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the examination of this most picturesque and interesting 

 village. The remains of the Castle are extensive enough 

 to show that it must have been a place of considerable 

 importance ; and the old farm house, partly built out of, 

 and partly embedded in the ruins of the Castle, is very 

 quaint and attractive. From Beverstone a pleasant drive 

 over the hills brought the party to Tetbury, where a halt 

 was made for luncheon, and to allow of a ramble through 

 the streets of this old-world Cotteswold Town. A short 

 distance beyond Tetbury the boundary of the County of 

 Gloucester was passed, and journeying for a few miles 

 through Wiltshire, the party arrived at Malmesbury. The 

 rest of the day was devoted to an examination of the 

 Church and other remains of the ancient Abbey of this 

 Town. 



I have to tender my hearty thanks to Mr. Waller, who 

 acted as guide during the day, for his great kindness in 

 furnishing me with some valuable and interesting notes 

 on the Church and Castle of Beverstone, and on the 

 Abbey of Malmesbury. They will be found printed as a 

 separate communication in the body of the Proceedings, 

 p. 249. 



On July 23rd, the Club spent a most enjoyable day in 

 the neighbourhood of Cheltenham. For its success 

 the members are largely indebted to Mr. Sawyer for his 

 careful explanations of the archaeological items on the 

 programme, and to Mr. Buckman for his interesting re- 

 marks on geological features. 



The earlier part of the day's programme was chiefly of 

 antiquarian interest, and related to the Roman occujjation 

 of the bay in which the town of Cheltenham stands. 

 Rapidity of transport being an essential feature of the 

 Roman military system, it is obvious that the camps at 

 Lcckhampton and Cleeve were connected by a road across 



