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preserved n the chapel, even the ancient tomb of the Hungerford 

 family (date, 1398), paled in interest before certain attractions 

 of a more modern date. The curious flat grave stones in the 

 churchyard at Limpley Stoke, of the 13th or 14th century, and 

 the newly restored church at Bradford, all the original features 

 of which have been preserved, and the excrescences removed, 

 were inspected. 



During another walk to Compton Dando the Wansdyke was 

 traced near the Turnpike gate between Burnet and Marksbury 

 through a ploughed field, and into a pasture land, where it is as 

 well or better developed than at Englishcombe. The line of the 

 Dyke was followed to Compton Dando, where it disappears at 

 the brook or river Chew. The church being visited discovery 

 was made of an inscription on a plain coffin slab of the 12th 

 century, in the churchyard. This inscription, which runs down 

 the centre of the stone, now broken in two pieces, is considered 

 by Mr. Scarth to read as follows : — 



MOT (TEAM) DORMANT GIST ICI DEU DE SA ALME 

 EIT MERCI PT. NOSTER. 



One of the last walks of the Club was through Kelston Park, 

 by the kind permission of Colonel Jones, to the Railway cutting 

 immediately beneath his woods, where a section of the cutting 

 gives a band of white lias with black and dark brown clay shales 

 below, succeeded by red and light green marls : the black shales 

 being the representatives of the Rhsetic beds. 



With reference to the " Ladies' Day " not having been repeated 

 this year, your Secretary wishes to state that notice was posted 

 in the Vestibule of the Literary and Scientific Institution, fixing 

 on Tuesday, 24:th June, for an excursion to Stourhead. Only 

 one or two Members however having signified their intention 

 of joining, it was deemed advisable to postpone the repetition of 

 this pleasant little occurrence to some future occasion. 



H. H. WINWOOD, 



Hon. Sec. 



