TRANSACTIONS

OF THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY

VOL. XVI. 1929—1930-31

W. THORNLEY & SON Bowling Green Street, 1930-31

ILLUSTRATIONS

PAGE Quenby:— The , looking South ...... 17 Great Staircase ...... 19 Dining Room, looking South ...... 21 Great , looking South ...... 23 Drawing Room ...... 25 "Angel" Bedchamber ...... 25 Great Parlour Mantelpiece ...... 27 Entrance Gates ...... 27 Architectural Plans of Hall (3) ...... 42

Belgrave: — Church from South-east ...... 45 Chancel arid South Aisle from Nave ' ...... 47 Tower Arch and Font ...... 49 Sedilia and Piscina, South Wall of Chancel ...... 51 Norman South Doorway ...... 53 Hall and Church ...... 55 Architectural Plan of Church ...... 64

Skeffington: — Hall, East-front ...... 73 „ South-side ...... 77 Chapel and Gateway to Hall ...... 81 Courtyard ...... 81 Chapel—Coloured Glass ...... 89 Monumental Effigies ...... ••• ••• 89 Church ...... 97

Quorndon: — Church ...... - 213 Interior, looking South-east ...... ••• ••• 215 Farnham Chapel, looking East ...... 217 „ „ looking West ...... 217 „ „ Tomb of John Farnham (1587) ...... 219 Priest's Door in South Wall of Chancel ...... 221 Incised Slabs (4) of Farnham Family ...... 223 Architectural Plan of Church ...... 224 „ „ of Farnham Chapel ...... 224

THE LEICESTERSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY

THE 75th ANNUAL REPORT 1929

The Committee are glad to say that the Archaeological Society continues to prosper. In the course of 1929, the following new members were elected : —

In January : — Mr. Harold E. Inglesant, Clovelly, Narborough, Leicester Mr. George Lawton Brown, The Cedars, , Leicester Mr. John E. Faire, Evington Hall, Leicester Mr. Francis D. Jarrom, 28 Ashleigh Road, Leicester Mr. Charles Bennion, Thurnby Grange, Leicester In July:— "Mrs. Templeman, 318 Victoria Park Road, Leicester Miss E. Taylor, The Woodlands, Birstall, Leicester In September:— The Rev. Canon E. Berridge, 130 Regent Road, Leicester Mrs. E. J. Hubbard, Stoughton Lodge, Stoughton Lane, Leicester Mr. C. J. Le Mee-Power, Villa Poggio, Ponente, Bordighera, Italy Sir William Edge, M.P., Ribble Cottage, Lytham, Lancashire Mrs. Norman, Heathercroft, Knighton Road, Leicester Mrs. E. E. Patey, Stoneycroft Hotel, Elm- field Avenue, Leicester In October:— Mr. W. T. Hall, M.B.E., 7 Longley Road, Harrow, Middlesex Mrs. Wright, The Grange, Quorn, Loughborough Mr. J. Fernsby, Meadway, Syston, Leicester ii LEICESTERSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY

In November:— Mrs. A. E. Hawley, Markfield, near Leicester Miss A. Deeley, Central Library, Bishop St., Leicester Mrs. A. O. Hassell, Trelawney, Springfield Road, Leicester Mr. A. W. Sharman, Church Gate, Leicester To set against this addition of twenty members, there were ten resignations, chiefly of persons leaving the district, and we have to regret the loss by death of Mr. Charles Bennion, Mr. J. Deakin, Mr. E. E. Ellis, Mr. John E. Faire, Mr. J. Rowley Frisby, the Rev. A. J. W. Hiley, the Earl of Lanesborough, Mr. F. W. S. Vincent and Mrs. C. A. Spencer. The total number of members has therefore been increased by one since the end of 1928, when there were three hundred and twenty-two names on the roll.

Mr. Bennion and Bradgate Mr. Bennion died suddenly a few weeks after the finely conceived act of munificence by which he will always be gratefully remem­ bered was announced to the public. We are fortunate in being able to insert at this point an account of the whole transaction, and of the circumstances that led up to it, which has been specially written by Col. Martin, who, as Chairman of the original Brad- gate Trustees, is fully conversant with all the facts: — In the autumn of 1925 an event took place which has modified pro­ foundly the whole appearance of the landscape on and adjoining the South Western corner of Charnwood Forest. The event was the sale of the Leicestershire property of the Earls of Stamford, which they held as descendants of the Greys of Groby; the area affected was 6,100 acres, and as it was put up for sale in 227 lots it may readily be understood that the consequent change of ownership has been very marked. At the express wish of Mrs. Grey, the tenant for life, certain portions of the estate were reserved from the sale, the most notable among them being the 829 acres which lie within the ring fence of Bradgate Park. In November 1927, Mrs. Grey wrote to the Mayor of Leicester expressing her willingness to dispose of Bradgate Park, on con­ dition that it should be preserved as an open space for the use of the inhabitants of the City and County of Leicester. The matter was placed in the hands of the Town Clerk, Mr. H. A. Pritchard, who consulted certain people of Leicester and the County with a view to raising a public subscription in order to purchase the Park. As a result of this, it was decided that an option should be obtained and steps should be taken to raise the money. It proved to be REPORT iii more difficult than had been anticipated to obtain this option and, while Mr. Pritchard was still in negotiation with Mrs. Grey and the Trustees, the difficulties were resolved by the action of a gentleman who, in the autumn of 1928, called upon Mr. Pritchard, and intimated to him his desire to provide the sum required to secure the freehold of the Park, with a view to its preservation as an open space. Mrs. Grey agreed very willingly and was at pains to secure the acceptance of a price which, though necessarily very considerable, did not approach what might have been obtained if the Park had been disposed of on ordinary commercial lines. The gentleman to whose generosity and public-spirit this happy settlement of the question was due was the late Mr. Charles Bennion, of Thurnby Grange, Director of the British United Shoe Machinery Company. He was by profession an engineer and had for many years been in business in Leicester as head of a large and successful Machine works. It was Mr. Bennion's desire that the Park should be retained in perpetuity so far as possible in its natural condition and should be vested in a body of Trustees, charged with its preservation for the use and enjoyment of the people of Leicester and Leicestershire. On his instructions, Mr. Pritchard prepared a Deed of Trust and Conveyance, by which the 829 acres of the Park, together with the .67 acres of agricultural land adjoining it to the South-East, were conveyed to the Leicestershire County Council and to the City Council of Leicester, to hold them in perpetuity upon the trusts declared in a Deed of Trust made at the same date. The terms of this Deed were, shortly, that the Park should be managed by a Managing Committee of nine persons, three of them appointed by the County Council, three by the City Council, and three by Mr. Charles Bennion himself. The Deed provided that, on the death or resignation of any one of the Trustees appointed by Mr. Bennion, his successor should be appointed by the National Trust for places of historic interest or national beauty. Mr. Bennion's desire, in making this provision, was to secure an element of con­ tinuity which it might otherwise have been difficult to maintain. The Councils of the City and County gratefully accepted Mr. Bennion's gift, and the Conveyance and Deed of Trust were signed on December 29th, 1928. The effect of Mr. Bennion's generous and far-sighted action has thus been to secure that the preservation and up-keep of the Park are placed in the hands of a body of Trustees who have behind them the financial support of the rates of the County and City. The Management Committee has been constituted as follows : — the three representatives of Mr. Charles Bennion are his son Mr. Claud Bennion, his son-in-law Mr. Shirley Harrison, and Mr. W. Lindsay Everard, M.P.; the representatives of the County Council are Sir Arthur Grey Hazlerigg, Bart., Lt.-Col. Robert Edmund Martin, and Mr. Victor Robert Pochin; the representatives of the City Council are Alderman Alfred Hill, Alderman John Mantle Hubbard and Councillor Herbert Simpson. The Town Clerk, Mr. H. A. Pritchard, acts as Honorary Secretary, and the Clerk of the County Council, Major W. J. Freer, as Honorary Treasurer. The Managing Committee, in addition to the ordinary works of maintenance and up-keep, are proceeding by degrees to carry out such repairs to the ruins of the sixteenth century house in the Park as may secure it from further deterioration. IV LEICESTERSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY

The City and County of Leicester have suffered a heavy loss by the death of Mr. Charles Bennion within a. few weeks of the final com­ pletion of his public-spirited design. He will have, as his memorial, the heartfelt gratitude of many future generations of Leicestershire people, as they contemplate the results of his magnificent generosity in the preservation of an area remarkable alike for its historic interest and its striking natural beauty. During the summer of 1929, Mr. Claud Bennion made a further addition to his father's gift by purchasing and presenting to the Trustees the pieces of ground, about 9 acres in extent in each case, through which the approaches to the Park run at the Newtown Linford and Hallgates ends. This most generous action on Mr. Bennion's part has insured that the access to the Park shall be free from incongruous and unsuitable conditions and has extended the control of the Trustees to the public road in each case. Transactions The second part of volume XV of the Society's Transactions was issued towards the end of November. In addition to the Com­ mittee's report and the audited statement of accounts, this con­ tains the following papers : — i. The Churn-wood Manors, by GeorgeF. Farnham, M.A., F.S.A., with notes on the churches of Barrow-on- Soar, and Shepshed, by A. Hamilton Thompson, M.A., D.Litt., F.B.A., F.S.A., and plans of those churches by Albert Herbert, F.R.I.B.A., and many photographic illustrations. ii. Some Notes on Manors and Manorial History, by A. Hamilton Thompson, M.A., D.Litt.,F.B.A.,F.S.A. iii. The Carved Stones of Breedon on the Hill, Leicester­ shire, and their position in the History of English Art, by A. W. Clapham, F.S.A., with photographic illustrations. iv. " Aldeby " : A suggested Identification in the Leicester­ shire Domesday, with a Note on the Site and Church, by M. Paul Dare. The paper on the Charnwood manors, with Mr. Hamilton Thompson's notes on the manorial churches, completes Mr. Farnham's Charnwood Forest and its Historians, which was published a year earlier. The two parts form an important con­ tribution to the history of Leicestershire, and we are all per­ manently indebted to Mr. Farnham and his able associates. Mr. Hamilton Thompson's delightfully lucid paper on the manorial REPORT V system is bound to be extremely helpful to our more studious members, and we are specially grateful to him for writing it when he was very much pressed for time. We have also to thank Mr. Clapham for permission to print the learned and fascinating paper he read to us in November, 1927, and to acknowledge the kindness of the Thoroton Society, who lent us their blocks, and Mr. Kings- ford, Assistant Secretary of the Society of Antiquaries, who ordered the electros, for the illustration of that paper. The fourth contribution is a concise statement by Mr. Dare of the results of an investigation to which he devoted an amount of time and trouble that deserved to be more amply rewarded.

