14 The Tldrty-'Ninlh General Meeting. 



SotneiTord Keynes, a much-scraped and " restored " Church, but 

 retaining a most interesting bit of Saxon work in its north door, 

 came next, and here, by the kindness of The Rector (the Rev. 

 C. W. Faussett), the party was shown over the fine old manor- 

 house adjoining the churchyard, still retaining two rich Jacobean 

 mantelpieces of circa 1600 — the one downstairs showing the arms 

 of Strange impaling those of Hungerford. 



The fine Church of Ashton Keynes was next on the programme, 

 with its remarkable Norman font, Norman chancel arch (enlarged 

 recently), reredos over the arch of the north aisle, and other points 

 of interest. Having seen this the party adjourned to the vicarage, 

 where the Rev. M. J. Milling had most kindly arranged his very 

 large and valuable collection of Battersea enamels for their inspection, 

 as well as much good china, and many other things of interest. 

 Lunch at the inn followed, and then a move was made for Minety 

 Church, chiefly interesting for its good wood -work, late fifteenth 

 century screens, and Jacobean pulpit and reading-desk. Here the 

 Rev. J. Melland Hall read some notes on the architecture written 

 by Sir Stephen Glynne, Bart., in 1858, and The Vicak (the Rev. 

 W. Butt) contended that neither the chancel screen nor the pulpit 

 belonged originally to this Church, as he said the initials on the 

 panels of the later did not correspond with those of any Minety 

 churchwardens. 



To those Members whose tastes extended to flowers and gardening 

 a great treat was afforded by the rich herbaceous garden belonging 

 to the Yicar, adjoining the churchyard. There was, however, no 

 time to see half the excellent things it contained, for half-an-hour 

 might have been well spent where only five minutes were available. 



Oaksey Church, with its curious clerestory windows, without a 

 north aisle, and Kemble Church, with its good thirteenth century 

 features (replaced carefully when the Church was re-built some 

 years ago), were the last items on the programme, and after tea — 

 most kindly off'ered to the party at the Manor House by Lady 

 Charlotte Biddulph — the Excursions of 1892 came to an end, 

 and the Members either returned to Cirencester or waited at Kemble 

 Station for the trains to convey them home. 



