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as tothe state of the present Priory when compared with the ruins 
| of Cleeve Abbey, to the disadvantage of the former, and a wish was 
_ expressed that the owners of the Priory would treat it with more 
reverent care than they had done. The paper was ordered to be 
printed in the “ Proceedings” (vide p. 75). Some members were 
left photographing and sketching, while the rest walked to the end 
_ of Swallow Cliff, where the view was remarkable by its absence, a 
regular damp sheet being spread around. The Secretary made 
some remarks on the geology of the neighbourhood, with a 
geological map spread out on the rocks. He stated that they 
_ were standing on the north-west edge of the Coal basin and in the. 
presence of a “raised beach” on the south side of the promontory,. 
about 20ft. above the sea level. The return was made along the 
cliff under umbrellas, the thoughts of what they might have seen » 
being rather consoling. A distant peep down at the pebbly beach 
on the north, where ran the igneous reef, was all that the long 
wet grass permitted. After the usual wandering off of members 
along the sandy bay, with good intentions of meeting the break 
at Kew Stoke Lodge, which they never did, the members. 
returned by the 4.5 train to Bath. 
Tron Acton.—One more bye Excursion was arranged on 29th 
Augusi for Iron Acton at the invitation of the Rector, and not- 
withstanding the deluge of rain in the early morning the day 
proved very fine and enjoyable. The Rector’s carriage had been 
thoughtfully sent to the Yate Station to convey the aged and 
infirm, two or three of whom took advantage of it. The rest 
traversed the short distance on foot, and found those who had 
receded them resting under the shadow of the churchyard cross. 
It was evident that this was no ordinary cross. Mr. Pooley in his 
notes on Gloucestershire crosses considers it unique as a “ Preaching 
cross,” but there are others who find a difficulty in considering it 
to be one of that class. It is placed on the north side of the 
Church, consists of two stages, is raised on three steps, which are 
of rather unusual height, and the lower stage is enclosed with 
