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/CA TRANSACTIONS OF THE WOOLHOPE NATURALISTS' FIELD CLUB. [ESTABLISHED 1851.] VOLUME FOR 1924, 1925, 1926. " HOPE ON." " HOPE EVER." HEREFORD : PRINTED BY THE HEREFORD TIMES, LTD. ISSUED AUGUST, 1928. TRANSACTIONS FOR THE YEARS, 1924-25-26. TABLE OF CONTENTS. Page. Table of Contents ... i ii. List of Illustrations ... vii. Officers for 1924, 1925, 1926 ... ix. Presidents of the Club from its establishment in 1851 ... xii. List of Honorary Members ... xiv. Corresponding Societies ... xiv. List of Ordinary Members, 31st December, 1926 xiv. Members elected in 1924, 1925, 1926 ... Obituary ... xxiii. Rules ... ... ... ... xxiv. Honorary Treasurer's Accounts for 1924, 1925, 1926 xxvi. PROCEEDINGS. 1924. Winter Meeting, Thursday, February 14th, 1924, Lantern Lecture on " Mark Stones and their Transition to Trade and Religious Use " Spring Annual Meeting, Thursday, April 10th, 1924 ... Iv. First Field Meeting, Tuesday, June 3rd, 1924, The Herefordshire Beacon and Midsummer Hill XIII. Second Field Meeting, Thursday, July 3rd, 1924, Whitchurch, Monmouth and Goodrich ... xvi. Third Field Meeting (Ladies' Day), Thursday, July 24th, 1924, Kyre, Tenbury, and Burford xix. Fourth Field Meeting, Thursday, August 28th, 1924, Madley and Whitfield ... xxi. Autumn Meeting, Saturday, October 1 1 th, 1924, Kenchester (Magna Castra) xxvi. Winter Annual Meeting, Thursday, December 11th, 1924 xxvii. 1925. Winter Meeting, Thursday, February 26th, 1925, Lecture on " Fossil Men and the Rock Dwellers of the Dordogne " XXXIII. Spring Annual Meeting, Thursday, April 16th, 1925 ... XXXV. First Field Meeting, Tuesday, May 19th, 1925, Hope End, Little Malvern, Eastington, Castle Morton, and Birtsmorton XLIV. iv. v. CONTENTS—Continued. CONTENTS—Continued. ' Page Second Field Meeting, Thursday, June 25th, 1925, The Grwyrie Report on the Excavations conducted on Midsummer Hill Camp, ••• • •• XLVIII. Fawr Valley and Llanelieu ••• •• • by Ieuan T. Hughes, B.A., F.R.G.S. ••• ..• 18 Third Field Meeting (Ladies' Day). Thursday, August 6th, 1925, King Arthur's Cave on the Great Doward, by P. B. Symonds ... LIT. 28 Brecon and The Gaer ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• Tours and Tourists in Seventeenth Century Herefordshire, by Extra Meeting, Tuesday, August 25th, 1925, Kenchester- 30 Excavations on the Site of the Roman Town of Magna LV. The Castle and Lordship of Monmouth, by Colonel Sir Joseph Fourth Field Meeting, Thursday, September 10th, 1925, Richard's Bradney, Knt., C.B., M.A.. D.Litt.... ••• ••• ••• LW. 38 Castle, Caynham, and Little Hereford The Church of Edvin Ralph and some Notes on Pardon Monu- Autumn Meeting, Saturday, September 12th, 1925, Caves on ments, by George Marshall, F.S.A. 40 LIX. the Great Doward, Whitchurch • • • • • • •• • • • • Tenbury Wells ; Its Public Water Supply and Mineral Waters, Winter Annual Meeting, Thursday, December 17th, 1925 LXI, by L. Richardson, F.R.S.E., F.G.S. • •• 56 Burford, by Colonel Sir Joseph Bradney, Knt., C.B., M.A., 1926. 64 Ancient Glass in Medley Church, co. Hereford, by George Marshall, First Winter Meeting, Monday, February 23rd, 1926—Lectures : 66 (I) " The Botany of the Amazon " ; (2) " The Misericords Arkston, by Colonel Sir Joseph Bradney, Knt., C.H., M.A., .„ .• • • • • • .