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Clevedon, Wareham and Corfe Castle, Llanthony Abbey, and 
Nunney Castle and Vallis, all of which took place, and were well- 
attended. An extra excursion to Siston Court was subsequently 
‘added, but was poorly attended owing to the heavy rain. 
’ Clevedon, April 14th, 1896.—The first excursion of the season 
took place on Tuesday,-April 14th, when a large number of 
Members met at the G.W.R. Station in time for the 10.17 train 
to Clevedon. The first place visited was Coleridge’s Cottage 
which lies on the road to the Parish Church, an old pine tree 
marks the cottage sufficiently well, and there still appears to be 
a jasmine over the porch, so that things are little altered since 
the poet’s time, although ‘the surrounding buildings now hardly 
bear out the lines— a 
It was a spot you might aptly call 
The valley of seclusion. 
At the Parish Church Mr. Hancock, one of the Church- 
wardens, was kind enough to meet the Members and go round 
with them. This Church (dedicated to St. Andrew) has a great 
_deal of interest attached to it. It was originally of late Norman 
construction, the remains of which are well seen, outside in the 
Tower to the Corbel. Table, and within in the Chancel Arch, 
which is a remarkably good example of Transition work, and 
unlike many other specimens does not seem to have been 
tampered with. There are two hagioscopes, one on each side of 
the Chancel, and an opening in the wall over the Chancel Arch 
that may have been approached by a flight of steps from the 
Chancel, and have led to some Rood chamber beneath the Tower. 
This point caused some discussion, and was left an open question. 
The aperture, as well as the squints, are now glazed to prevent 
draught. There is a curious slab on the W. side of the 
entrance Porch with incised cross in circle, this was discovered 
at the recent restoration of the Church, and would be worth 
paying some little attention to. The W. window of this 