Lectures The following lectures were delivered in the course of the year: — 28 January:— The Song of Lewes, by Mr. G. E. Fasnacht, B.A. 27 May : — The History of Bookbinding, by Mr. J. S. Hewitt Bates, F.S.A.M. 29 July :— The Recent Excavations at Leicester Abbey, by Mr. W. K. Bedingfield, F.R.I.B.A. 25 September: — Quenby Hall, by Mr. George Farnham, M.A., F.S.A. All these addresses were interesting and valuable, and those who delivered them were cordially thanked by their audiences. The bi-monthly meetings addressed by Mr. Fasnacht and Mr. Bates were held, in accordance with custom, at the Church House, Leicester; the later ones were held at the site of Leicester Abbey and at Quenby, and, as excursions, will be referred to again in the section that follows.

Excursions Three very enjoyable outings were arranged by the Excursion Committee during the summer and early autumn. The first was to Newark and Southwell, the second to the site of Leicester abbey, and the third, by kind permission of Sir Harold Nutting, to Quenby Hall. VI LEICESTERSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY

On the 10th of July, a large number of members and friends motored to Newark, which they reached about half past eleven. Soon after arriving, they assembled in the church of St. Mary Magdalen, where they were addressed on the history and archi- tecture of the building by Mr. Hamilton Thompson, who kindly acted as guide for the day. When the most interesting features of the interior and exterior had been explained to them, they went for lunch to the Clinton Arms, notable for its associations with Byron, and shortly after two o'clock started upon the eight miles journey to Southwell. The afternoon was spent in and about the minster, the history and architectural development of which Mr. Hamilton Thompson expounded in his. usual masterly style. Having completed the main part of his congenial task, he pointed out all the more significant details, his remarks upon the wonder­ ful carving in the chapter house being specially illuminating. Tea, followed by votes of thanks and other appropriate speeches, was provided at the Saracen's Head, whence the departure for home was taken about six o'clock. The weather was perfect, and, thanks to this circumstance, and to the amazing readiness of the learned and eloquent guide, all felt that a most happy and memorable day had been spent.

On the 22nd of the same month, more than a hundred mem­ bers and friends made their way to the Abbey Grounds, Leicester, where the regular bi-monthly meeting was held at three o'clock. When the necessary business had been dispatched, Mr. W. K. Bedingfield gave an interesting address on the results, to that date, of the excavations directed by himself and Mr. Grundy, who are continuing the work begun by the late Mr. Thomas Fosbrooke. He also showed, by means of plans and drawings, how he proposes to treat the abbey site and its surroundings when the archaeological investigations have been completed. With Mr. Bedingfield's explanations fresh in their minds, the company pro­ ceeded to inspect the site itself, and to examine a collection of broken pottery and other antique oddments that had been unearthed by the spade and deposited in an outbuilding of the Abbey House. They then had tea and gradually dispersed. Mr. Bedingfield and Mr. Grundy set themselves whole-heartedly to make the gathering a success, and their efforts were much appreciated. REPORT. vii

The third excursion, to Quenby Hall, was fixed for the 25th of September, which turned out to be a day of brilliant sunshine. This was also the date for holding the bi-monthly meeting, the business of which was transacted on the lawn in front of the house. As soon as all that was requisite had been done, Mr. Farnham, without changing his position, read an excellent paper on Quenby and its successive owners, which, at the request of several members, will be published in the next part of the Society's Transactions. The visitors were then shown over the house in convenient detachments by Mr. Farnham and Mr. Keith Thomson, assisted by Miss Florence Gamble, Sir Harold Nutting's secretary, who did all she could to make things pleasant for everybody. Miss Gamble had earlier been very helpful to Mr. Farnham and Mr. Keith Thomson, when they made a preliminary tour of the house, and they expressly wish her kindness to be duly acknowledged. While the separate parties were going through the rooms and enjoying the views from the upper .windows, the rest strolled about the gardens or gave their attention to the noble mellowed exterior of the house, which is finely placed on a commanding hill about a mile from the village of Hungarton. At the end of the afternoon, tea was taken in the open. This over, after lingering a while, the numerous company reluctantly took to their motors. All three excursions were carried through by Messrs. Walter Brand and Ralph Bedingfield, which is another way of saying that everything was done as it ought to be.

The Library During the year, the Rev. Edmund J. F. Johnson, of Warsash, near Southampton, who belongs to a Leicester family and himself lived in the town many years ago, very kindly presented to the Society nine parts of Oxfordshire Records, and Mr. Farnham presented the three recently published volumes of his own Leicestershire Medieval Village Notes. In a letter written to one of our members a few months ago, Mr. Hamilton Thompson, referring to this important work and its author's other publica­ tions, said : " His modestly entitled Leicestershire Medieval Vil­ lage Notes . . . form an apparatus of materials for local history on which any county might well congratulate itself; and in these Vlll LEICESTERSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY and in numerous contributions to the Transactions of the Leicestershire Archaeological Society, as well as in a volume of Leicestershire Medieval Pedigrees, he has laid the foundation for all future work upon the history of the county during a long period which hitherto has been treated inadequately and with serious inaccuracies of statement". He added that Mr. Farn- ham's "name will inevitably take a conspicuous place among the worthies of Leicestershire ". Though its subject may demur, we feel it to be in the general interest that this weighty pronounce­ ment should be put on record. Several copies of the Library Catalogue, typed in Mr. Albert Herbert's office and presented by him and his son, Mr. Anthony Herbert, are still available and may be obtained from Mr. Hartopp at one shilling each.

Discoveries The following notes are based upon information kindly supplied by Mr. Paul Dare. They record Mr. Dare's personal obser­ vations, and the technical opinions expressed are generally his: — 1. In May, 1928, a foundation of Roman masonry, of un­ ascertained length and thickness, was partly exposed when the King and Crown public house, on the north side of Guildhall Lane, was being demolished. A portion of this was found to be incorporated in the walls of the cellar, at a depth of about ten feet from the present street level, and the foundation was fifty-three feet from the edge of the pavement, beginning opposite the end of St. Martin's West and running parallel to Guildhall Lane. 2. Later in the year, during excavations at the south-west corner of Guildhall Lane, where the old Nag's Head inn used to stand, a few fragments of Castor and Up- church pottery were turned up. None of these were interesting enough to be worth preserving. 3. In May, when Messrs. Batten were excavating for a new building at 132 Highcross Street, nearly opposite All Saints' church, a tessellated pavement, very much broken up, was discovered. As the digging proceeded, REPORT IX

it became" evident that two buildings on the site had been destroyed, one certainly during the Roman occu­ pation, the other probably in the fifth century. Over part of the floor, which was mainly of coarse red tesserae, there had been poured, in Roman times, a covering floor of cement, the builders sparing them­ selves the trouble of remaking the broken pavement. At a later date, the building collapsed in a fire and its walls fell outwards; for beyond the area strewn with paving blocks and cement there lay a large quantity of wall-plaster, painted in dado bands of blue, yellow, green, red and a peculiar purple-brown, and upon the plaster was a pile of Swithland slates, cut diamondwise and bored for pegs. There was also a little window- glass, and in various parts of the site were masses of charred wood and pieces of bronze affected by fire. Animal bones, and shells of oysters and edible snails, were found. Two fragments only of patterned pave­ ment were recovered; one is of white limestone and blue slate tesserae, the other bears portions of a circular design. No plan of the building could be adduced. At the southern end was the base of a granite wall, of which only two feet remained above the floor level; this had three layers of binding stones at its upper edge. The usual quantities of common domestic pottery in frag­ ments were found; but there were only a few pieces of terra, sigillata, of which one alone calls for notice. This, the base of a platter, of Form Dragendorff 18/31, was thickly overlaid with cement and had evidently become buried with the wreckage of the original floor. It bears a potter's stamp SOIIAAIM, which is apparently to be read as SOEUJ M[aw«]. The stamp is of some interest as Soellus is a potter not well known, and this is the first occurrence of his name on a Leicester find. The mark was submitted by Mr. Dare to Dr. Felix Oswald and to Miss M. V. Taylor; but seemingly the only other certain example of a similar one is from Autun, and of this the pottery form is not given. There is said to be a stamp SOIIIAAI.M at Colchester; LEICESTERSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY

but it cannot be traced by the curator, with whom Dr. Oswald got into communication. A similar mark at York was read by Hiibner, as SORILLI.M, but is thought by Dr. Oswald to be BORILLI, which does occur at Leicester, on Form 18/31, and at a number of other places. The Highcross street site had previously been uncovered on its more westerly side. Haverfield records that in 1913, in digging the foundations of what is now Messrs. Bryant's factory, opposite the Great Cen­ tral Station, in the gardens of 130 and 132 Highcross street, the remains of a Roman pavement, eighteen feet square, were found six feet below the surface. This discrepancy between the depth and that (fifteen feet) of Messrs. Batten's premises is typical of the erratic variations noted all over this part of Leicester. 4. In October, 1928, a human skeleton was found while digging was in progress at Messrs. Boot's in Gallowtree Gate, Leicester. The character of remains found at the same place in 1926-7 suggests that this may be Roman. (See Mr. Dare's " Cemeteries of Roman Leicester", in Transactions, vol. xv, pt. i.) 5. Certain repairs at Leicester necessitated the removal of the modern plaster covering the rafters, with the result that the roof is now to be seen as it was originally. 6. The removal of the old wall of the Grey friars convent garden, in order that Peacock Lane may be widened, was greatly deplored by those who have a sentiment for ancient landmarks. It has been wisely provided that the bricks shall be reserved for the repair of bishop Penny's wall, in Abbey Lane, whioii was built about the same time as the friars' wall. This seems to be the most sensible thing that could have been done in the circumstances.

