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A lunch was hospitably provided for the members at the 

 Vicarage and amongst other objects of interest laid out for 

 inspection in the Vicar's study, was the Register of the Parish, in 

 which the first entry was that of a burial A.D. 1538 — and the 

 remaining portion of the fine tusk of Elephas Primigenius found by 

 Mr Harrison in a gravel pit near Twerton and described by the 

 late Chas. Moore in The Bath Herald of 1881. When first 

 discovered it measured 8|ft. on the outside curve ; but has 

 been since reduced (notwithstanding Mr Harrison's care) to 4ft. 

 2in. Since this visit of the Club it is gratifying to record the 

 fact that Mr Harrison has presented it to the Bath Museum at the 

 Eoyal Literary and Scientific Institution, where it may be seen in 

 one of the glass cases at the south end of the gallery. The members 

 visited the site of the discovery on their way back to Bath in 

 drenching rain. 



On March 24:th a walk was taken to the Fuller's Earth 

 Works at Combe Hay, by HoUoway and Entry Hill ; turning into 

 the field opposite the Cross Keys and following the line of the 

 Wansdyke to the road leading down to Combe Hay. On the 

 left of the path the works which had originally existed here were 

 abandoned, the " tips " of blue clay alone indicating the site. 

 On the right of the road a new opening had been made about 

 7 months ago, to a depth of some 55 feet in the Great Oolite, 

 by Mr. Butler, the proprietor. There were about 25 feet of good 

 stone, succeeded by " blue rock " and clay at bottom. The works 

 on the top of the rise opposite the newly made ro^^d ,t9 .C,5}in)l?,e 

 Hay were still being carried on. 



On March 31st fifteen members took advantage of a lovely 

 day, went by train to Corsham, and walked thence to Biddeston 

 about 2 miles; inspected the interesting Church with its 12th 

 century Bell Turret, south doorway and font; tried to read 

 eome old English lettering on the plaster of the wall of a 

 blacksmith's house to the east of the church ; and returned to 

 Corsham, viewing the pictures at the Court on their way. 



