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Mordiford was depicted, and which was obliterated when the 
repairs were made in 1811. Mr Piper gave a full account of 
the story, and those who are curious to know more should 
consult an article by Judge Cooke, in Duncumb’s History of 
Herefordshire. The tradition of the Dragon is still believed by 
some of the Villagers. The Vicar said that quite recently two 
old women in the parish, having seen a newt, came to the con- 
clusion that it was a seed of the Dragon, and forthwith killed it; 
and there is still in the Village a lane called Serpent’s Lane. 
In the Porch of the Church is a slab recording a tremendous 
storm which occurred on the 27th of May, 1811, between 7 and 
9 p.m., by which the little River Pentaloe was swollen in some 
places 180 feet in width, with a depth of 20 feet. It swept 
away a large barn, cider mill, and a cottage adjoining, in 
which were four persons, who were all drowned. Above the 
village, just on the road leading to Woolhope, many hundred 
tons of rock were torn up and carried through the Mordiford 
village, by which several houses of the inhabitants were much 
injured, and their gardens nearly destroyed. 
Carriages were resumed to Hereford, where the party dined 
at the Green Dragon. 
SILCHESTER 
On Tuesday, June 23rd, the Club made an unusually 
distant excursion by visiting the old Roman City of Calleva, 
which is situated a few miles from Reading. We were fortun- 
ate in having the guidance of Mr George Fox, F.S.A., who 
kindly went over the ground, and by his lucid explanation 
enabled us to realise how important a place this must have 
been during the Roman occupation of this country. 
Mr Fox, in conjunction with Mr W. H. St. John Hope, 
M.A., has written a valuable paper entitled “Excavations on 
the Site of the Roman City of Silchester, Hants, in 1890,” 
which was communicated by them to the Society of Anti- 
quaries. 
To do justice to Silchester, requires more knowledge 
than I possess, and I shall therefore confine myself to a few 
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