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PROCEEDINGS OE THE 
A descent was made down tlie steep face of the escarpment, 
past the site of old British huts, then the fields were crossed into 
a coombe, and a small stream issuing from one of the numerous 
springs in the Totternhoe Stone was followed as far as the Icknield 
Way, under which the stream flows. 
On the way to Ivinghoe Beacon two other streams were seen 
rising from springs in the Totternhoe Stone, one of them proceeding 
from a most picturesque coombe just under the Beacon. The summit 
of this hill is 762 feet above sea-level, necessitating a climb of 
350 feet from the Icknield Way,—from the Totternhoe Stone to 
above the Chalk Bock which caps the hill as an outlier,—and here 
the whole party again assembled. 
The remainder of the walk presented nothing of special geological 
interest, but the stroll along Buncombe Terrace (by permission) was 
the most enjoyable portion of the day’s walk. This is a private 
road which winds along the hillside, keeping to the same level, for 
about three miles, through woods with an opening here and there 
disclosing glimpses of the valley below and of the wooded hills 
beyond it. The private portion of this road ends at Moneybury 
Hill, where a Boman tumulus was inspected. From this point a 
descent was made to the village of Aldbury, where tea was partaken 
of, after which the walk was continued for another mile down the 
valley to Tring Station. 
Field Meeting, 5th July, 1889. 
WATFOED. 
The chief feature of this field meeting was the reception of the 
members of the Society and their friends at Hascott House by one 
of their past Presidents, Mr. George Booper, F.Z.S. 
The walk was from Watford Station along the St. Albans Boad 
into the Gullett Wood, and through that, Long Spring, and the 
Tunnel Woods, into the Hempstead Boad, by which Hascott House 
was reached. It was too late in the year, and the weather was and 
had for some time been too dry, for these woods to furnish much of 
botanical interest, and there were no entomologists amongst the 
party, so the scientific result was nil. But nevertheless the walk 
was enjoyable, the trees providing a delightful shade, and as Mr. 
Booper specially desired to regale the members with a plentiful 
supply of strawberries, an earlier period in the year would not have 
admitted of his hospitable wishes being gratified. 
Although the number of members who took the walk was small, 
a large party assembled on the lawn in the grounds of Hascott 
House, and greatly appreciated the kind and hospitable attentions 
of Mr. and Miss Booper. 