THE LEICESTERSHIRE Receipts and Payments Account for GENERAL

RECEIPTS 1928. £ s. d. Dec. 31. To Balance ...... 16216 8

1929. Dec. 31. ,, Subscriptions and Donations ...... 325 2 0 „ Sales of Transactions, &c., of L.A.S. 670 ,, Interest on £101 5s. 4d. Leicester 3 per cent. Stock less Tax ... 286 „ Interest on £250 Os. Od. Leicester 4| per cent. Stock less Tax ... 9 10 0 „ Interest on £150 Os. Od. 3| per cent. Conversion Loan 1961 less Tax ... 440 „ Interest on £200 Os. Od. 5 per cent. War Loan 1929-47 Gross ...... 500 „ Bank Interest ...... 596 „ Balance overdrawn ...... 203 6 6

ARTHUR W. DEATH, JR., A.C.A. Honorary Treasurer

£724 4 2 ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY the Year ending 31st December, 1929 ACCOUNT

PAYMENTS 1929. £ s. d. £ s. d. Dec. 31. By SUBSCRIPTIONS : Archaeological Congress ... 1 0 0 British Numismatic Society 110 Canterbury and York Society 110 Lincoln Record Society ... 1 1 0 English Place Name Society 0 15 0 British Record Society ... 1 11 6 6 0y ,, Purchase of £150 3| per cent. Conversion Loan 1961 . . . 121 4 9 ,, Purchase of £200 5 per cent. War Loan 1929-47 205 6 0 ,, Printing Transactions, &c. 299 18 6 ,, Printing and Stationery ... 16 5 6 ,, Honorarium to Assistant Secretary 25 0 0 „ Rent 12 5 0 ,, Postages and Sundry Expenses 17 8 11 ,, Lecturers' Expenses and Lantern 1 19 0 ,, Fire Insurance 1 10 0 „ Income Tax —Schedule D 1928/29 3 4 0 ,, Books Purchased and Bookbinding 13 13 0

£724 4 2 XIV THE LEICESTERSHIRE FUNDS December

£ s. d.

General Reserve Fund 673 18 10

Leicestershire Archaeological Research Fund 707 3 10

Excursion Secretaries' Account 19 11 3 Bank Overdraft 203 6 6 £1604 0 5

N.B.—The assets comprised in the Leicestershire Archseological Research Fund are not legally under the control of the Society but of the Trustees of that Fund.

ARTHUR W. DEATH, JR., A.C.A. Honorary Treasurer ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY ACCOUNT 31st, 1929

£ s. d. £101 5s. 4d. Leicester Corporation 3 per cent. Stock (value £74 10s.) ...... 101 5 4 £250 Os. Od. Leicester Corporation 4| per cent. Stock, 1945/55 (value £233 15s.) ... 246 2 9 £150 Os. Od. 3| per cent. Conversion Loan 1961 (value £111 3s. 9d.) ...... 121 4 9 £200 Os. Od. 5 per cent. War Loan 1929/1947 (value £201 5s.) ...... 205 6 0

£205 Os. Od. 5 per cent. War Loan 1929/47 (value £206 5s. Od.) ...... 210 18 11 £400 Os. Od. Leicester Corporation 4f per cent. Stock 1945/55 (value £374) ...... 395 1 0 £ s. d. Cash at Bank December 31, 1928 ... 7215 0 Interest on Investments— £205 5 per cent. War Loan 1929/47 10 5 0 £400 4f per cent. Leicester Corporation 1945/55 less'Tax ... 15 4 0 Bank Interest—December 31, 1929 ... 21911 ————— 101 3 11

Cash at Bank ...... •-- 19 H 3 Hon. Treasurer's Account ...... 203 6 6 £1604 0 5

I have examined the Funds Account dated December 31, 1929 and the Receipts and Payments Account for the year ending December 31, 1929, with the Books and Vouchers of the Society and find them to be in accordance therewith. I have also had submitted to me the Script of the Society's Investments. H. J. FRANCIS, A.C.A. Honorary Auditor

February, 1930

THE LEICESTERSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY

THE 76th ANNUAL REPORT 1930

The Committee have pleasure in reporting that a considerable amount of permanently valuable work was done by members during 1930, and that the state of the Society continues to be in all respects satisfactory. In the course of the year, the following new members were elected : —

In January: — Mr. Henry Livesey, Merlewood, Narborough, Leicester Mrs. Seal, Ullesthorpe House, Rugby Mr. J. L. Harrison, 40 Queen's Road, Leicester In February: — Mr. Kenneth Pearce Ellis, Woodclose, Quorn, Lough'borough Mr. H. C. Bowman, The Spinneys, Manor Road, Leicester In March:— Mr. J. F. J. Goodacre, L.R.I.B.A., F.S.I., 19 Park Street, Worksop, Notts. In May :— Mr. Claud Bennion, The Lodge, Thurnby, Leicester In June: — Mr. Harold A. Turner, 9 Gaddesby Avenue, Leicester The Library, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, U.S.A. In July :— The Hon. Mrs. R. E. Martin, The Brand, Loughborough In September : — Mrs. C. B. Carryer, 47 Highfield Street, Leicester In October:— Mrs. C. Booth, Chitterman House, Ulverscroft, Leicester XV111. LEICESTERSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY

There were eleven resignations during the same period, and we have to deplore the loss by death of Mrs. H. S. Bennett, Dr. C. A. Moore, Sir Matthew Ingle Joyce, Mr. J. H. Taylor and Canon F. E. Nugee. Of these members, the one who most regularly attended the Society's meetings and took part in its excursions was Mr. J. H. Taylor. Mr. Taylor was a man of very sound artistic judgment;, and in the course of his long life he had got together an exceptionally large collection of fine antiques. His chief interest was in old china; but his taste was catholic, and in his travels about the country he had acquired a marvellous assort­ ment of choice objects produced by the ingenious fancy and noble craftsmanship of former times. His possession of so many rarities made him an extremely useful member; for he was always ready to help, and the variety of fascinating things he was good enough to show contributed in no small degree to the success of the exhibitions held during recent years at the Church House.

Transactions

The first part of volume xvi of the Society's Transactions was issued towards the end of the year. In addition to the Com­ mittee's report and the statement of accounts, this contains the following papers:— i. Mr. Farnham's Contribution to the History of Leicester­ shire, by A. Hamilton Thompson, M.A., D.Litt., F.B.A., F.S.A. ii. Quenby: The Manor and Hall, by George Farnham,, F.S.A., with four plates of drawings by W. Stead Mills and several photographic illustrations. iii. Belgrave: (1) Architectural Notes on the Church, by Albert Herbert, F.R.I.B.A., and (2) Notes on the Descent of the Manor, by George F. Farnham, M.A., F.S.A., with a plan of the church by Albert Herbert and photographic illustrations.

The papers on Quenby and Belgrave are of the high standard that we have come to expect from Mr. Farnham and Mr. Herbert. The illustrations in both cases are of unusual excellence, and we REPORT XIX* have specially to thank Mr. Stead Mills for permission to repro­ duce his very capable and instructive drawings of Quenby, which were brought to our notice by Mr. Walter Brand. Dr. Hamilton Thompson's contribution was written at the request of certain members of the editorial sub-committee, who felt it to be of such outstanding importance that it ought to be made more generally available. With this end in view, having obtained the author's leave to do so, they arranged for the separate publication of seventy copies, printed on good paper and neatly bound in cloth, under the title: The Leicestershire Memorial Researches of George Farnham, F.S.A. Fifty of these copies were offered for sale>, and the rest used in ways that it is hoped will make for the general advantage. One copy, for instance, was sent to the Master of the Rolls (Lord Hanworth), who in an appreciative letter of acknowledgment said: "I am sure that you were right to publish the review, for such publications quicken and sustain the interest in local records. The public conscience has been aroused with regard to them, and it is good service to maintain that interest". Another copy was sent to The Times Literary Supplement, in whose issue of the 18th of December, 1930, appeared a notice from which the following may be quoted : —

Professor Hamilton Thompson pays a well-deserved tribute to the work, extensive and thoroughgoing as well as modest and un­ assuming, of Mr. George Francis Farnham for the Leicestershire Archaeological Society and for Leicestershire local history generally. Mr. Farnham has done in great measure for Leicestershire what the William Salt Society has done for Staffordshire; he has searched the great series of Plea Rolls as well as other unprinted sources in the Public Record Office (and elsewhere), such as the Feet of Fines, for details of manorial descents, and thus has, for the first time, placed the local history of the county on a sound basis. Few people besides scholars interested in such matters know the value of such work as the bedrock of the manorial history, and thus, as Professor Hamilton Thompson shows, of the village history gener­ ally; fewer still, perhaps, realize the vast labour involved. If Mr. Farnham's work is not better known, it is due to the fact that so much of it has been published in Transactions and in limited editions at the author's expense.

