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probably a good deal later than the time of the building of the 

 house. 



The Church was next visited. Mr. Adye here also acted as 

 cicerone, and mentioned that the painting on the roof-timbers is a 

 faithful restoration of the original painting of the timbers, as 

 discovered during the recent repairs of the roof. 



At this point a considerable number of the Members were obliged 

 to leave for Trowbridge to catch the evening trains — those who 

 remained visiting the fine old gabled Manor- House — sister 

 house to Boyton, and built by the same Lambert — with its hall 

 and oak screens, panellings, and plaster ceilings, over which the 

 party were conducted by Mrs. Wallington. This concluded the 

 excursion, for though Steeple Ashton was upon the programme, 

 time did not allow of its being visited. 



The one fault of this day's excursion was that enough time could 

 not be allowed at some of the places visited to thoroughly digest 

 what there was to see — in this respect the Wednesday's ex- 

 cursion was more satisfactory — but on the whole both days were 

 very enjoyable, and except for a little drizzling rain at Farleigh 

 the weather was all that could be desired ; Bradford itself was an 

 interesting place to meet at, and its inhabitants laid themselves out 

 to entertain the Members of the Society with a hospitality which, 

 except in the case of the "Wilton Meeting, some years ago, has 

 hardly been equalled elsewhere in the recent history of the Society's 

 meetings. Moreover, though the actual numbers attending the 

 conversaziones or taking part in the excursions were not large, yet 

 the papers read were above the average in interest, and those who 

 were present were genuinely interested in the proceedings. For 

 this success one person above all others was responsible — the Rev. 

 W. N. C. Wheeler, Local Secretary, upon whose shoulders the 

 whole burden of the arrangements was practically laid, and for 

 whose self-effacing labours to make the Meeting a success, seconded 

 as they were by the other members of the Local Committee, the 

 Society owes a deep debt of gratitude. 



