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ftbe IReport of the Superintendent of tbe 

 Hit (Salter^ ano flftueeum of antiquities. 



REVIEW OF THE YEAR 1910-11. 



On October 18th the Lord Mayor held a Reception to the 

 Church of England Men's Society, when there were about 

 1,200 present, including the Archbishop of York and the 

 Bishop of Bristol, also delegates from all parts of the country. 

 The visit was greatly appreciated by those attending the 

 Conference. 



A special visit was paid on November 26th b}- a party of 

 seventy of the Bristol Society of Antiquaries ; led by Canon 

 Laws, Vice-President. The Superintendent conducted the 

 members through the Architectural rooms, and drew attention 

 to other local antiquities in the Bristol Room. 



Lord Winterstoke, the donor of the Art Gallery, who 

 died on January 29th, bequeathed twenty-four pictures to 

 Miss Stancomb-Wills, with reversion at her death to the 

 city. Miss Wills very generously gave effect at once to the 

 testator's final wishes by handing over the pictures to the 

 Art Gallery, together with four additional Water-Colours. 

 These pictures, together with those presented previously by 

 Lord Winterstoke. have been brought together, and as a 

 " Winterstoke Collection," are hung in one gallery specially 

 reserved for them. This gallery has been re-decorated, and 

 the picture frames re-gilt at Miss Stancomb-Wills' expense. 



The Lord Mayor and Committee held a Reception to the 

 Council and friends in the Art Gallery on May 18th, when 



