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of the Field Club attended this bye-Excursion, under the 
direction of the Hon. Librarian, Mr. T. 8. Bush, in the absence 
from Bath of the Hon. Secretary. The mansion and its contents 
were opened to view on account of the decease of the late owner, 
Louisa Brancaccio Conolly, Marchesa di Sant Agata, and Messrs. 
Powell and Co. were about to disperse the whole contents under 
the hammer. Mr. George F. Powell personally conducted the 
Members over the house, which is of singular construction, being 
a castellated edifice built in the shape of an Ace of Clubs. The 
original builder of the Castle, about 200 years ago, was named 
Disney-Roebuck, who, according to a local legend was an 
inveterate gambler, and he won the money to purchase the estate 
and build the house by a lucky cut of an ace of clubs in some 
game of chance. What truth there may be in the story the 
memory of the oldest inhabitant cannot tell, but the shape of the 
building as a trefoil or shamrock, may also betoken the builder 
to have been of Irish descent. 
Timsbury, April 25th, 1899. A small party of Members of the 
Bath Field Club started from the Institution to inspect the 
Timsbury Collieries. The weather was cold, but as the rain did 
not fall until the afternoon the party were able to enjoy the yiew 
_ on either side of the road as they briskly drove over Odd Down, 
and noted the manner in which the present road deviates from 
_ the old Fosse way, which in some parts appears in great danger 
of being soon obliterated. Passing through Tunley and 
Meadgate, Timsbury was reached shortly before 11 o’clock. 
J Here they were met by Mr. J. M. McMurtrie, an old and very 
_ valued friend of the Club, who, at very considerable trouble to 
himself, had come from Radstock to meet the party, and had 
: brought with him some interesting sections of the Somerset and 
_ Gloucestershire Coalfields, which he kindly explained prior to the 
- visit underground. 
In one of these the section W to E commenced near the Priory 
at Chewton Mendip, passed through Farrington, Paulton, 
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