REPORTS OF MEETINGS FOR 1909 



CORBRIDGE, FOR DiLSTON AND RoMAN EXCAVATIONS. 



The fourth meeting was held on Thursday, 26th August, 

 when the members were favoured with delightful weather. 

 They met at Corbiddge, having travelled for the most part 

 via Newcastle by the train which reached the rendezvous at 

 11-28 a.m. Among those present were the following: — 

 Dr R. Shirra Gibb, President; Rev. J. J. M. L. Aiken, B.D., 

 Secretary ; Mr R. Lancelot Allgood, Titlington ; Mr D. H. W. 

 Askew, Castle Hills; Mr Wm. B. Boyd, Faldonside ; Mr R. 

 Carmichael, and Mrs Carmichael, Coldstream ; Mr H. II. E. 

 Craster, Oxford ; Rev. Matthew Culley, Coupland Castle ; 

 Mr Wm. Dunn, and Mrs Dunn, Redden ; The Hon. Rev. 

 W. C. Ellis, Bothalhaugh ; Rev. Matthew Forster, Ellingham ; 

 Mr George Fortune, Duns ; Miss Gibb, Boon ; Mr Thomas 

 Graham, Alnwick ; Miss Greet, Birch Hill, Norham ; Mr J. C. 

 Hodgson, Alnwick ; Mr George P. Hughes, Middleton Hall ; 

 Rev. Percy T. Lee, and Mrs Lee, Shilbottle ; Rev. Canon Lons- 

 dale, Corbridge ; Mr William Maddan, Berwick ; Captain F. M. 

 iSTorman, R.N., Berwick ; Mr F. Eliott Rutherford, Hawick ; 

 Mr Henry Rutherfurd, Fairnington ; Mr A. Scott, Amble ; 

 Mr T. B. Short, Berwick ; Mr Jas. A. Somervail, Hoselaw ; 

 Rev. A. H. Simmons, Prudhoe ; Mr Thomas Tate, Acklington ; 

 Mr Edward Thew, and Mrs Thew, Slaley, Hexham ; Mr H. G. 

 Wilkin, Alnwick ; Mr Edward Willoby, Berwick ; and Mr 

 Nicholas Wright, Beechfield, Morpeth. 



On leaving Corbridge Station the members proceeded on foot to 

 Dilston Hall, the present residence of Mr Oswald E. Hedley, 

 through whose courtesy permission to view the grounds and ruins 

 of the Castle had been obtained. At the entrance of the carriage- 

 drive, which has in recent times been planted with 

 Dilston. a variety of Conifers not generally familiar or easy 



of identification. Captain F. M. Norman, R.N., 

 acted as guide, and directed attention to the distinctive features 



