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the handsome tower of S. Stephen’s, 133 feet high, of highly 
elaborate Perpendicular architecture, the Mayor’s Chapel of S. 
Mark was reached, but could not be viewed on Tuesdays, so the 
Cathedral was visited as a close to the afternoon’s work, with its 
new reredos, to the memory of Bishop Ellicott’s tenure of the 
See up to the date of its separation from that of Gloucester. 
Under a very efficient guide, the whole interior of the edifice 
was studied, and the chapter house and cloister. On issuing 
forth, the fair Norman archway to the Abbot’s lodgings was 
examined, with its Perpendicular superstructure by Abbot Elliot, 
and some of the party, still unwearied, sought 8. Mary Redcliff 
Church, the glory of Bristol, but all returned to Bath by the 
5) p.m. train, after a pleasant day, favoured by exceedingly fine 
weather. 
During the winter several papers were contributed to the 
Proceedings of the Club. On January 31st, the Rev. C. W. 
Shickle exhibited a map of the parish of Walcot, dated 1740, and 
a Subsidy Roll of Somerset of the 13th year of the reign of King 
Henry IV., 1411. A considerable discussion followed the papers 
as to the derivation of the name Walcot, there being some 12 
places in the country with this name. It seemed to be the 
opinion of the Meeting that at all events in this instance, the 
parish being outside the walls of the City of Bath, was so 
denominated as being a quarantine station for the sick and those 
stricken with infectious diseases. 
Mr. J. MeMurtrie, on February 21st, contributed an additional 
paper on his discoveries of Romano-British Remains at Radstock, 
and exhibited an interesting collection of Pottery which had 
rewarded his search in the Kilmersdon Lane Quarry. A hearty 
vote of thanks was subsequently accorded to Mr. McMurtrie for 
his notes, which appear in these Proceedings. The Honorary 
Secretary at the close of the Meeting exhibited to the Members 
a fine specimen of Saturnia Pyri. This great Peacock Moth, the 
largest Lepidopterous insect that flies in Europe, he had 

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