This criticism and the remarksof Lord Hanworth more than justify the unofficial enterprise of the members of the sub-committee. All we have to do is to express our gratitude to Dr. Hamilton Thompson for his warm-hearted and convincing tribute to his friend's achievement. XX. LEICESTERSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY

Lectures The following lectures were delivered in the course of the year : 20 January :—The Development of English Silver Work, by Mr. J. S. Reeve, of the Leicester College of Arts and Crafts 26 May:— The History of Book Production, by Mr. John Mason, of the Leicester College of Arts and Crafts 28 July : — Charnwood Forest, by Lieut.-Col. R. E. Martin, C.M.G. 28 October:—Church Bells and the Founders' Art, by Mr. Ernest Morris

With the exception of Col. Martin's address, which was given at the Brand and will be referred to in the next section, all these lectures were delivered, according to custom, at the Church House, Leicester. All the lecturers knew their subjects thoroughly and were attractive speakers, and all of them were very cordially thanked. It is gratifying to reflect that it was possible to arrange such an excellent programme without going outside the county.

Excursions Two very pleasant summer outings were planned by the Excursion Committee and efficiently carried through by Messrs. Brand and Bedingfield, who on each occasion were heartily thanked for their pains.

On the first of July, thirty-four members and friends went by train to Derby, and thence by motor coach to Ashbourne, where they were shown over the church by Canon F. L. Shaw. After lunch at the Green Man hotel, they proceeded to Norbury. At this place, they inspected the church and availed themselves of the kind permission of Mr. L. A. Clowes to visit the old and to walk through the beautiful grounds of Norbury Hall, from which fine views of the surrounding country were enjoyed. Going to Sudbury, they had tea at the Vernon Arms, REPORT . XXI. and then spent an«hour at the Hall through the courtesy of Lord Vernon. A drive of thirteen miles brought them to Derby station, and they arrived home about eight o'clock.

The second excursion was fixed for the 28th of July, the date of the Society's bi-monthly meeting, which was held after tea at the Brand, the third stage in a tour to Ulverscroft, Bradgate and the Brand arranged by the Excursion Secretaries, with the assistance of Col. R. E. Martin and Mr. William Keay. The business of the meeting was begun by Mr. Farnham, who occu­ pied the chair, while the ninety-six members and friends present were still at the tables in the marquee. After the minutes of the May meeting had been read and signed, the Hon. Mrs. R. E. Martin, proposed by Mr. Farnham and seconded by Mrs. Charles H. Martin, was with acclamation elected a member of the Society. Mr. Farnham then moved a vote of thanks to Col. and Mrs. Martin for their very great kindness in welcoming them all to the Brand and doing so much for their pleasure, in which good offices they were reinforced by Mrs. R. F. Martin. He referred to the interesting speeches made by Col. Martin, when conducting them over the ruins at Bradgate, and by Mr. William Keay, who had expounded to them the history and architecture of Ulvers­ croft, and explained on the spot the admirable work of conser­ vation that is being done there under his direction and at the expense of Mr. l,indsay Everard. Mr. Farnham said that he was sure the members would wish their appreciation of Mr. Everard's wise and thoughtful generosity to be recorded in the minutes. This resolution was seconded by Mr. Russell Frears, who specially mentioned the pleasure he had derived from walking through the very charming and interesting grounds of the Brand, and was carried with unanimous applause. Col. Martin then delivered, in the sparkling and friendly manner for which he is noted, a most eloquent, witty and informative address on Charnwood and some of its bygone worthies, which was thoroughly enjoyed by everyone present. He was followed by Mr. Farnham, who directed attention to certain salient features in the medieval history of the district, and deplored the fact that Potter had not recorded more of such things about the Forest as he remembered from his own early days and had been told by older natives who were living in his time. Major Freer XXH. LEICESTERSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY then proposed a vote of thanks to the Excursion Secretaries, which Mr. Farnham declared himself most happy to second, and vigorous clapping testified to the feeling of the rest of the com­ pany. After Mr. Bedingfield had briefly acknowledged the vote,, Mr. Brand did likewise, and said how extremely kind and helpful Col. Martin had been from the moment when he was first approached by him and his colleague. The meeting then broke up, and the members slowly made their way through the gardens and by the picturesque old slate pits, accompanied by Col. Martin, who remained on the scene until the last car had departed for home. The weather, which had been unsettled earlier in the day, was fine and sunny throughout the afternoon, and the excursion and meeting were in every way most enjoyable. We are able to add a short account of the proceedings at Bradgate, the second stage of the round, based upon notes kindly supplied by Col. Martin himself: — On arrival at Bradgate Park, the party stopped at the ruins, where a brief statement was made by Col. Martin on the general plan of the house. He pointed out that this had formed three sides of a rectangle, the main part of the house being one long side, with the two wings at the ends, the whole facing (roughly) south. He produced for inspection by the members an engraving of a view of the house and its immediate surroundings, by Knyff, dating from about 1720. This view, taken from the higher ground to the north, indicates that the principal entrance was on that side. It shows clearly the sunk garden (sometimes referred to as the tilt-yard) at the eastern end, the bowling green, water mill and channel. Other features of the engraving are not easily to be identified with existing remains, though no doubt it gives a good impression of the general appearance of the house before it fell into ruins. Col. Martin showed also a coloured drawing of the house, made by an architect named S. A. Matthews for the Rev. Robert Martin, of Anstey, the colonel's grandfather, some time in the middle of the nineteenth century. This drawing is a conjectural restoration, as seen from the opposite direction to that of the Knyff engraving. It gives a pleasing impression of the effect of the red brick and stone quoins em­ ployed in the building, and accords very well with the arrange­ ment shown in the older drawing. REPORT xxill. The party Aen entered the ruins enclosure, where the Trustees of Bradgate Park have made a beginning with the work of conserving the remains of the house from further deterioration by weather. The chapel was inspected, and Mr. Farnham described the alabaster tomb and the coats of arms with which it is decorated. The ruins were left by the sunk garden and the eastern gate, after which the party visited the vegetable garden on the north side. It was noted that the ancient mulberry tree, which was blown over some years before, had taken a new lease of life and was well covered with leaves. Certain work of con­ servation was in progress here. The stone boundary wall had been repaired and coped, and the buttresses which support the retaining wall at the back of the garden were being strengthened. For the names of the Bradgate Trustees, of whom Col. Martin is Chairman, and the circumstances of their appointment, see pages ii-iv of last year's report.

Annual Meeting At the Annual Meeting, held in the Church House on the 31st of March, Mr. H. F. Traylen displayed some fine drawings of the famous coloured glass at Stamford,, and various interesting antiquities were shown by Mr. Farnham, Mr. Hugh Goodacre, Mr. Paul Dare and the late Mr. J. H. Taylor. Mr. Dare gave an account of certain researches he had undertaken in connection with the Ordnance Survey, and exhibited maps on which hitherto unrecorded earthworks at Beeby and Ingarsby were marked, several flints and pieces of Roman pottery found on the site of Aldeby,, with a map, and photographs of Saxon work he had discovered in the churches of Foston and Birstall. Mr. Traylen addressed the meeting on Stoke Golding church, and it is by his courtesy that we are able to print his notes on the repairs to the south aisle of that building: — The whole of the work was executed according to the specifi­ cation, with the following variations : — All the timbers, except the tie beams, were renewed. No mouldings were discovered. I am of opinion that the timbers are medieval and formed part of an earlier roof, whether of the original one of high pitch I cannot definitely say. . The east gable cross was used on a much steeper pitch; it does not fit the present gable. XXIV. LEICESTERSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY

The walls were so solid that grouting was unnecessary. We found a great and pleasing variation in the minor details of the window tracery, although the main lines in pairs of the windows are identical. The east jamb and arch of the south-east window had to be rebuilt, having been let down by the movement of the east buttress. This buttress had been underpinned on a previous occasion. The east wall below the beautiful east window and the gable above it were rebuilt, and the foundations at the base of the wall were renewed. On the south side of the arcade wall and opposite the chancel arch, part of an opening was discovered; but so little of this was perfect that its purpose could not be determined, no traces of grooving for glass having been found. It may have been connected with a rood loft, before the south aisle was erected. The mouldings of the south doorway were so obliterated that it was necessary to renew them. No more was left than sufficed to determine their contour. Many iron cramps have been let into the stonework of the traceried parapets. These were removed, and dovetailed slate dowels were carefully inserted. The stonework on the roof side had been pierced, and other means had been taken to make the parapets solid. As is usual in such situations, the large mouldings immediately below the parapet had become so much decayed as to be of little use as supports. These were renewed no more than necessary. Weldon stone was employed in all the repairs, because we found that Attleborough stone was no better than it was when used in the ancient work and on the north side of the church at a previous restoration. There is no need for me to enlarge upon the remarkable development exhibited in the window tracery, such examples being rare. With regard to future work, it should be noted that the floor level is too high, so that the bases of the pillars are hidden. The whole of the flooring under the south aisle seating is in very bad condition and many of the seat ends are rotten. The nave roof should be treated with Death Watch beetle solution. The beautiful capitals of the arcade have been painted; but I fear that any attempt to remove the paint would bring away much of the soft stone in which they are carved. The comfort and proportion of the church would be much improved by new seating. Possibly the ancient floor level might be traced below. After many years of work at the church, I am in complete agreement with Dr. Hamilton Thompson's theory of its development.

