Wednesday, July 28th. it 
probably a good deal later than the time of the building of the 
house. 
The Church was next visited. Mn. Apyz here also acted as 
cicerone, and mentioned that the painting on the roof-timbers is a 
faithful restoration of the original painting of the timbers, as 
discovered during the recent repairs of the roof. 
At this point a considerable number of the Members were obliged 
to leave for Trowbridge to catch the evening trains—those who 
remained visiting the fine old gabled Manor-House—sister 
house to Boyton, and built by the same Lambert—with its hall 
and oak screens, panellings, and plaster ceilings, over which the 
party were conducted by Mrs. Watiineron. This concluded the 
excursion, for though Steeple Ashton was upon the programme, 
time did not allow of its being visited. 
The one fault of this day’s excursion was that enough time could 
not be allowed at some of the places visited to thoroughly digest 
what there was to see—in ‘this respect the Wednesday’s ex- 
cw'sion was more satisfactory—but on the whole both days were 
very enjoyable, and except for a little drizzling rain at Farleigh 
the weather was all that could be desired ; Bradford itself was an 
interesting place to meet at, and its inhabitants laid themselves out ~ 
to entertain the Members of the Society with a hospitality which, 
except in the case of the Wilton Meeting, some years ago, has 
hardly been equalled elsewhere in the recent history of the Society’s 
meetings. Moreover, though the actual numbers attending the 
conversaziones or taking part in the excursions were not large, yet 
the papers read were above the average in interest, and those who 
were present were genuinely interested in the proceedings. For 
this success one person above all others was responsible—the Rev. 
W. N. C. Wueetrr, Local Secretary, upon whose shoulders the 
whole burden of the arrangements was practically laid, and for 
whose self-effacing labours to make the Meeting a success, seconded 
as they were by the other members of the Local Committee, the 
Society owes a deep debt of gratitude. 
