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Breakwater and Chesil Beach. Dr. Crallan having thanked Mr. 

 Barnes in very cordial terms, the party returned to Bournemouth. 



This excursion was arranged for 13th September, 

 and 5 Flowers anc * a ^ out 7° mem bers started by train to Wareham 

 0 and thence in brakes to East Lulworth, but owing 



Barrow • 



to heavy rain, were obliged to give up the 



excursion and return direct to Wareham. After tea at Bennett's, 

 the rain having ceased, some of the party visited the old Saxon 

 Church of St. Martin. A similar fate befell this same excursion 

 last year. 



Bream ore and ^ number of members, conducted by Mr. J. M. 

 Downton 6 French made an excursion on 4th October, to 



Breamore and Downton. On arriving at Breamore 

 Station the party drove to the site of the ancient Augustinian 

 Priory, all traces of which have vanished. Mr. Brownen gave a brief 

 description of the Priory. They then went to the church where Mr. 

 French read a descriptive paper. After a brief stroll in the Park of 

 Breamore House they drove on past Charford, the scene of a battle 

 a.d. 519, described as the Waterloo of Wessex, to Downton. Here 

 they visited the famous Moot (now the garden grounds of Mrs. 

 Squarey) and also the Parish Church of St. Lawrence, in Norman, 

 Early English and Perpendicular styles of architecture, Mr. French 

 giving descriptions at each place. After tea at Mrs. Parrott's the 

 party returned home from Downton Station. 



Chairman : G. Brownen, Esq., f.c.s. 



1 1 Nov 1 1 °P ernn £ meeting of this Section was held in 



v., 1 9 10. ^ g oc i e ty' s Rooms, Granville Chambers. The 

 Chairman of the Section gave an address on the results of 

 antiquarian research during the past year and indicated some local 

 methods of working that might prove both useful and interesting for 

 the Section. 



At the close of the meeting there were v exhibited a number of 

 relics obtained and lent by Mr. Chambers, a member of the Society. 

 These relics were found by him on the prehistoric sites at 

 Pokesdown and Southbourne. The thanks of the meeting were 

 given Mr. Chambers for his exhibits. 