Ancient Monuments The following is a complete list of ,the Leicestershire monu­ ments for which State protection has been granted under Section 12 of the Ancient Monuments Consolidation and Amendment Act, 1913: — REPORT XXV. The packhorst bridge at Anstey; Ashby-de-la-Zouch castle; Aylestone packhorse bridge; bridge at Belgrave, Leicester; Burrough Hill camp, Burrough-on-the-Hill; Groby castle and castle hill; Hallaton castle; ; the great hall and the cellar known as " the dungeon " at , and Leicester castle mound; the Jewry Wall, Leicester; the Newarke gateway, Southgate street, Leicester; the Old Town Hall (officially called the Guildhall), Leicester; the Roman pavement, Blackfriars street, Leicester; the turret gateway, between the Newarke and the castle yard, Leicester; Medbourne bridge; Bradgate House, Newtown Linford; the camp at Ratby; the Raw Dykes, Aylestone road, Leicester; the packhorse bridge, Rearsby; the " butter cross " in Swithland park; Ulverscroft priory. Should the owner of any ancient monument included in this list propose to demolish, alter or make additions to such monu­ ment, he must give notice of his intention to the Commissioners of Works; and he must not start any work of demolition or alteration for a period of one month after the date of his notice, or he will render himself liable to a fine of £100. This Section does not apply to any structure that is occupied as a dwelling house. Members of the Society who know of monuments, not men­ tioned in the above list, which they think ought to be protected should communicate with the local correspondent, Mr. William Keay, F.R.I.B.A., 6 Millstone Lane, Leicester, who may be relied upon to take appropriate action. It is most desirable that every member should cultivate a sensitive conscience in this matter, for there is much ignorance and indifferance in the land. Any information received will be treated as confidential.

The Bennett Bequest The Honorary Treasurer reported, at a committee meeting held on the 29th of September, that he had received the sum of £500 bequeathed to the Leicestershire Archaeological Research Fund by the late Mr. H. S. Bennett and payable on the death of Mrs. Bennett, which occurred in March, 1930. XXVI. LEICESTERSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY

Miscellaneous Items At the February meeting of the committee, Mr. Skillington submitted a carefully thought out scheme for printing, and publishing through Mr. Edgar Backus, 150 copies of Mr. Farnham's Charn-wood Forest and its Historians and the Churn- wood Manors, with Dr. Hamilton Thompson's notes on the manorial churches and Mr. Albert Herbert's maps and plans, to which Col. R. E. Martin had promised to write an introduction. Of this book, which was to be handsomely bound and illustrated with many photographs, 120 copies, each signed by Mr. Farnham and numbered, were to be offered for sale, and the remaining 30 to be reserved for copyright purposes, for sending to suitable papers for review, and for presentation to the various con­ tributors in proportions to be decided by Mr. Farnham. The scheme was agreed to unanimously.

At the March meeting, Major Freer presented further copies of the Folklore Society's publications, and was congratulated on having completed fifty years, since his first appointment (more than fifty years ago), as local, secretary of the Society of Antiquaries.

At the April committee meeting, Mr. George Farnham and Mr. S. H. Skillington were elected to represent the Society on a committee then in process of formation, at the instance of Mr. F. B. I

At the June committee meeting, Major Freer and Mr. Walter Brand were again elected as the Society's representatives at the Congress of Archaeological Societies, to be held on the 18th of November. It so happened that neither of them was able to attend. xxviii- THE LEICESTERSHIRE RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT

RECEIPTS 1930 £ s. d. Dec. 31. To Subscriptions and Donations ...... 320 4 0 ,, Sales of Transactions, &c., of L.A.S. 173 „ Interest on £101 5s. 4d. Leicester 3 per cent. Stock less Tax ... 279 „ Interest on £250 Os. Od. Leicester 4| per cent. Stock less Tax ... 971 „ Interest on £150 Os. Od. 3j per cent. Conversion Loan 1961 less Tax ... 429 „ Interest on £200 Os. Od. 5 per cent. War Loan 1929/47 Gross ...... 10 0 0 ,, Associated Transactions—due to Major Freer ...... 230 „ Balance Overdrawn ...... 89 18 1

£439 9 11

FUNDS ACCOUNT

£ s. d. General Reserve Fund ...... 673 18 10

Excursion Secretaries' Account ...... 18 9 9 Bank Overdraft ...... 89 18 1 £782 6 8

ARTHUR W. DEATH, JR., A.C.A. Honorary Treasurer ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY xxix. for the Year ending 31st December, 1930

PAYMENTS 1929 £ s. d. £ s. d. Dec. 31 . By Balance overdrawn 203 6 6 1930 Dec. 31. „ SUBSCRIPTIONS: Archaeological Congress ... 1 0 0 British Numismatic Society 110 Canterbury and York Society 110 Lincoln Record Society ... 1 1 0 English Place Name Society 0 15 0 British Record Society ... 1 11 6 g Printing Transactions, &c. 159 5 6 Printing and Stationery ... 12 1 6 Honorarium to Assistant Secretary 25 0 0 Rent 11 10 0 Postages and Sundry Expenses 9 18 8 Lecturers' Expenses and Lantern 2 5 8 Fire Insurance 1 10 0 Income Tax— Schedule D 1929/30 2 19 0 Books purchased 2 15 0 Bank Interest and charges 2 8 7 £439 9 11

December 31, 1930

£ s. d. £101 5s. 4d. Leicester Corporation 3 per cent. Stock (value £82) ...... 101 5 4 £250 Os. Od. Leicester Corporation 4f per cent. Stock, 1945/55 (value £247) ... 246 2 9 £150 Os. Od. Z\ per cent. Conversion Loan 1961 (value £122) ... 121 4 9 £200 Os. Od. 5 per cent. War Loan 1929/47 (value £205) 205 6 0 Cash at Bank 18 9 9 Hon. Treasurer's Account—Deficit . 89 18 1 £782 6 8

I have examined the Funds Account dated December 31, 1930 and the Receipts and Payments Account for the year ending December 31, 1930, with the Books and Vouchers of the Society and find them to be in accordance therewith. I have also had submitted to me the Scrip of the Society's Investments. H. J. FRANCIS, A.C.A. February, 1931 Honorary Auditor xxx THE LEICESTERSHIRE RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT

1929 £ s. d. Dec. 31. To Balance at Bank 101 3 11 1930 July 17. ,, Legacy — H. S. Bennett, Esq., deceased 500 0 0 Dec. 31. „ Interest on £205 Os. Od. 5 per cent. War Loan 1929/47— Gross 10 5 0 „ Interest on £400 Os. Od. Leicester 4| per cent. Stock — less Tax 14 19 3 ,, Bank Interest 5 15 1

£632 3 3

FUNDS ACCOUNT

1930 £ s. d. Dec. 31. To present balance ...... 1238 3 2

£1238 3 2

G. P. FARNHAM „,. „ _ f Treasurers ARTHUR W. DEATH, JR.u I ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH FUND for the Year ending December 31', 1930

1930 £ s. d. Nov. 13. Purchase of £595 Os. Od. 5 per cent. War Loan 1929/47 ... .-.. 609 19 6 Dec. 31. Balance in hand ...... 22 3 9

£632 3 3

December 31, 1930

1929 £ s. d. Dec. 31. By £205 Os. Od. 5 per cent. War Loan 1929/1947 ...... 210 18 11 1930 Nov. 13. ,, Further purchase: — £595 Os. Od. War Loan 1929/47 ... 609 19 6 Dec. 31. „ £800 Os. Od. (value £822 Os. Od.) „ £400 Os. Od. Leicester 4f per cent. Stock 1945/1955 (value £396) 395 1 0 „ Cash at Bank ...... 22 3 9

£1238 3 2

I have examined the Funds Account dated December 31, 1930, and the Receipts and Payments Account for the year ending December 31, 1930, with the Books and Vouchers of the Trustees of the Research Fund and find them to be in accordance there­ with. I have also had submitted to me the Scrip of the Trustees Investments. H. J. FRANCIS, A.C.A. Honorary Auditor February, 1931

THE LEICESTERSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY

1930-31

PATRON His Grace the DUKE OP RUTLAND, F.S.A.

PRESIDENT THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE EARL FERRERS, F.S.A.

VICE-PRESIDENTS The HIGH SHERIFF OF LEICESTERSHIRE The Worshipful the LORD MAYOR OF LEICESTER The Right Honourable the EARI, OF DYSART The Right Honourable LORD ABERCONWAY, P.C. The Right Reverend the LORD BISHOP OF LEICESTER, D.D. The Right Honourable LORD BRAYE Major SIR KEITH FRASER, BART., D.L. GEORGE FRANCIS FARNHAM, ESQ., M.A., F.S.A. Major WILLIAM JESSE FREER, D.L., V.D., F.S.A. SIR ARTHUR GREY HAZLERIGG, BART., Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire SIR MAURICE LEVY, BART. Major W. A. BROCKINGTON, O.B.E., M.A. SIR ARTHUR WHEELER, BART. LT. COL. C. F. OLIVER, D.L. The Ven. the ARCHDEACON OF LEICESTER The Ven. the ARCHDEACON OF LOUGHBOROUGH Lt. Col. R. E. MARTIN, C.M.G., D.L. XXXIV. LEICESTERSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY

COMMITTEE Elected March,. 1981 The HON. SECRETARY A. H. LEAVESLEY, Esq. The HON. LOCAL SECRETARIES Lt. Col. R. E. MARTIN, C.M.G., D.L. The HON. TREASURER Lt. Col. C. F. OLIVER, D.L. J. ALLEN, Esq. W. H. RIPPIN, Esq. R. W. BEDINGFIELD, Esq. S. RUSSELL, Esq. Rev. Canon J. CASSON, M.A. S. H. SKILLINGTON, Esq. George FARNHAM, Esq., M.A.,F.S.A. Aid. C. SQUIRE H. HARTOPP, Esq. G. Keith THOMSON, Esq., M.A., A. HERBERT, Esq. M.Litt. Miss W. HUMBERSTONE Rev. Canon S. T. WINCKLEY, M.A., It. H. IRVINE, Esq. F.S.A. Rev. Canon A. O. JAMES, M.A. Miss Ethel J. WINDLEY, B.A. W. KEAY, Esq.. M.Inst. C.E.

SUB-COMMITTEES (1) Library, Lectures and Publications George FARNHAM, Esq., M.A., F.S.A. A. HERBERT, Esq. (Chairman and Hon. Sec.) S. H. SKILLINGTON, Esq. H. J. FRANCIS, Esq. G. Keith THOMSON, Esq., M.A., H. HARTOPP, Esq. M.Litt. (2) Excursion R. W. BEDINGWELD, Esq. Rev. Canon A. O. JAMES, M.A. W. BRAND, Esq., (Hon. Sec.) S. RUSSELL, Esq.

