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to Laycock Abbey another cross-country traverse was made. 

 The Church, with its monuments to the former proprietors of 

 the Abbey, the Sherringtons and Talbots, having been in- 

 spected, the son of the present proprietor most courteously 

 received the Members, and escorted them over the old 

 building, and through the cloisters, pointing out the objects 

 of interest, amongst them the Nuns' so-called cooking 

 saucepan. 



The expedition to Longleat on Oct. 9th, will long be re- 

 membered as one undertaken under great difficulties. The 

 pedestrian part of it from Warminster to 'Frome, by Sheer- 

 water and " Heaven's Gate,"' being made in one continuous 

 heavy down-pour. 



The house and pictures were seen under great disadvan- 

 tage ; but the rain which so much interfered with the cele- 

 brated views from the park and grounds, failed to damp the 

 spirits of the party as they joined the evening train at Frome, 

 after a walk of ten miles, under circumstances somewhat 

 calculated to subdue the ardour of any but the Members of 

 the Bath Field Club. 



Hanswell House, the cedes solitaria of Lansdown as not 

 inappropriately named by one of the Members ; the Rocks ; 

 Enghshcombe ; Westwood Church, with its well-proportioned 

 tower and canopies, ogee turret staircase, and fine old glass in 

 east window, representing the "Tree of Life, whose leaves were 

 for the healing of the nations ;" Twerton Church, &c., have, 

 amongst other neighbouring places and Churches, been the 

 objects of a walk, and the ancient British way along which 

 King Arthur and his men came in the battle bet\¥een him 

 and Childric satisfactorily traced, under the guidance of 

 Mr. Earle. 



Numerous other walks have been taken weekly throughout 

 the year for the investigation of some object of antiquarian 

 or geological interest. The Secretary, however, takes this 



