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THE ANNUAL EXCURSION, iJ 



On Tuesday, 22nd August, 1899, the annual excursion took 

 place, the district selected being Liskeard^ St. Neot, Dozmare 

 Pool and Bodmin. 



The following account of the day's proceedings is from the 

 description given at the time by a non-member of the Institution, 

 who joined in the expedition. 



The party assembled at Liskeard Station, and among those 

 present were Mrs. E. Snow Martin, Miss B. Williams, Miss 

 Florence Williams, Miss Frances Williams, Miss F. Dixon, and 

 Miss J. P. B. Dixon, the Eev. W. lago, B.A., the Eev. E. 

 Prior, M.A., Major Parkyn, Messrs. J. D. Enys, F.Gr.S., E. H. 

 Williams, F.G-.S., F. W. Michell, O.E., Hamilton James, T. V. 

 Hodgson (Plymouth), H. Barrett, J. Barrett, Gr. Dixon, W. J. 

 Olyma, H. Studden (London), F. Dowsing, J. Bryant, and E. 

 A. Grregg (curator.) The first visit was to the parish church 

 of St. Martin, where the visitors were shown round by the 

 Eev. J. Norris, the Eev. H. Pettman, Dr. Hammond, Dr. 

 Nettle, and Mr. W. T. Hancock. The holy tables, made 

 of olive wood from the Holy Land, were examined with 

 interest, as well as the old sacred vessels of the church. It 

 was mentioned that the Liskeard churchwardens' accounts are 

 preserved from the date of 1605, A tablet to Captain Emmanuel 

 Pyper; who died in 1714 — found when building the new vestry 

 was pointed out, and also the curious lepers' squint-hole, which 

 permitted afflicted worshippers to join in the services of the 

 church without entering. In this connection it may be mentioned 

 that formerly there was a leper-hospital near by. The con- 

 secration crosses on the exterior of the church were examined, 

 together with the evidences of desecration at some period. 

 Leaving the church, the old castle grounds, the site Of the 

 residence of former Earls of Cornwall, received a passing glance, _ 

 and the party proceeded to St. Neot by way of Dobwalls and 

 Doublebois. The roads were rough and the sun was hot, but 

 the beauty of the St. Neot valley was a sufficiently potent charm 

 to distract the attention of the company from these inconveni- 

 ences, and many were the expressions of admirat;o^ as each 