HON. LOCAL SECRETARIES Ashby-de-la-Zouch District Loughborough District Leonard FOSBROOKE, Esq., Wilfred Moss, Esq., C.B.E., Ravenstone Hall, Leicester Nanpantan, Loughborough District Lutterworth District T. E. ROUTH, Esq., Hugh George GOODACRE, Esq., J.P., Castle Donington, Derby Ullesthorpe Court, Rugby Hinckley District Market Harborough District H. J. FRANCIS, Esq., Capt. C. R. KNIGHTON, St. Martin's East, Leicester Market Harborough

Melton Mowbray District Rev. W. R. FINCH, Asfordby Rectory, Melton Mowbray OFFICERS LIST OF MEMBERS XXXV.

HON. SECRETARY Major William Jesse FREER, D.L., V,D., F.S.A., Local Sec. Society of Antiquaries, , The Stony Gate, Leicester

ASSISTANT SECRETARY AND LIBRARIAN H. HARTOPP, Esq., 81 Barclay Street, Leicester

HON. TREASURER A. W. DEATH, Junr., Esq., A.C.A., 14 Millstone Lane, Leicester

HON. AUDITOR H. J. FRANCIS, Esq., A.C.A., St. Martin's East, Leicester

TRUSTEES FOR THE LEICESTERSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH FUND A. W. DEATH, Junr., Esq., Hon. Albert H. LEAVESI.EY, Esq. Treasurer Sir Arthur WHEEI.ER, Bart. George FARNHAM, Esq., M.A..F.S.A. Rev. Canon S. T. Winckley, M.A. Major W. J. FREER, F.S.A. F.S.A. Hugh George GOODACRE, Esq., J.P.

HONORARY MEMBERS Rev. W. G. Dimock FIETCHER, M.A., J. A. GOTCH, Esq., F.S.A., F.S.A., Oxon Vicarage, Bicton Kettering Heath, Shrewsbury A. Hamilton THOMPSON, Esq., M.A., F.S.A., Beck Cottage, Adel, Leeds

