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{b) Messrs. Thomas Walker & Sons, Oldbury Road (general 
engineers and contractors. Round-about manufacturers and 
makers of brickyard machinery). 
Messrs. Healing Sons. 
4. — Maltsters. — Messrs. Downing & Co. 
paid to the old Baptist Meeting House in Old Baptist 
apel Yard. This was of particular interest, and Mr Davies had on exhibit 
a niintib^ of most interesting old books, including the Church Book. This 
Church Book is m its original sheepskin covers, and the first entry in it refers 
to a meeting at Warwick in 1655, to which the Tewkesbury Church sent its 
Messengers. When persecution raged in 1663 there were 124 members 
and their names are entered in cipher. The graveyard is interesting. In it 
IS the still legible gravestone of John Cowell, who died in i68o. 
Mr Wdhs, 102, Church Street, was pointed out as that in 
VE was murdered after the 
battle of Tewkesbury. 
Soine of the oldest houses in Tewkesbury are those near the Cross. Two 
made into one now constitute " Ye Olde Berkeley Arms Inn,” the third is a 
snop i his last has a fine row of oak window-lights over the shop front in 
what IS calkd arcade work.” This work was for long covered with plaster • 
^ood""^^" removed the arcading was discovered and defects made 
The Cross House— once probably the town house of the Lords of Tewkes- 
bury— was viewed by kind permission of Mr F. W. Godfrey, and admiration 
was expressed at the excellent way in which the restoration and certain 
improvements had been carried out. 
f Academy House was viewed from the garden, by kind permission 
of Mr C. C Moore. It is a fine example of a house of Jacobean times. It is 
known as the Academy House, because from 1711 to 1719 a Presbyterian 
Academy was held here. The Rev. Samuel Jones was the master, and a number 
of pupils--such as Archbishop Seeker and Dr. Butler, Bishop of Durham- 
attained high distinction. 
EXCURSION TO DUNDRY HILL AND STANTON DREW, 
Near BRISTOL. 
Tuesday, June 15th, 1915. 
Directors : A. E. Hudd, F.S.A., and L. Richardson. 
[Report by W. Thompson.) 
The second whole-day field meeting of the Club was favoured with 
weather almost too fine. That is to say, the Members who assembled at 
Temple Meads Station, Bristol, on Tuesday whilst fully appreciating the 
brilliant sunshine, recognised the urgent need for a break in the drought 
which has aroused anxiety among those engaged in agriculture and horti- 
culture. The feeling was deepened before the day was over, for owing to 
the dusty condition of the roads, the ride from Bristol to Dundry Hill and 
Stanton Drew was robbed of much of its pleasure. This was in part due to 
the fact that the Hon. Secretary had failed in his attempt to obtain char-a- 
bancs owing to the increased needs of the Government, and as a consequence 
the Members had to make the journey in taxi-cabs — a novel way of covering 
the ground, but not to be desired as a general experience. When the party 
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