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The Twenty -fifth Annual Meeting. 



running from Marlborough to Wootton Bassett, and by this they I 

 descended to Broad Hinton Church, where the Vicar (Rev. J. A. 

 Lloyd) courteously met them and pointed out the many objects of 

 interest in the Church; the building itself, the monuments in the 

 chancel, several of which are well worthy of notice; the old registers, , 

 dating back from an early period, and containing many strange 

 entries; and the very massive communion plate. From Broad \ 

 Hinton the party proceeded to Berwick Bassett, where Mr. Stratton 

 kindly suffered them to wander over the Manor House, and more 

 particularly to visit the " Painted Chamber/'' the walls of which are 

 completely covered with paintings on canvas, in imitation of tapestry, 

 representing scriptural and other subjects. At the Church the 

 Vicar — Rev. W. P. S. Bingham — pointed out the beautiful screen, 

 the Norman font, and an ancient brass : and then rode forward to 

 Winterbourne Monkton, of which he is also Rector, and on the arrival 

 of the party received them at the porch of the newly-restored Church, 

 which still contains the original stand for the hour-glass placed 

 near the pulpit bearing upon it the date 1627. From Monkton the 

 archaeologists drove to Avebury, where the Church bells rang out a 

 glat welcome, and at once proceeded to the large manor barn, kindly 

 lent for the occasion by Mr. Kemm, where an excellent luncheon 

 had been prepared. At its conclusion Sir John Lubbock, who 

 occupied the chair, proposed the Queen's health, and then votes of 

 thanks to the College authorities for the use of their buildings, and 

 to the Local Secretaries, particularly Mr. Preston, to whom the 

 success of the meeting was in great measure due. 



The Rev. T. A. Preston having replied in behalf of the College, 

 his colleagues, and himself ; 



The Rev. Bryan King said he was deputed by Mrs. King and 

 Mrs. Kemm to state they would be very happy to furnish the guests 

 with a cup of tea in the picturesque grounds of the Manor House 

 before they started on their expedition to Silbury. No one knew so 

 much as himself how much his dear Avebury — aye ! and every one 

 who cared for the glorious antiquities of Avebury — were indebted to 

 Sir John Lubbock. Some eight or ten years ago one of the meadows 

 containing several old stones and part of the dyke had been sold to 



