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Shortly after four o’clock Miserden Park was reached, where 
the party was most courteously received by Mr. and Mrs. 
Leatnam, who have lately become the possessors, by purchase, 
of this beautiful demesne. The house, a handsome Tupor 
residence, which has of late undergone considerable alterations, 
was for more than two centuries the home of the Sanpys 
family. It stands in a noble park, diversified with hill and 
dale, richly wooded. The place derives its name from the 
Norman family of the Musarps, by whom the manor was held 
from the Conquest to the time of Epwarp the First, from whom 
its name “Musarden,” now “ Miserden,” was derived. The 
castle of the Musarps occupied an artificial mound now known 
as the ‘‘ Castle Hill,” to which the Club on their arrival paid a 
visit. Nothing of the Norman castle now remains, the materials 
of which it was constructed having been used, so tradition says, 
in building the more recent mansion; but the steep scarped 
mount on which was erected the keep of the original fortalice 
is still there, and will long remain to tell to future generations 
the tale of feudal domination, long since passed away. 
On their return to the house the party was most hospitably 
entertained by Mr. and Mrs. Leatnam. After dinner the 
President proposed the health of their kind host and hostess, 
and offered to them the hearty thanks of the Club for their 
generous hospitality. 
Before leaving a short visit was paid to the church, where 
the beautiful monuments to members of the Sanpys family 
attracted deserved admiration; as examples of the sculptor’s 
art they are of rare excellence. The western doorway, too, is 
curious, showing a pointed arch inserted within one of Norman 
date—this latter being a remnant, no doubt, of the original 
church of the Musarps. 
This proved to be the last Field Meeting of the Club for 
the season. The fourth Field Meeting was indeed fixed for 
Tuesday, 27th August, at Bristol, but owing to the absence of 
the officers of the Club, as well as of many of the members, 
scarcely any of whom signified a desire to be present, it was 
judged most fitting and convenient to postpone the Meeting at 
