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20th, at Warkworth. Twenty-five members left Newcastle at 

 10*20 A.M., and arrived at Warkworth Station at 11 "46. 



Some, by the conveyances in waiting, some, on foot, reached 

 the town of Warkworth. 



After the necessary arrangements for dinner and return to the 

 train, the Club proceeded in the first place to the Church, where 

 they were most kindly received by the Eev. J. W. Dunn, the 

 Yicar of Warkworth, who, at great pains and with much patience, 

 pointed out the characteristic features and sketched out the his- 

 tory of this ancient building, which he loves so much, and has 

 done so much to preserve, repair, and restore. In the course of 

 years Mr. Dunn has brought to light many of its peculiarities, 

 which otherwise might have remained hidden. Among them 

 Mr. Dunn has discovered, at the entrance to the chancel, masonry 

 belonging to the chancel of a more ancient edifice than the present 

 one, and apparently corroborative of the statement of Symeon of 

 Durham, that a church was in existence there in A.D. 737, 

 and most probably it was that which Ceolwolph, King oi IN'orth- 

 umberland, gave as Werceworde — the lands and estate of Wark- 

 worth (and other places, as before-mentioned under the heading 

 of Whittingham) to the monks of Lindisfarne when he retired to 

 that Monastery, about the middle of the eighth century. See 

 Note C supra. The present Church, Mr. Dunn informed the 

 party, had been erected on the old site by the JS'ormans, with the 

 exception of the south aisle, — the only one, which is of the time 

 of the perpendicular order, whilst the vestry is Early English. 



With many thanks to Mr. Dunn for his obliging courtesy the 

 party went on to view the celebrated Castle of the Percies. They 

 were shown over the precincts and the labyrinth of chambers in 

 the lower part of the Donjon. The Keep had been restored by 

 the late Duke of Northumberland, and some rooms at the top fit- 

 ted up for occasional visits, but, as the party had no order from 

 his Grace to be allowed to enter them, they passed on to the 

 beautiful banks of the Coquet and visited the Hermitage. Tlio 

 Fishlocks and the dilapidated Fish Ladder next claimed a passing 

 notice, after which the party, much gratified with what they 

 had seen and lioard, returned to Mr. Bowoy's, ''The Mason's 



