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incautiously expressed a doubt as to the conclusiveness of the 
evidence for the pre-Norman date of the font. For this Mr. 
_ Mep.icort, who followed with some remarks on the history of the 
_ place and Church, fell upon him with much severity, and it was 
evident that Potterne folk were quite prepared to do battle 
for the credit of their Saxon font. From the Church the party 
moved on to the PORCH HOUSE, where they were most kindly 
received by the owners, Mr. and Mrs. Hornsy, and were allowed 
to wander over the charming old wooden mansion as they pleased. 
‘The history of the house and its rescue and restoration by Mr. 
G. Richmond was given shortly by Mr, H. E. Mepuicort, and 
Mr. W. Hewarp Bett followed with a few words on the manner of 
life in a medizeval dwelling house of the kind. The time was all too 
short to see the house itself and the many nice things in it before 
the journey to WEST LAVINGTON had to be resumed. Here the 
CHURCH was visited, Mr. BRAKSPEAR again acting as architectural 
guide, as he did, too, at TILSHEAD CHURCH, which was the next 
‘point on the programme. Mr. SLOPER spoke on the decadence of 
Ti shead from its condition in 1086, when it had sixty-six burgesses 
and nine mills, and was as large as Calne and twice the size of 
Warminster. Dr. BEpDDOE also joined in the discussion, and the 
Rey. C. V. GopparD gave some particulars from notes by Miss 
Johnson, daughter of the late vicar. At luncheon, at the inn, 
some fifty Members were present. — 
_ STONEHENGE was reached in good time after lunch, and here 
the party was met by Sir Epmunp and Lapy ANTRoBUs, and 
some other friends—being admitted free within the much-discussed 
enclosure by the kindness of Sir Edmund. The Rev. E. H. Gopparp 
ave an account of the recent work of re-erecting the “ Leaning 
Stone,” carried out at the expense of Sir Edmund, and of the results 
Mf the excavations made for that purpose, as given in Dr. Gowland’s 
' ery important paper just placed in the hands of Members in the 
number of the Magazine. For the work that had been done 
he expressed the warmest gratitude, not only of our own Society, 


















1 See Devizes Gazette, Aug. 27th, 1903. 
