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the Club that morning crosses it within 200 yards of the Camp. The 

 Rev. Sir Talbct Baker said he was surprised Dr. Smart did not allude to 

 the battle of Badon Hill, or Baddonbyring, which Dr. Guest placed at 

 Bad bury. The battle was a decisive one, for by it King Arthur rolled 

 back for a time the tide of Saxon Conquest. Sir Charles Robinson said 

 if by a Roman Station was meant a habitable town he did not see how 

 Badbury could be Vindogladia, since there was no water obtainable 

 within the earthworks. He believed the abandonment of Old Sanun was 

 attributed to the difficulty of carrying water to the place, and that in 

 the event of people taking up their quarters in such camps for only a 

 short time such a difficulty would be met with. The President said 

 that a similar objection might be made to all the fortresses of the county, 

 Hod and Hambledon, for instance, where there must have been greater 

 difficulties of supply than here. He did not consider a station such as 

 those referred to in the Iter necessarily implied a residential colony, but 

 a hill fortified by earthworks as a protection from raids of hostile tribes 

 and a place of safety for farmers of the neighbourhood and their flocks in 

 times of disturbance. This ended the discussion. 



The party then made their way, some in carriages and some on foot, to 

 Kingston Lacy House, where they were cordially welcomed and most 

 hospitably entertained at luncheon by the owner, Mr. W. Ralph Bankes 

 and Miss Bankes. The number of members present and their friends 

 had now reached 120. When luncheon was over the President proposed 

 "The health of Mr. Bankes" for his hospitable welcombe to the Field 

 Club, and, referring to the statues they had noticed on the staircase of 

 Sir John Bankes and Lady Bankes, the heroine of Corfe Castle, said it 

 was fortunate Sir John and his Lady were in possession of the Castle at 

 that eventful period. Since then the family of Bankes had taken a 

 leading part in the county ; many of them had represented the county in 

 Parliament, the last being Mr. Bankes' grandfather. The guests were 

 then conducted through the various rooms by Mr. Bankes, who described 

 the various objects of art which render Kingston Lacy famous. A 

 description of these will be found in the paper written by Mr. Bankes, 

 of Kingston Lacy, and included in the present volume at p. 159. The 

 visit of the Society terminated at half-past four, when the party left in 

 carriages for Wimbome Station. This concluded a most successful day 

 and with it the outdoor excursions of the year. 



A COMMITTEE MEETING was held at the County Museum Buildings 

 at Dorchester on Wednesday, December 18th, at 11 a.m. The subjects 

 under consideration were the Table of Contents for Vol. XI. of the Field 



