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a bed of sand in the Tertiary formation in which these large 

 concretions were formed. The sand was washed away by 

 denudation, leaving behind them these large sarsen stones. 

 Numbers of them might be seen in the Valley of Stones not 

 far away. He believed that there was no trace of them 

 /';/ situ in their original place anywhere. 



MR. OLIVER, in reply, stated that, in the sand beds at 

 Bagshot, they found large hard cones which the local people 

 probed for and then broke up for building stone. 



After, by the courtesy of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Saunders, 

 inspecting the line Tudor Manor House at Portesham, which 

 is now their residence, the party proceeded to 



PORTESHAM CHURCH 



which was briefly described by the Vicar, the REV. SIR JOHN 

 C. MOLYNEUX, BART. There are clear evidences, especially on 

 the north side, of the old Transition-Norman structure, though 

 the greater part of the present church is of the Perpendicular 

 period. In the North wall the abaci with quirk and chamfer 

 of the old Norman pillars of the Nave are to be seen. The 

 priest's doorway, the tower arch and font are of the 13th 

 century. The fine embattled tower with bell turret was 

 noticed with interest, as, too, were the small carved weather- 

 worn stone panel containing a representation of the Madonna 

 and Child; the dole table; and, within the church, the 

 Jacobean pulpit; the panelled semi-circular vaulting; the two 

 hagioscopes; and the remains of the rood loft. Some curious 

 tombstones were observed in the Church and Churchyard, 

 e.g., those of William Weare (1670), Mary Weare (1675) and 

 the Rev. John Galpin (1681). 



Upon leaving the Church, the party repaired to the gardens 

 of the King's Arms Hotel for tea. A short business meeting 

 followed, when live, who had been previously nominated, 

 were unanimously elected members, in addition to which ten 

 candidates for membership were nominated. 



The HON. SECRETARY stated that the membership of the 

 Club, which, as might be expected, had suffered a set-back 

 during the war, was rapidly recovering. 



