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marble tomb of Sir Richard Colt Hoare, the celebrated historian 
of “ Ancient Wiltshire,” is in the churchyard to the E. of the 
church. A white marble sarcophagus has this inscription : 
Hoc sepulchretum 
Sibi et Posteris 
Ricardus Colt Hoare 
fieri curavit 
Anno MDCCCXIX. 
Would that the “ Posteri” of this celebrated man had cared 
more for the magnificent estate handed down to them! Returning 
through the pretty village of Stourton, and passing in front of 
the house and its lordly portico, looking sad and forsaken as if 
a funeral had just passed through its portals, the members 
trundled back to Bruton in time to see the fine church, over which 
they were kindly shown by the Vicar, the Rev. H. T. Ridley, 
who pointed out all the architectural details ; the remains of the 
rood loft staircases, the Berkely crypt, the Abbot’s tomb in the 
churchyard, the double towers, &c., the evening light bringing 
out the beautiful proportions and ornamentations of the fine W. 
tower. And then the much needed dinner at the Blue Ball was 
done justice to before the return to Bath at 7.3 p.m. The day 
was perfect throughout, just the sort of autumnal day which 
brings out the scenery so well. 
BYE-EXCURSIONS. 
Three very pleasant Bye-Excursions were arranged, the first to 
Hinton Abbey, on Tuesday, April 28th, 1891. A saloon carriage, 
kindly provided for them by the G.W.R. authorities, conveyed 
24 members and two visitors to Freshford by the 2.38 p.m. train. 
A short walk through the straggling village across the ‘‘Tyning,” 
and a field called the ‘“ Fillet” led them to the ruins, where they 
were met by Mr. Foxcroft and Mr. Salisbury, the present tenant. 
The former had courteously offered to give them a description of 
the Abbey, and in the chapel, still remaining almost perfect, 
