IN MEMORIAM—WILLIAM COLLINGS LUKIS, 163 
an active member of the committee which was formed to carry out 
the arrangements, and wrote an interesting paper entitled, *‘ Ancient 
Ripon,’ since included in Mr. W. Harrison’s ‘ Millenary Record,’ 
a beautifully illustrated volume, published in 1892. Amongst other 
works, the deceased gentleman was the author of ‘Danish 
Cromlechs and Burial Customs,’ ‘Certain Peculiarities in the Con- 
struction of Chambered Tumuli,’ ‘On Flint Implements found in 
Tumuli in A parish of Wath,’ etc., etc. 
- Lu who was a prominent Freemason, and a Justice of 
the Peace oe Wiltshire, married Lucy Adelaide, daughter o 
Admiral Sir Thomas Fellowes, who survives her husband, and b 
whom he had issue, nine children, two sons and four daughters only 
surviving, the second daughter being the wife of Mr. H.C. Bickersteth, 
J.P., of Ripon (a son of the late Bishop of Ripon). One son 
is in Waceste” ey the other in Ceylon, For a portion of the above 
yvens the writer is indebted to the ‘ Biograph and Review’ for 
July 18 
hal sifted authoress, Katherine S. Macquoid, in her interesting 
volume, ‘ About Yorkshire,’ thus describes her visit to Wath a few 
years ago :— 
drove back to Wath and spent a pleasant evening with our hospitable 
friends (Mr. and Mrs. Lukis), who showed us the carefully restored Church, 
There is some curious Saxon sculptured work, there are also fragments of stone 
treasures of the Church ; there is a slit in the wall through which he could see the 
high altar and watch the light burning before it. The church doors were barred 
within by means of a wooden beam which, when not in use, slid into a hole in 
the door jamb ; it is therefore evident gait age secured the door must have 
dwelt within the buildin: ng. This view was not originated by Mr. Lukis, but he 
considers that it solves the puzzle of the cell ps "Tanteld (three miles from Wath), 
and that the method of securing church doors from within the building is a strong 
argument in its favour, There is also a curious double piscina in Wath church. 
It is to be regretted that Tanfield was not restored with the learning and reverence 
that have been shown at Wath 
A committee has recently been formed, under the chairmanship 
of Sir Reginald Graham, Bart., of Norton Conyers (which is close 
to Wath, and where the talented authoress of ‘Jane Eyre’ at one 
time resided), for the purpose of placing in Wath Church a stained- 
glass ee or some other lasting memorial of the late much 
€steemed rec 
ane reans of Mr. Lukis were interred on Saturday, Dec. roth, 
in the ancient graveyard at Wath (where he had laboured so long 
and my), in the presence of a large gathering of parishioners 
June 28. 
