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A paper was then read by Rev. H. S. Solly "On the Camp and Geology of 

 Eggardon Hill," which will be found printed in full in the present volume. 



The members then walked for some distance along the earthworks and inspected 

 an octagonal earthwork enclosure which Mr. Suttill pointed out. There were 

 also holes believed to be hut-dwellings, but without an extensive use of the spade, 

 little certain knowledge could be obtained. 



The party then walked down by the road to Powerstock Castle, now quite 

 demolished, and consisting of little but grass- covered mounds. Here they were 

 met by Rev. R. W. H. Dalison, who read some notes on the subject, which, 

 together with a paper on Powerstock Church, will be found in full later on in this 

 volume. The party then proceeded a short distance to Powerstock Church, where 

 Mr. Dalison read the rest of his paper relating to it, after which they drove in 

 breaks past Melplash to Mapperton Manor House, where they were hospitably 

 entertained with tea by Mrs. Compton, the Rev. Paulet Compton being unfor- 

 tunately absent from home. The description of the house and adjoining chapel 

 had been kindly undertaken by Rev. Canon Gildea, who conducted the party 

 through the various rooms, some of which contained very beautiful and 

 elaborate ceilings and other attractions. His paper will be found later on in 

 this volume. 



The last place visited was Parnham, situated about a mile South of Beaminster, 

 where the Club had been invited to tea by Mr. Vincent Robinson and 

 Miss Robinson. 



Tea having been partaken of, Mr. Robinson gave a short address and observed 

 that his acquaintance with Paniham was quite recent. He supposed all of them 

 knew Hutchins' work quite well, and therefore they must know the history, as far 

 it went, of Parnham. What Hutchins said was that there was a certain Robert 

 Strode in 1628 who wrote a short history of his possessions, and Parnham was 

 one of them. He merely went on to say that Paniham was enlarged and 

 re-edified by Sir John Strode in the time of Henry VIII. Now what part of it 

 was restored there were no documents to prove. There was a print in Hutchins' 

 history of the house, but there had been several external additions since that 

 print was made. Mr. Robinson pointed out how the original appearance of the 

 hall had been altered by the removal of the chimney from one side to the other, 

 thus lighting the great hall from one side only. The moment he first entered the 

 hall he knew it was not lighted as it originally was. Hutchins said there was a 

 gatehouse near the mansion, but there were no remains of it, and there was no 

 evidence as to when it had been pulled down. Hutchins also stated that 

 John Strode in the reign of Henry VIII. built a school house, but there were no 

 remains of this or any traces of the fish ponds mentioned by the Dorset 

 historian. Mr. Robinson then alluded to the manner in which Nash altered the 

 style of architecture of the mansion on the south side. He pulled about certain 

 parts in a most unjustifiable manner, putting in mock Gothic and destroying the 

 style of the south and west also. On going into the hall Mr. Robinson pointed 

 out the Vandalism of the past, alluding particularly to the removal of the 