SUBSCRIBING MEMBERS, 25 OCTOBER, 1931 Aberconway, The Rt. Hon. Lord, 43 Barnett, H. D. M., Esq., 14 New St., Belgrave Square, S.W.I Leicester (Vice-President) Barnley, Dr. A. N., Magna, Alien, Joseph, Esq., 187 Hinckley Leicester Road, Leicester Barradale, C. Geoffrey, Esq., Sum- Alvis, Rev. G. E., St. Peter's Vicar- merhill, Morland Avenue, age, , Loughborough Leicester Ashwell, F. A. Ellis, Esq., The Cot- Beardsley, W. Bent, Esq., Rectory tage, Keyham, Leicester Place, Loughborough Beardsley, Mrs., New Quorn House, Quorn, Loughborongh Backus, Edgar, Esq., 46 Cank Street, Bedford, Dr. D. J., Kegworth, Derby Leicester Bedingfield, R. W., Esq., A.R.I.B.A.. Bailey, C. F., Esq., 20 Highcross 9 The Crescent, Leicester Street, Leicester ' Bedingfield, W. K., Esq., F.R.I.B.A., Baines, Mrs., Soar House, Qnorn, Museum Square, Leicester ' Loughborough Bell, Lemuel, Esq., Guildhall Lane, Bankart, James Hunt, Esq., Clovelly, Leicester 10 Morland Avenue, Leicester Bennett, J. O., Esq., Broad Street, Barker, J. W., Esq., 7 Welford Road, Syston, Leicester Leicester Bennion, Claud, Esq., Thurnby Barlow, Evan, Esq., Hambleden, Lodge, Leicester Brighton Road, Leicester Berridge, Miss M. M., 130 New Walk Leicester XXX VI. LEICESTERSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY Bigg, C. S., Esq., B.A., Friar Lane, Cleveland Public Library, 325 Leicester Superior Avenue, N.E. Cleve­ Billings, W. K., Esq., 32 St. James' land, Ohio, U.S.A. Road, Leicester Clifford, R. S., Jun., Esq., Lough- Billson, C. J., Esq., M.A., Weald borough House, Heathfield, Sussex Coleman, Dr. A. T., Ashwell, Birmingham Public Libraries (Refer­ Knighton Drive, Leicester ence Department) per H. M. (deceased) Cashmore, Esq. Corah, J. H., Esq., St. Margaret's Black, J. W., Esq., J.P., Manor Works, Leicester Croft, Ratcliffe Road, Leicester Corah, J. Reginald, Esq., The Cleeve, Bland, Edmund, Esq., 8 St. Martin's Knighton Grange Rd., Leicester East, Leicester Cross, W., Esq., Mansfield Street, Blunt, J. W., Esq., M.A., Port Hill, Leicester , Leicester Curtis, W. F., Esq., The Gate House, Booth, Mrs. C., Chitterman House, Castle Street, Leicester Ulverscroft, nr. Leicester Bott, W. H., Esq., J.P., Hinckley Daniels, S. K., Esq., Millstone Lane, Bouskell, Frank, Esq., Market Bos- Leicester worth, Nuneaton Davis, J. H., Esq., 16 St. Alban's Bowman, H. C., Esq., The Spinneys, Road, Leicester Manor Road, Leicester Dean, C. F. Ellis, Esq. Lntterworth Bradford, F. J., Esq., 1 Leamington Deane, H. J., Esq., Hig'hfield, Ashby Street, Leicester Road, Loughborough Bramall, Mrs. E. E., Allandale, Death, A. W., Junr., Esq., A.C.A., Stoughton Road, Leicester (Hon. • Treasurer), 14 Millstone Brand, W., Esq., A.R.I.B.A., 170 Lane, Leicester Upper New Walk, Leicester Deeley, Miss A. P., The Museum, (Hon. Excursion Secretary) New Walk, Leicester Brockington, Major, W. A., O.B.E., Deverenx, Rev. Canon, Kegworth M.A., Grey Friars, Leicester Rectory, Derby Brown, George Lawton, Esq., The Driver, Jas. F., Esq., M.I.E.E., Cedars, Kirby Muxloe, Leicester Technical College, Loughborongh Brown, J. H., Esq., Red Bank, Edge, Sir William, Kt., M.P., Ribble Great Glen, Leicester (deceased) Cottage, Lytham, Lanes. Burke, Dr. J., Narborough, Leicester Elliott, Mrs. C. A. B., The Orchards, Burns-Hartopp, Lt. Col. J., D.L., Oadby, Leicester J.P., Burton Lazars, Melton Ellis, Bernard, Esq., Church Leys, Mowbray Rearsby, Leicester Burton, H. H., Esq., Carisbrooke, Ellis, G. E., Esq., Forest Edge, London Road, Leicester , Kirby Muxloe, Leicester Ellis, Kenneth Pearce, Esq., Wood- Cable, George, Esq., 22 Princess Rd., close, Quorn, Loughborongh Leicester Ellwood, G. B., Esq., 4 Tichborne Carryer, Mrs. C. B., 47 Highfield Street, Leicester Street, Leicester Everard, Bernard, Esq., B.A., Bardon Casson, Rev. Canon J., M.A., R.D., House, Bardon Hill, Leicester Croft Rectory, Leicester Catto, Mrs. K., The Old Rectory, Faire, Lieut. Col. Sir Samuel, D.L. Narborough, Leicester J.P., Glenfield Frith, Leicester " Chapman, J., Jun., Esq., Yew Lodge, (deceased) Chapel Lane, Knighton, Leicester Farnham, Mrs. C. M. A. G., Charles, Wm. F., Esq., The Nook, The Heights, Witley, Surrey Loughborough Farnham, George F., Esq., M.A., Chicago University Library, Chicago, F.S.A., Quorn House, Quorn, U.S.A. Loughborough Clarke, A. Bernard, Esq., Tempest (VicePresident) Road, Birstall, Leicester Peaks, Chas. E., Esq., 44 Stretton Road, Leicester LIST OF MEMBERS XXXV11. Fernsby, J., Esq., Mea*way, Syston, Goddard, Major H. L., F.R.I.B.A., Leicester Newton Harcourt, Leicester Ferrers, The Rt. Hon. the Earl, M.A., Goodacre, Hugh G., Esq., J.P., F.S.A., Stannton Harold, Ashby- Ullesthorpe Court, Nr. Rugby de-la-Zouch (Hon. Local Secretary) (President) Goodacre, J. F. J., Esq., L.R.I.B.A., Fielding Johnson, Lieut. Col. T. F.S.I., 19 Park Street, Worksop, Paget, Pailton House, Nr. Rugby Notts. Finch, Rev. W. R., Asfordby Rec­ Coward, Col. Sharman, D.L-, V.D., tory, Melton Mowbray Market Harborough (Hon. Local Secretary) Grace, H. J.. Esq., Pen Craig, Fisher, Miss Edith M., 9 Market Enderby, Leicester Place, Hinckley Graham, J. R., Esq., 16 Barrington Fisher, Herbert Douglas, Esq Road, Leicester 9 Market Place, Hinckley Green, ». E., Esq., B.A., Famdon, Fletcher, Dr. H. J., Highfield House Toller Road, Leicester , Hinckley Grundy, P. H.. Esq., 1 Museum Ford, T. H., Esq., The Gables, Salis­ Square, Leicester bury Road, Leicester Fosbrooke, F. N., Esq., Stonr House, Hacking, T., Esq., 8 St. Martin's, Dedham, Essex Leicester Fosbrooke, Leonard, Esq., Raven- Hall, Mrs. E. L., 29 Gotham Street, stone Hall, Nr. Leicester Leicester (Hon. Local Secretary) Hall, W. T., Esq., M.B.E., 7 Longley Road, Harrow-on-the-Hill, Francis, H. J., Esq., The Bosphorus, Middlesex Stoneygate Road, Leicester Hallam, H. W., Esq., J.P., Eggles- (Hon. Local Secretary) burn, Letchworth Road, Fraser, Major Sir Keith, Bart., Leicester D.L., Carlton Curlieu Hall, Hames, A. Laxton, Esq., Great Gate Leicester House, Kenilworth (Vice-President) Hammond, Wm., Esq., The Foundry, Frears, J. R., Esq., J.P., Hills- Syston, Leicester borough, Westcotes Drive, Hanford, Albert W., Esq., The Leicester Ridgeway, Rothley, Leicester Freer, Major W. J., D.L., V.D., Harrison, J. E., Esq., Swithland F.S.A., The Stony Gate, Cane, Rothley, Leicester Leicester (deceased) (Hon. Corresponding Secretary) Harrison, J. L., Esq., 40 Queen's Freer, William, Esq., Wellington Road, Leicester Street, Leicester Harrison, J. Stockdale, Esq., A.R.I.B.A., St. Martin's East, Galloway, J. B., Esq., Brown Hill, Leicester Rothley, Leicester Harrison, Shirley, Esq., A.R.I.B.A., Gee, C. H., Esq., 3 St. Martin's, St. Martin's East, Leicester Leicester Hartopp, Henry, Esq., 81 Barclay St., Gee, Capt. G. C. G., Upland, Rothley. Leicester Leicester (Assistant Secretary and Gee, H. Percy, Esq., Bumam House, Librarian) Ratcliffe Road, Leicester Hassell, Mrs. A. D.,c/oMrs. Jalland, Gee, Mrs. H. Percy, Burnam House, 3 Westleigh Road, Leicester Ratcliffe Road, Leicester Haswell, G. F., Esq., High Street, Gimson, Harry H. Esq., Swithland Lutterworth Lane, Rothley, Leicester Hawkins, J. W., Esq., 51 Battenbnrg Gimson, J. R., Esq., 90 Sparkenhoe Road, Leicester Street, Leicester Hawley, Mrs. A. E., Markfield, Gimson Sydney A., Esq., 20 Glebe Leicester Street, Leicester Hazlerigg, Sir Arthur Grey, Bart., Goadby, Miss Flora S., Inglewood, Noseley Hall, Leicester Knighton Road, Leicester (Vice-President) XXXV111. LEICESTERSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY Henderson, H. F., Esq., Gates Garth, Jones, C. W., Esq., St. Martin's, Meadow Court Road, Leicester Leicester Henderson, R. A., Esq., Inaway, Jordan, James E., Esq., 168 Harrow Bushby, Leicester Road, Leicester Henry, Dr. J. R., M.B., B.Ch., Markyate House, Narborough, Keay, Wm., Esq., M.Inst., C.E., 6 Leicester Millstone Lane, Leicester Henry, Dr. Wallace, 7 De Montfort Kempson, Chas., Esq., A.R.I.B.A.. Street, Leicester (deceased) 102 Regent Road, Leicester Hepworth, Wm. Simpson, Esq., Kendall, G. E., Esq., A.R.I.B.A., Fearon House, Park Road, 2 Milbonrne Lane, Esher, Surrey Loughborough Kilbourn, S., Esq., Glenalmond, Herbert, Mrs. D. H., 98 Regent Road, Knighton Grange Road, Leicester Leicester Herbert, Mrs. S., Ill Princess Road, Kilby, C. W., Esq., Cropston, Nr. Leicester Leicester Herbert, Albert, Esq., A.R.I.B.A., King, Rev. W. A., Garats Hay, Friar Lane, Leicester Loughborongh Herbert. Anthony, Esq., Friar Lane, Kingdom, Thomas, Esq., MA., Leicester Wyggeston'Boys' School, Herbert, Sydney, F., Esq., Millstone Leicester Lane, Leicester Knighton, Capt. C. R., The Retreat, Hewlett, Harold B., Esq., 1 Quorn Market Harborougb Avenue, Melton Mowbray (Hon. Local Secretary) Hibbert, Rev. H. V., Enderby Lea, W. A., Esq., Lea Hurst, Stoney- Vicarage, Leicester gate Road, Leicester Hincks, W. E., Esq., J'.P., O.B.E., 73 Lea, Mrs. W. A., Lea Hnrst, Stoney- Beaconsfield Road Leicester gate Road Leicester Hind, A. H., Esq., F.R.I.B.A., Grey Lead, W. H., 'Esq., 30 Silver Street, Friars, Leicester Leicester Hobill, Miss L. M., The Nook, Leavesley, A. H., Esq., Ratcliffe , Leicester Lodge, Ratcliffe Road, Leicester Holt, R. Esq., Alliance Chambers, Leavesley, Mrs. A. H., Ratcliffe Horsefair Street, Leicester Lodge, Ratcliffe Road. Leicester Houston, K. E., Esq., St. Bernards, Leicester Museum and Art Gallery, Rothley, Leicester per E. E. Lowe, Esq., Director Hubbard, Mrs. E. J., Stoughton Leicester, The Right Rev. the Lord Lodge, Stoughton Lane, Bishop of, D.D., The Bishop's Leicester House, Leicester Humberstone, Miss W., Devana, (Vice-President) The Oval, New Walk, Leicester Levy, Sir Maurice, Bart., Great Glen, Hunt, G. Harold, Esq., White Leicester Chimney, Chaveney Road, (Vice-President) Quorn, Loughborough Lilley, Dr. E. Lewis, M.B., F.R.C.S., Hnrrell. The Ven. Archdeacon, W. P., New Walk, Leicester M.A., St. Helier, Knighton Rise, Lincolnshire Architectural and Arch­ Leicester aeological Society, per Rev. Canon Inglesant, Harold E., Esq., Clovelly, C. W. Foster, Timberland Narborough, Leicester Vicarage, Lincoln Ironside, A. A., Esq., Bowling Green Livesey, Henry, Esq., Merlewood, Street, Leicester Narborough, Leicester Irvine, Capt. L. H., County Club, Leicester Macleod. Dr. A. L., M.A., 121 London Ison, Rev. A. J., B.A., Hoton, Road, Leicester Loughborough Macnutt, F. B., The Very Rev., M.A., Cathedral Vicarage, Stoneygate, James, Rev. Canon A. O., M.A., Leicester R.D., Wanlip Rectory, Leicester (Vice-President) Jarrom, F. D., Esq., 28 Ashleigh Rd., Main, George P., Esq.. Park Road, Leicester Loughborough LIST OF MEMBERS XXXIX. Markham, Chas. Georgl, Esq., 23 Oliver, Lt. Col. C. P., D.L., T.D., Lincoln Street, Leicester Hnghenden, Knighton Park Rd., Marnott, C. B., Esq., 25 Berkeley Leicester Square, London W.I (Vice-President) Martin, Lt. Col. R. E. C.M.G., D.L., Oliver, Mrs. C. P., Hughenden, The Brand, Loughborough Knighton Park Road, Leicester (Vice-President) Oliver, G. C., Esq.. J.P., The Elms, Martin, The Hon. Mrs. R. E., The Horley, Surrey Brand, Loughborough Oliver, Miss Maud, 162 London Road, Martin, Mrs., The Holt, Woodhouse, Leicester Loughborongh Martin, Mrs. Chas. Kinchley House, Oram, Arthur, Esq., The Spinneys, Rothley, Leicester Ratcliffe Road, Leicester McDonald, A. B., Esq., A.R.C.A. (Lond.), Gowrie, Sunnycroft Rd., Packe, Col. E. C., Stretton Hall, Leicester (deceased) Leicester McMillan, Mrs., The Lodge, Bittes- Packe, Mrs. Ruth M., Pax, Rothley, well, Nr. Rugby Leicester Mee-Power, C. J. L6, Esq., Villa Paget, Major T. Guy, D.L., Sulby Poggio, Ponente, Bordighera, Hall, Rugby Italy Paget, Mrs. A. H., 1 West Walk, Miles. C. R., Esq., Friar Lane, Leicester Leicester Palmer, S. T., Esq., 8 Halford Street, Minnesota University Library, Leicester Minneapolis, Minn., U.S.A. Parr, A. A., Esq., Aylestone House, Moore, Frank, Esq., Burbage, Aylestone, Leicester Hinckley (deceased) Parsons, I. Hardy, Esq., Kibworth, Morcom, J. H., Esq., The Newarke, Leicester Leicester Parsons, John, Esq., Friar Lane, Morley, T. A., Esq., Belgrave Hall, Leicester Leicester Partington, Miss A. C., Syston, Morris, Ernest, Esq., 24 Coventry Leicester Street, Leicester Patey, Mrs. E. E., Sonthernhay Moss, Dr. Bertram W., Brendon, Road, Leicester Swithland Lane, Rothley, Payne, Rev. Canon F. R. C., M.A., Leicester O.B.E., Market Bosworth, Moss, Wilfred, Esq., C.B.E., The Nuneaton Knoll, Nanpantan, Loughborough Peach H. H., Esq., Crowbank, Old (Hon. Local Secretary) Knighton, Leicester Munton, Mrs. G. E., Woodborough, Pegg, S. J., Esq., Hill Crest, Letch- Tilton-on-the-Hill, Leicester worth Road, Leicester Murmann, F. V., Esq., 152 Upper New Pegge, P. W., Esq., Dancers End Walk, Leicester Farm, Tring Musson, Miss M. E., 9 St. James' Perkins, Harry, Esq., Town Hall, Road, Leicester Loughborough Phillips, Mrs. E. V., Kibworth Beau- champ, Leicester New Historic and Genea­ Pick, Capt. A. B., 15 Mellor Road, logical Society, 9 Ashburton Leicester Place, Boston, Mass, U.S.A. Pick, W. H., Esq., Glebe House, New York Public Library, U.S.A. Hoby, Leicester Newberry (The) Library, Chicago, Pick, S. J., Esq., Overdale, I/eteh- U.S.A. worth, Road, Leicester Noel, Mrs. H., Blaby Hill, Leicester Pickard, J. G., Esq., Aigburth, Manor Norman, Mrs. Dorothy Helen, Road, Leicester Heathercroft, Knighton Road, Pickering, A. J., Esq., F.G.S., Abbey Leicester Craig, Hinckley Nott, George, Esq.. F.R.I.B.A., 7 St. Pochin, H. Stanley, Esq., J.P., Croft Martin's East, Leicester House, Croft, Leicester xl. LEICESTERSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY Pochin, Herbert, Esq., Granby Street, Seal, Harry, Esq.,Ullesthorpe House, Leicester Nr. Rugby Pochin, Mrs Harry H., Cotesleigh, Seal, Mrs. H., Ullesthorpe House, Quorn, Loughborough nr. Rugby Pochin, Victor, Esq., Barkby Hall, Serjeantson, Major, C. M., O.B.E., Leicester Kirby Muxloe, Leicester Poole, Dr. Frank Stedman, Blaby , E. T., Esq., Newarke St., Road, South Wigston, Leicester Leicester Powere, G. W., Esq., M.A., 2 Plowden Sharman, Mr. A. M., 69 Church Buildings, Temple, London, E.C.4 Gate, Leicester Poynton, James H., Esq., Branksome, Sigel, Mrs. J. F., Westover, Swith- Holbrook Road, Leicester land Lane, Rothley, Leicester Poyser, A. W., Esq., M.A., 64 High- Skillington, H. W., Esq., 22 Friar field Street, Leicester Lane, Leicester Pratt, Dr. R., Hillcroft, Gnilford Skillington, S. H., Esq., Kilmorie, Road, Leicester Victoria Park Road, Leicester Preston, F. W., Esq., Kirby Mnxloe, Sloane, Mrs. S., Charnwood House, Leicester University Road, Leicester Public Record Office, Chancery Lane, Smith, The Honble. Mrs. Murray, London, W.C.2. per H.M. Sta­ Gumley Hall, Market tionery Office, 'Princess Street, Harborough Westminster Snow, H. C., Esq., R.ingwood, Wood­ Purnell, Walter H., Esq., Burton land Avenue, Leicester Walks, Loughborough Sparrow, G. W., Esq., 3 Springfield Road, Leicester Read, A. W., Esq., 10 Westcotes Spence, N. F., Esq., Croft, Nr. Drive, Leicester Leicester Reeve, Edgar, Esq., Heatherley, Wigston Magna, Leicester Spencer, A. A., Esq., 36 Friar Lane, Rimington, Thomas, Esq., 6 New Leicester Walk, Leicester Sprigss, Dr. N. I., M.D., F.R.C.S., Rippin, W. H., Esq., The Newarke, 105 Princess Road, Leicester Leicester Squire, Charles, Esq., Registrar's Robinson, Charles S., Esq., Eastfield, Chambers, Countv Court Offices, Stanley Road, Leicester Newarke Street, Leicester Robinson, Rev. Canon C. L., M.A., Stanerer, W., Esq., New Bridge St., St. George's Vicarage, Leicester Leicester Ross, Rev. J. A., M.A., Holywell Stevenson, John, Esq., 47 Hamilton Rectory, St. Ives, Hunts. Road, Baling, London, W.S Routh, T. E., Esq., Castle Donington, Stewart, Dr. R. C., County Mental Derby Hospital, Narborongh, Leicester (Hon. Local Secretary) Rudd, Mrs., Senr., Stoneygate, Leicester Taylor, Rev. A. W., The Gables, Russell, P., Esq., 8 New Street, Swithland Lane, Rothley, Leicester Leicester Russell, S. Esq., 21 Meadhurst Road, Taylor, E. Denison, Esq.. Buckland, Leicester Burton Walks, Loughborough Rutland, His Grace the Duke of, Taylor, Miss E., The Woodlands, F.S.A., , Grantham Birstall, Leicester (Patron) Taylor, Mrs. A. L., Crossways House, Narborough, Leicester The Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Taylor, Stephen Oliver, Esq., St. Edmundsbury and Ip_swich, 34 Nelson Street, Leicester The Bishops House, Ipswich Taylor, W., Esq., Brians Close, Sarson, Col. J. 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Members are requested to notify any change of residence, or error of description to the Assistant Secretary, 81 Barclay Street, Leicester. The Society's Library at the Guildhall, Leicester, will always be open for members to consult or borrow books at 2 p.m. on each Monday when Committee or Bi-Monthly Meetings are held, and at other times by appointment with the Assistant Secretary and Librarian, Mr. H. HARTOPP, 81 Barclay Street, Leicester. A new Catalogue of the books, etc., has recently been prepared. Typescript copies are on sale at One Shilling each. Postage 3d. extra. xlii. LEICESTERSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY

