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take up, the study and follow the example of the late Mr. 
Charles Moore. 
This brought the Afternoon Meetings to a close as far as the 
present Summary is concerned. 
EXCURSIONS. 
We now come to the Excursions. These have all been carried 
out and proved generally satisfactory in spite of the weather. The 
first of the season was on 25th of April to Berkeley Castle, when 
a good muster of the members with their friends braved the steady 
downpour on that day, and started by the Midland for Berkeley. 
The company having civilly provided a through carriage, all 
changes were avoided en route, and the somewhat moist walk 
shortened from two and a half to about half a mile was sufficiently 
long however to test the stoutness of overcoats and boots. After 
having first looked in at the Berkeley Arms, and made the neces- 
sary arrangements with mine host, a mass of dripping umbrellas 
were seen winding towards the Church, which was entered through 
the fine Decorated north porch. The interior presented a some- 
what different appearance to what it did at a former visit of the 
Club ; the work of restoration had been carefully carried out since 
then, and the character of the imposing interior well brought 
out. Dedicated to the Virgin Mary, it consists of a nave, chancel, 
two side aisles, with tower at the west end. The nave is Early 
English, the south aisle Decorated, and the north of somewhat 
later date, probably early Perpendicular, the straight lines making 
their appearance on the head lights ofthe windows. The capitals 
of the elegant pillars of the nave are mostly floriated, with one or 
two exceptions, where the nail-head ornament is used. The label 
terminations over the arches are chiefly heads, both male and 
female ; but the one over the south pillar with the nail-head 
ornament represents a toad sitting upon the heads of two nuns. 
To account for this curious device the credulous are treated with 
