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origin of this Club, and the circumstances that led to it, which 

 may not be known to all the Members, and which it may be of 

 interest to put on record. Broome was one of the original 

 Members of the Bath Field Club, no other remaining now except 

 Mr. Scarth (Vice-President) and myself. But Broome was more 

 than an original Member. I should not be far from the truth in 

 saying — that he was a joint founder of it with myself. True I 

 originated the idea, but the idea would never have been carried 

 out but for Broome. It would never have received shape, but 

 for the circumstance of the weekly walks, which he and I agreed 

 to take for the investigation of the Natural History of Bath. Of 

 these walks I proceed to speak. 



When I first came to this neighbourhood I resided for a time 

 at Southstoke, near Combe Down. Broome, having heard that I 

 was there, took an early opportunity of walking across the Down 

 and coming to see me, and we were both glad to renew an 

 acquaintance which had been interrupted for some years previous. 

 We then arranged that the mo&t agreeable way of keeping up the 

 acquaintance, having especial regard to the pursuits we had in 

 common, would be to take weekly walks together in order to 

 explore the Natural History of the Bath district. Thursday was 

 the day fixed on, and the walks, weather permitting, were taken 

 regularly. It was not long, however, before we were joined by 

 friends ; two others especially, both now deceased, joined us 

 regularly — Captain Hewitt and Mr. Mackarness, the latter Father 

 of the present Bishop of Oxford, who was then living at Bathford, 

 not very far from Elmhurst. These gentlemen entered warmly 

 into our project, and it was agreed that we should meet at each 

 other's house in turn as a starting point, regard of course being 

 had to the direction in which we were going and the spot we 

 wished to visit. 



Others also joined in the walks from time to time, untU I 

 thought things were ready for a move towards setting up a club 

 similar to the Berwickshire, Tyneside and Cotteswold Field 



