522 The Fifty-Seventh General Meeting. 



chair, and MR. B. H. CUNNINGTON, F.S.A. Scot., read a paper 

 dealing with the results of the "EXCAVATIONS IN CASTERLEY 

 CAMP," which Mrs. Cunnington and himself had recently carried 

 out. Full accouuts of these excavations will, doubtless, in due- 

 time appear in the Magazine. After an interval for refreshments, 

 which were kindly provided by MRS. FERGUSSON, and a couple 

 of songs by MR. M. CHESTERTON, a paper on THE CIVIL WAR 

 IN WILTSHIRE was read by MR. W. F. SMITH. Mr. Smith 

 disclaimed originality, but his paper was a really excellent resume 

 of the events of the Civil War in the county, told in such a way 

 as to present not merely a string of facts, but a series of living 

 incidents. This concluded the work of the evening, and Members 

 dispersed and went home to bed. 



THUESDAY, JULY 7th. 



As the motors — a single motor-bus sufficed for this day's Ex- 

 cursion — left the LansdowneArms at 9.20 a.m., the prospect of a 

 fine day looked extremely doubtful, indeed it had been raining 

 heavily only a few miles away. Happily, however, though the 

 clouds threatened, no rain fell during the day, and in the afternoon 

 the weather considerably improved. 



Eeaching COMPTON BASSETT at 9.45, the Church with its 

 beautiful screen was inspected, and here, as at the other places 

 visited on this day's Excursion, the REV. E. H. GODDARD acted 

 as guide, using as the basis of his descriptions of the Churches the 

 careful notes made by MR. C. E. PONTING, F.S.A., 1 who very 

 kindly gave up a day earlier in the year to visit the Churches 

 specially for this purpose. 



Leaving COMPTON BASSETT at 10.5, the motors arrived at 

 AVEBURY at 10.45. The CHURCH was first visited, the re- 

 markable remains of Saxon work in the nave exciting great in- 

 terest. The party then adjourned to the charming old MANOR 

 HOUSE, which was thrown open, upstairs and down, in the kindest 

 way, though CAPT. JENNER was away, and MRS. JENNER was 



1 Mr. Ponting's notes will be printed in full in the Magazine. 



