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The church, which is dedicated to St. Swithin, is a fine 

 specimen of Middle ZSTomian, probably about 1120. Certain 

 alterations in the chancel appear to have been made about 1310. 

 It is cruciform; and the tower, which is very massive, contains 

 four bells and a clock. A small monastery, dedicated to Saint 

 Leonard, was established here at a very early date; it had a 

 prior and canons, one of whom, Dr. Crosse, is biiried in the 

 south aisle of the church, probably about 1190. The inscription 

 on the tomb appears to have been as follows : — 



" (BvLi jacct Jjoc tumulo ^octot Sfofjn €to^^t nominatuc 

 Siilic ^tiot J>tanlp ^ancti fuerat Xconartix 

 i^unt ^ancto rotulo ^ttihat W>tu^ tt tucatuc." 



This Priory was dissolved with the Abbey of Gloucester in 

 the reign of Henry YIII. A very ancient stone cofiin in the 

 soiith transept of the church attracted much attention. A 

 very general opinion was expressed by the members present, in 

 favour of a complete restoration of this ancient and venerable 

 church, to be carried out, not for the benefit of Stanley only, 

 but for the credit of the County at large. 



The members of the Club, including the party from Doverow 

 Hill, proceeded to Stanley House, where they were most hospit- 

 ably entertained at luncheon by Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Marling. 



From Stanley House the party followed the course of the 

 Stonehouse and ITailsworth Railway, to the Light PiU cutting, 

 from whence, leaving the line, they made their way to the Gas 

 Works, to examine a fine section in the upper beds of the Lower 

 Lias, there exposed to a depth of 20 feet, in the excavation for 

 the new gasometer. 



The sewage works, under the direction of Dr. Bird, in the 

 field adjoining, were shown to the Club by that gentleman, who 

 demonstrated to all the perfectly innocuous character of his 

 deodorising process, and its complete success in abstracting all 

 trace of sewage matter from the overflow in the tail-water 

 channel. 



From this point the Chib proceeded to Stroud, and dined at 

 the George Hotel in that town. 



