xii Proceedings. 
June 1st (Whit-Monday).—Whole day. Leatherhead, Stoke 
D’Abernon, and Cobham. 
A whole-day excursion was made under the guidance of Dr. 
Parsons and Mr. G. W. Moore to the valley of the Mole below 
Leatherhead. ‘The day was very fine and hot, and there was a 
good attendance of members. Shortly after leaving Leatherhead 
station, the route taken was by Fetcham mill-pond; this is an 
artificial sheet of water of considerable size, formed by holding 
up with a bank the large springs which issue here from the chalk 
where it dips beneath the tertiary clays. One large spring of 
beautifully clear blue water was seen issuing from a deep de- 
pression in the bottom of the pond. From Fetcham a footpath, 
found with some difficulty, led across meadows, and through a 
field of tall rye and scarlet clover to Slyfield House. This is an 
old house with a history, and possesses some interesting archi- 
tectural features in brickwork; but the party were not able to 
obtain permission to visit it. Crossing the Mole, Stoke D’Abernon 
was reached, and a visit was paid to the church, which is 
picturesquely situated on the river-bank in the grounds of the 
Manor House. It is an unpretentious building externally, but 
contains a large number of well-preserved monuments of the 
D’Abernon, Vincent, and Phillips families, from ancient brasses 
and stone effigies of James the first’s time to modern mosaics 
and inlaid marbles. There are also ancient armour, a parish 
chest with three locks, said to be six hundred years old, and on 
the pulpit an iron stand for the hour-glass by which the preacher 
timed his sermon. One small window consisting of a single 
light in the west end of the church, also the font, are said to be 
eight hundred years old. The church is mentioned in Rickman’s 
‘Gothic Architecture’ as one of twenty churches in the country 
containing old ‘long and short ’’ work in east wall and chancel 
arch, in Kickman’s opinion dating back before a.pv. 1000, but the 
work itself is not now visible. After a halt for lunch the party 
walked on to Curch Cobham, a village picturesquely situated on 
the river Mole, with an old mill and a brick bridge of many 
arches. The church here possesses fewer special features than 
that at Stoke D’Abernon, the chief being the Norman south 
doorway and wooden porch. It had been proposed to visit the 
Hut Ponds on Ockham Common, but time did not permit of this, 
except in the case of one energetic visitor, and the rest of the party 
walked through pleasant wooded lanes to Effingham Junction, 
and spent the time while waiting for the train on the adjoining 
common. The return was made to Leatherhead, and, after tea 
there, to Croydon. 
As regards botany, the route lying almost entirely over London 
Clay, the flora was not expected to present any very special 
features, though wet-loving plants were better represented than 
