodes y^ wyfe of Gorge Noodes late 

 of Shephall berry Sargeaunt of y^ Bucke Houndes unto Kinge 

 Edward Queue Mary & Queue Elizabeth, which Margaret deceassed 

 the vi*^^ daye of January in the yeare of our Lord God 1582." 



By a pretty country lane Aston was reached, and after partaking 

 of a light luncheon the party visited the old Elizabethan manor- 

 house of Astonbury, of which the chief features of interest are the 

 two carved oak staircases, and the long room at the top of the 

 house, extending its whole length. Here a few more joined the 

 cyclists, some having driven from St. Albans, and others having 

 walked fr'om Knebworth Station. 



After going over the house and viewing what remains of the 

 moat by which it appears to have been at one time surrounded, 

 the members left for Frogmore Hall, where they arrived at 4 o'clock. 

 A welcome rest on a shady lawn was followed by a pleasant stroll 

 tlirough the gardens and glass houses, and then about four-and- 

 twenty sat doAvn in the dining-room to a substantial meat tea. 

 The thanks of the Society, and especially of the members and their 

 friends present, were then, on the proposition of the Director, 

 accorded to Mr. Hudson for his kind hospitality, and the party 

 soon afterwards dispersed. The stream of cyclists, sixteen in 

 number, the majority being ladies, passing rapidly along the 

 winding road in Mr. Hudson's park, was a pretty sight. A few 

 drove, and others walked back to Knebworth Station. The cycKsts 

 returned by Bragbury, Knebworth Station, AVoolmer Green, and 

 "Welwyn, and then made a detour by Ayot St. Peter and Ayot 

 Green into the Great North Road again, and thence by Hatfield 

 to St. Albans, a few going on to Watford. 



Field Meeting, 1st July, 1899. 

 REDBOURN AND THE AUBREYS. 



This was a joint meeting with the St. Albans Architectural and 

 Archaeological Society, and was under the direction of Sir John 

 Evans, K.C.B., F.R.S. The members of the two Societies met at 



