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REPORTS FROM SECTIONS. 



Jlrc^aeofogtcar Section. 



President ... A. S. Owen, Esq. 

 Secretary (Jan. -July) ... H. R. C. Balfour. 

 (Sept. -Dec.) ... G. B. Allen. 



HE Section has had a year of exceptional 

 activity, thanks especially to the keenness 

 of the Secretary who took great trouble in 

 getting members together for expeditions. 

 None of the Excursions of the whole 

 Society were to places of archaeological 

 interest, but a great number of sectional 

 excursions were arranged in the course of 

 the three terms. 

 Cheltenham Parish Church itself was visited and its archi- 

 tectural details carefully considered, and in the neighbourhood 

 we have visited the following churches : — Bishop's Cleeve, 

 Elmstone Hardwicke, Elkstone, Withington, Witcomb, Badge- 

 worth, Churchdown, Brockworth and Painswick ; at the last 

 named place the Section devoted itself with scientific 

 thoroughness to the task of counting the yew trees in the 

 churchyard which are said to defy calculation; the result may 

 have been inaccurate, but at least it was unanimous. In our 

 visit to Elmstone Hardwicke we had the great advantage, of 

 the guidance of Mr. H. A. Prothero, O. C. , and with his help 

 we found an old black-letter wall painting on one of the walls 

 of the nave. At Churchdown we went round the church to 

 the sombre accompaniment of a muffled peal. 



Those who take an interest in archaeology and who would 

 like to come on excursions this year ar« invited to give their 

 names^to the Secretary of the Section, G. B. Allen. 