Societies in Union for the Interchange of Publications.

Birmingham Archaeological Society Cambridge Antiquarian Society Derbyshire Archaeological and Natural History Society East Herts. Archaeological Society Kent Archaeological Society Lancashire and Cheshire Historic Society Shropshire Archaeological Society Suffolk Institute of Archaeology and' Natural History Surrey Archaeological Society The Society of Antiquaries The North Staffordshire Field Club The Thoresby Society The Thoroton Society (Notts.) Yorkshire Archaeological Society xliii.

RULES 1- —The Society shall be called " THE LEICESTERSHIRE SOCIETY." 2.— The objects of the Society shall be, to promote the study of Ecclesiastical Architecture, General Antiquities, and the Restoration of Mutilated Architectural Remains within the County; and to furnish suggestions, so far as may be within its province, for improving the character of Ecclesiastical Edifices, and for preserving all ancient remains which the Committee may consider of value and importance. 3. — The Society shall be composed of a Patron, a President, Vice- Presidents, Secretaries, Treasurer, Auditor, and Honorary and Ordinary Members. 4.—The Patron, President and Vice-Presidents shall be elected at the Annual Meeting of the Society, and their election shall be subject to their payment of the Annual Subscription. 5. The Members of the Society shall be entitled to propose new Members, either by letter or personally, to be elected at the Committee Meetings; the Honorary Members shall be ladies or gentlemen who have either rendered signal service to the Society, or are specially learned in the subjects the study of which it is formed to encourage, and shall be nominated by the Committee at one of their Meetings, and proposed for election only at the Annual General Meeting of the Members to be held in March of each year. 6. — Each Member shall pay an annual subscription of One Pound, to be due in' advance on the 1st of January every year. No Member whose subscription is more than; two months overdue shall be entitled to vote until every subscription has been paid. Any Member wishing to resign must give one month's notice of his intention, and this notice should be sent to one of the Society's Secretaries before the end of November. If any subscribing Member is found to be more than two years in arrear, his or her name shall, after due warning, be removed from the list of Members of the Society. 7. The affairs of the Society shall be conducted by a Committee composed of the Secretaries, Local Secretaries, Treasurer, and twenty Members, all of whom shall be elected annually; five Members of the Committee to form a. quorum. 8. — The Meetings of the Members shall be held on the last Monday of every alternate month; one of such Meetings to be held in the month of March to be considered the Annual General Meeting, at which the Annual Report and Statement of Accounts be presented and the Officers and Committee for the year be elected, and such new Rules or alterations in the Rules proposed and made as may be thought necessary : provided always that due notice of such new Rules or alterations in Rules be given by circular to each Member of the Society at least seven days before the Annual Meeting. In addition to the Bi-Monthly Meetings— so including the Annual Meeting—Public Meetings for the reading of Papers, &c., may be held as provided for under Rule 12. 9 _ The Committee shall have power to fill up vacancies in their number, and also in the vacancies of officers of the Society. xliv. LEICESTERSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY 10.—The Committee shall elect each year a Chairman, at the first meeting after the Annual Meeting, and shall have power to appoint from year to year such Sub-Committees as appear to be advisable. 11.—The Members of the Committee in any neighbourhood may associate other Members of the Society with themselves, and form Committees for Local Purposes in communication with the Central Committee. 12.—The Public Meetings of the Society shall be holden at such times and places as shall be appointed by the Committee. 13.—The Committee meet at the times and places which they may themselves appoint. 14.—The Secretaries shall be required, on the requisition of five Members of the Committee, to call a Special Meeting of the Society. 15.—Donations of Architectural and Antiquarian Books, Plans, &c., may be received. The Committee shall be empowered to make purchases and procure casts and drawings, which shall be under the charge of the Secretaries. 16.—When the Committee shall consider any Paper, not including accounts of Excursions, which may have been read before the Society, worthy of its being printed at its expense, they shall request the author to furnish a copy, and shall decide upon the number of copies to be printed, provided always that the number be sufficient to supply each Member with one copy, and the author with twenty-five copies. All other questions relating to the publishing Plans and Papers and illustrating' them with engravings, shall be decided by the Editorial Secretary, subject to the approval of the Committee. 17.—The Committee may every year publish, or join with other Architectural and Archaeological Societies in publishing, for circulation among the Members, Transactions to contain descriptions and Papers connected with the objects of the Society. 18.—On application being made to any Member of the Committee,, or to the Committee collectively, for the advice of the Society in the restoration of any Church, a Sub-Committee shall be appointed (of which the Incumbent or Resident Minister shall be one) to visit the Church and submit a report in writing to the General Committee. 19.—All Plans for the building, enlargement, or restoration of churches, schools, or ancient buildings, &c., sent for inspection of the Committee, be placed in the hands of one of the Secretaries of the Society, at least fourteen days before the Committee Meeting, for the Secretary to prepare a special report thereon. 20.—The Committee shall have power at any Meeting to make grants towards the objects of the Society, provided that if such grant—other than that for carrying out the objects contemplated in Rules 16 and 17— exceed £5, notice to be given in the circular or advertisement calling the- Meeting.