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made of large blocks of quartzite from Bagshot heath, over which 
the water from the lake falls and runs into the Thames, and 
turning into the Southampton Road, the break was remounted at 
the “‘ Wheatsheaf” and returned to the forest through Englefield 
Green, passing Holloway College on the right, and by the 
residences of many wealthy families on the way. Windsor 
Station was reached at 6 p.m. and Bath 9 pm., after a 
successful day. 
Silchester—Upon information that the excavations had again 
been re-commenced by the Committee of the Society of 
Antiquaries the third excursion was promptly arranged for 
Silchester on Tuesday, September 29th, 1891. Twelve members 
only out of eighty-six mustered at the Bath Station for the 9.52 
train to Mortimer. Arriving at the latter station (their number 
being increased by two more at Reading) at 12.15, carriages were 
in readiness to convey them at once to Silchester, a distance of 
three miles, through a prettily-wooded country. Arrived at the 
scene of the operations, where great mounds of freshly-excavated 
material indicated the progress of the work, they were admitted 
through a wicket-gate on the left of the road running through the 
city from E. to W., after the payment of sixpence a head to 
the Lord of the manor as toll, and found themselves at the hut 
now erected to the W. of the Forum asa temporary receptacle 
for the “finds.” Mr. St. John Hope here met the members, but 
as the much-needed mid-day refreshment was then in progress, a 
traverse was made across the city to the S. gateway for an 
inspection of the portion of the walls on that side to pass the 
time. On the inside of the wall, some distance to the E.. of the 
gateway, a sort of square buttress attracted attention. The 
character of the Roman work was well shown here, consisting of 
bands of Green sandstone and flint, some of the flint courses 
showing herring-bone work. Amateur photographers were busy 
at this point, and it is hoped were successful in reproducing a fac- 
simile of this interesting masonry. A similar projection on the 
