REPORT OF MEETINGS FOR 1906 31 



SwEETHOPE Lough. 



The Third Meeting was held on Tuesday, 24th July, at 

 Sweethope Lough, Northumberland. Owing to the fixture of 

 the Northumberland Agricultural Show at Newcastle, it had 

 been deemed advisable to alter the original date, in order 

 that members in that vicinity might not be put to incon- 

 venience. The rendezvous was Knowesgate Station, N.B.E., 

 which allowed of North country members reaching the Lough 

 via Riccarton, as well as Morpeth; but, as it happened,* all 

 chose the latter route, which entailed no lengthened detention 

 on the journey. The party was a small one, and included Mr J. 

 C. Hodgson, F.S.A., President ; Capt. Norman, R.N., Organizing 

 Secretary; Eev. J. J. M. L. Aiken, B.D., Editing Secretary; 

 Mr George G. Butler, Ewart Park ; Rev. Matthew Culley, 

 Whittingham; Hon. and Rev. W. C. Ellis, Bothalhaugh; 

 Mr George P. Hughes, Middleton Hall ; Mr Wm. Maddan, 

 Berwick ; Mr Francis McAninly, Whittingham ; Dr James 

 McWhir, Swinton ; Mr T. B. Short, Berwick ; Mr James A. 

 Somervail, Hoselaw ; Mr Edward Stobart, Blackball ; Rev. 

 Canon Walker, Whalton ; Mr R. S. Weir, North Shields; 

 and Mr Nicholas Wright, Morpeth. 



Through the kindness and energy of Rev. Canon Walker, 

 arrangements had been made for carriages to 

 Sweethope meet the members at the Station on the arrival 

 Lous^h. of the train at 10-30 a.m. A bright and 



breezy day favoured the expedition, which led 

 across a fine tract of pastoral country, dotted over with 

 clumps of woodland, planted doubtless to afford shelter to 

 the stock, which to all appearance this season were well 

 provided for with herbage. Haymaking was being briskly 

 prosecuted, and turnips had made good progress. The 

 Lough is situated about five miles South-West of the railway 

 line ; and at a point on the road conveniently near the 



