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hospitable Bishop, the company, though with evident reluctance, 

 withdrew. 



SECOND DAY. THURSDAY, Sept. 14th. 



The members of the Society, to the number of about 150, made 

 an excursion to Old Sarum, Stratford Church, Woodford Church, 

 Great Durnford Church, Ogbury Camp, Lake House, and thence 

 to Stonehenge. At Old Sarum, Mr. Swayne, one of the able Local 

 Secretaries, pointed out all that was of interest to the archseologist, 

 calling attention to the massive remains in that commanding spot ; 

 explaining the course of the Roman roads which branched off from 

 the ancient city ; showing the position of the Tournament ground ; 

 and examining the site of the Old Cathedral, of which though no 

 remains exist, the form and position are sufficiently indicated to 

 leave no doubt in the mind of the visitor, that here stood the 

 original Cathedral of Sarum. Thence the party proceeded by 

 Stratford Church, where the quaint old frame for the hour glass, 

 affixed to the side of the pulpit, attracted attention : thence by 

 Woodford Church, where a fine old Norman arch at the southern 

 porch, and an old monument were the subjects of considerable' 

 discussion : then by the grounds of Heale House, famous as the 

 spot where Charles II. was secreted for several days during his 

 flight after the battle of Worcester : then by the very interesting 

 church of Great Durnford, where the Norman Font in remarkable 

 preservation, the very perfect Norman chancel arch, and other 

 arches in the church, as well as several architectural details and a 

 curious old brass (dated 1670), attracted much attention. Thence 

 the excursionists climbed the hill to visit Ogbury Camp, and after- 

 wards crossed the Avon to Lake House, where they were hospitably 

 received and cordialty welcomed by the Rev. E. Duke, who had 

 fitted up his hall as a temporary Museum for the inspection of the 

 members of the Society. Amongst very many objects of deep 

 interest to archseologists, doubly interesting because nearly all of 

 them had been exhumed from the Lake estate, may be mentioned 

 some remarkably perfect cinerary urns, of the Celtic period : also 

 bone pins ; fragments of cloth which had been used to enwrap the 



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