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British Metropolis,” to state his views as regards “Pen Pits,” 
which he considered as the site of the long lost Cair Pensauelcoit. 
It is needless to state that this caused a brisk passage of arms 
between Mr. Kerslake and the Secretary, Mr. Scarth having 
slily thrown down the apple of discord between them; the 
former contending strongly that these excavations were formerly 
human habitations, the latter that they were simply quarries. 
Both of course left off with the firm conviction that his opponent 
was quite wrong, and the discussion was ended by a friendly 
chat on other subjects as the break conveyed the members on 
the return journey home by Maiden Bradley. Here a halt was 
called to examine the Church, consisting of a nave, chancel and 
two aisles—a Perpendicular south porch, a fine Norman purbeck 
marble font, a modern Jacobean parish chest, some good 
specimens of brackets and pulpit about same date, a hideous 
eastern window, some good north and south chancel windows 
restored after the ancient pattern (13th century), a fine marble 
monument to Sir Edward Seymour, Speaker of the House of 
Commons, some good Perpendicular corbels in south aisle, and 
remains of entrance to a rood loft. The tower has some good 
windows (15th century), an outside turret stairease and very 
large buttresses at the north-west and south-west corners. The 
churchyard is well kept as seems everything else in this very 
pattern of an English country village. The old hostelry with its 
Jacobean staircase and fine stone mantel-piece of same date was 
inspected, and finally Frome was reached after a pleasant day. 
Some of the party attended service in the parish Church, others 
visited Mr. Singer’s curiosities, the only unpleasant part of the 
day arising from the tedious delays on the branch-line between 
Frome and Bath, but at last the towers and spires of Bath were 
welcomed standing out clear against the beautiful background of 
umber-coloured sky. 
ROMAN VILLA AT BRADING. 
On June 21st the members of the Club paid a visit to the 
