XXXIV. SECOND SUMMER MEETING. 



of King John, October 9th, 1216, leaving the crown to his son Henry, then 

 aged only ten years, the royal hunting parties in the Chase of Poorstock 

 came to an end, though its castle remained in royal hands until 1266, 

 when Henry granted it to Sir Ralph de Gorges, of Bradpole. 



Tea was subsequently partaken of on the lawn of Powerstock 

 Vicarage, by kind permission of the Rev. W. F. and Mrs. 

 Rickman. A short business meeting followed when six 

 members were unanimously elected by ballot, and the names 

 of five others were proposed for membership. 



The HON. SECRETARY mentioned that Mr. C. J. Cornish 

 Browne had kindly again undertaken to be a Director of the 

 Dorset Photographic Survey, a work which had been almost 

 entirely in abeyance during the war. Mr. Cornish Browne 

 had recently added more than 350 photographs to the 

 magnificent collection in the Dorset Museum at Dorchester. 

 Few of their members realised the immense wealth of this 

 collection. 



The club sanctioned the expenditure of 5 on mounts for 

 the photographs. 



POWERSTOCK CHURCH 



was then visited, under the guidance of the Vicar, the REV. 

 W. F. RICKMAN, who drew attention to the following 

 features : The Tower, the lower part of which is early 

 Norman; the Chancel Arch with its sculptured capitals and 

 ornamented pillars, (circ. 1100) and two Hagioscopes (15th 

 century) ; the Early Decorated Columns of the South Aisle ; 

 the 14th century opening to the Rood Loft in the North 

 Aisle : The South Doorway, with carved figure of the 

 Blessed Virgin Mary, and on either side a King and Queen. 

 Reference was made to the bells, the fourth of which, is 

 dated 1684, and to the Parish Registers, which go back to 

 1568. 



