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COLES FARM. This is a small example of the gabled mullioned 

 house of the seventeenth century, of which so many exist in this 

 neighbourhood, but it contains in addition to a couple of good 

 mantelpieces, &c., upstairs, a singularly beautiful and perfect room 

 on the ground-floor, with its rich panelling and plaster ceiling of 

 1649 still remaining in an absolutely uninjured condition. Few 

 more delightful rooms than this have ever been visited by the 

 Society ; on a more modest scale it reminded one of the charms of 

 Stockton, seen during the Warminster Meeting in 1893. The house 

 itself is dated 1648. With the tea most kindly and hospitably 

 provided here by Mr. and Mrs. Morres the Meeting of 1895 

 practically came to an end, and the party broke up, some of the 

 Members proceeding to catch the train at Box, and others diiving 

 home to Corsham. 



Considering the Meeting as a whole, it will be allowed by those 

 who took part in it that, though previous programmes have had a 

 more attractive look, few have proved more really interesting in the 

 carr}dng out. Castle Combe and Lacock are both places of unique 

 interest, and probably no district of Wiltshire of equal size with 

 that traversed during the two days' excursions could show anything 

 like the number of examples of good domestic architecture — a fact 

 no doubt due to the excellent quality and abundance of the local 

 building stone ; whilst the scenery through which great part of the 

 excursions lay was such as many natives of Wiltshire would hardly 

 give their county the credit of possessing within its borders. 

 Though, owing perhaps especially to the fact that the General 

 Election was but just over, the numbers attending were somewhat 

 smaller than usual, the Meeting was nevertheless decidedly a success, 

 and for its success the Society is indebted to the gentlemen who so 

 generously entertained the Members, to Mr. Talbot for his excellent 

 guidance, and most of all to the exertions of our Local Secretary, 

 Mr. H. Brakspear, who worked early and late to make the Corsham 

 Meeting one to be remembered amongst the many pleasant and 

 instructive Meetings that the Society has enjoyed in recent years. 

 Not the least satisfactory thing about it is the fact that a balance 

 of £26 was handed over to the Society's exchequer by the Local 



