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chimney and the style of the ceiling, which he described as a most contemptible 

 ceiling for a hall of that character. He did not know what the ceiling could 

 have been before Nash touched it. He found traces of the windows on the side 

 to which the chimney had been removed, and to which Nash added another room. 

 In the windows of the hall were to be seen the fine heraldic glass of the Strodes, 

 also several German Scriptural subjects, a splendid oak screen of the time of 

 Henry VIII. , placed there by Mr. Bobiiison, together with some beautiful armour, 

 several valuable antique figures from one of the churches at Seville, and many 

 curios, which were examined with great interest by the members. The library 

 was next visited, containing a piece of Persian frieze from the mosque at Meshed, 

 Mr. Eobinson remarking that there was only one other piece in England, and that 

 was in South Kensington. A rose-water sprinkler of the 16th century and many 

 other things were pointed out as of rare antiquity. Going through the dining 

 hall Mr. Kobinson drew attention to one of the windows which he had alluded to 

 as originally giving light to the hall, and showing that the pointing of the arches 

 was different to that of those in the library where they had been altered by Nash. 

 He said he had been reproached with putting Italian stalls into an English room, 

 and his reply was that the room was not part of the original house. It was 

 placed by Nash, and he was trying to " denashionalise " it. 



The thanks of the Members having been offered to Mr. and Miss Robinson, a 

 start was made in order to catch the 7.12 train at Bridport, 



NEW MEMBERS. Two were proposed. 



WOODSFORD CASTLE, WOOL, BERE REGIS, ATHELHAMPTON, AND PUDDLETOWN 

 MEETING. This, the third Summer Field Meeting of the Club, was held on 

 Wednesday, August 9th, 1899, about 80 members and friends being present, the 

 day being fine and hot. The Hon. Secretary was the only Vice -President 

 present, and acted as President until the arrival at Bere Regis, after which the 

 Hon. Treasurer, who then joined the party, undertook this duty. The start 

 was made from Dorchester station on the arrival of 'tKe S.W. train due at 

 10.7 a.m., but, the train being very late, did not take place until nearly 11.0, 

 The first place visited was Woodsford Castle, by kind permission of Mr. Lee, the 

 occupier. This is a picturesque ancient building much overgrown with creepers, 

 the greater part of which is habitable and used as a dwellinghouse, through the 

 various rooms of which the members were conducted. A paper on the Castle 

 was read by Mr. H. J. Moule, and will be found in full in the present volume, 

 A break containing several Members from Blandford joined the meeting at this 

 point. 



At about 11.45 the party drove on 7 miles through Moreton to Wool Church, 

 where they were received by Rev. A. C. B. Dobie, the Vicar, who gave a short 

 history and description of the building, and drew attention to its most interesting 

 features. There was evidence that the present building was not the first on 

 that site, for in 1865, when workmen were engaged in digging the foundations 



