520 The Fifty -Seventh General Meeting. 



Marquis of Lansclowne, was the next item on the programme, and 

 as soon as this had been done justice to, the motors left Bowood 

 at 1.20. Arrived on the site of STANLEY ABBEY, ME, H. 

 BRAKSPEAB, F.S.A., who conducted the excavations here some 

 years ago, explained the ground-plan of the Abbey, now marked 

 only by earthen banks and ditches, and described the results of 

 the excavations. A substantial shed has been built by Lord 

 Lansdowne over a considerable stretch of tile pavement of the 

 cloister alley which remains still in siho, and in this shed are also 

 preserved a number of architectural fragments, &c, found during 

 the excavations. A few of the more remarkable tiles, mounted 

 and framed, had been already seen at Bowood. Leaving STANLEY 

 at 2.15, the motors arrived by devious ways at CADENHAM 

 HOUSE, Fox ham, which has lately been converted from a farm 

 house to a private residence by MR. "W. SHIPP. It is on record 

 that this Hungerford mansion was built of materials from Braden- 

 stoke Priory, and during the recent alterations fragments which 

 evidently came from that building, part of a cusped window head, 

 the head of a canopy, &c, were discovered and have now been 

 built into the walls of the new porch on the N. front of the house. 

 The house has been much reduced in size, but the garden front 

 is still charming, and retains the central doorway, &c, built by 

 Sir George Hungerford, Speaker of the House of Commons, who 

 died in 1712. By the kindness of Mr. and Mrs. Shipp the Mem- 

 bers were allowed to wander over the house and inspect the 

 handsome panelling of the passage at the head of the stairs. The 

 Dovecot in the grounds is of oblong plan and unusual size, its 

 sides still retaining the pigeon holes for the greater part of their 

 height. The next stage of the journey was the most difficult of 

 the whole Excursion for the Motor Busses, and their progress over 

 Stockham Ash, up Catcombe Hill and through the narrow lanes 

 at tbe top of New Zealand, was the cause of some anxiety until 

 it was safely accomplished. The difficulties of the way, together 

 with the fact that the start from Cadenham was a few minutes 

 behind the programme time, cut the time at BRADENSTOKE 

 PRIORY somewhat short, and it was impossible for the greater 