• LXVIT. in Hereford Cathedral " 72 Second Winter Meeting, Monday, March 1st, 1926, Lecture on Report on a Pottery Site at Lingen, by Alfred Watkins, F.R.P.S7 " Ancient Bridges in Herefordshire and their Preservation ". LXXIL — 78 Spring Annual Meeting, Thursday, April 22nd, 1926 LXXIX. 1925. First Field Meeting, Thursday, May 27th, 1926, Whitbourne, Lower Sapey, and Martley imotym. Excavations on the Site of Caplar Camp, in the Parish of Brock- hampton, Herefordshire, by G. H. Jack, M.Inst.C.E., Second Field Meeting, Tuesday, June 29th, 1926, Canon Pyon, F.S.A., and A. G. K. Hayter, M.A., F.S.A. Wormesley, and Weobley ..• • • • X CII. 83 Bishop Peter de Aquablanca : His Last Will, His Death and Third Field Meeting (Ladies' Day), Tuesday, July 27th, 1926, Burial, by the Rev. Canon A. T. Bannister, M.A. ... xciv. 89 Castle Morton, co. Worcester, by the Rev. C. Vincent Kennerley, Fourth Field Meeting, Friday, August 27th, 1926, Woolhope, Solon Hope, and How Caple •• • XCVITT. 92 A Few Folk- and other Stories, by the Rev. W. E. T. Morgan, Annual Meeting of the British Mycological Society in Hereford, Tuesday, September 28th to Friday, October 1st, 1926 ... CI. 96 Elizabeth Barrett and Hope End, by Alfred Watkins, F.R.P.S.... Dinner at the Green Dragon Hotel, Hereford. 75th Anniversary 104 of the Woolhope Club, Thursday, September 30th, 1926 ... cv. Richard's Castle and the Normans in Herefordshire, by the Rev. Canon A. T. Bannister, M.A. ... Third Winter Meeting, Thursday, December 2nd, 1926, Lecture 110 on " Monumental Brasses " exit. The Church of Richard's Castle, co. Hereford, by George Marshall, Winter Annual Meeting, Thursday, December 9th, 1926... ... cum. 114 Some Account Books of the First Lord Scudamore and of the Hereford Craft Guilds, by Hubert Reads 119 Field and Place Names of Coddington : A Local Study, by Brig.- PAPERS. General W. G. Hamilton, C.B., C.S.I., D.S.O. 134 1924. Page. 1926. Thomas Vaughan of Hergest, by Colonel Sir Joseph Bradney, Knt., The Priory of Canons : at Wormesley, by the Rev. Canon 1 Bannister, 153 William Langland's Birthplace, by the Rev. Canon A. T. Bannister, Wormesley Church, Herefordshire, by George Marshall, F.S.A.... 158 3 The Ancient Chapels in the Palace Grounds, Hereford, by J. H. Alignment of Giant's Cave and Sacrificial Stone, Malvern Hills, 163 by Alfryd Watkins, F.R.P.S. 8 Field Names in the Parish of Brinsop, Herefordshire, by the Observations on Earth Works with Reference to the Welsh Rev. Charles H. Stoker ... •.. •.. 171 Border, by Ieuan T. Hughes, B.A., F.R.G.S. 10 The Timber Houses of Weobley, by Mrs. E. M. Leather ... 174 v. CONTENTS-Continued. Page. Woolbope Valley of Elevation, by the Rev. H. E. Grindley, 179 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. Solers Hope Church, Herefordshire, by George Marshall, F.S.A.... 182 The Whittingtons and Salem Hope, by the Rev. Canon A. T. Plate • • • • • • • • 1E35 Bannister, M.A. • • • .• • • • • No. Page. Excavations at the Queen Stone, by Alfred Watkins, F.R.P.S.... 189 Reconstruction of ANall Decoration, Kenchester Frontispiece. • 2, I. Moated Mound. Tumpy Meadow, Madley. 2. Causeway, Southall's Brook, Eardisland .„ „, • •• 3. Oaks, Lower Chilstone ... • •• „ • •• REPORTS OF SECTIONAL EDITORS. 4. Earthworks at Upper Chilstone : 1. Ring Earthwork ; 2. Small Mound and ancient Yew, since destroyed ... ..• Ornithology, 1925, by the Rev. Preb. S. Cornish Watkins, M.A.. 148 5. Llanelieu Church and Cross-slabs ••• ... L. 1926, ditto ditto 194 6. Little Hereford Church ... ..• Ltni. Ditto, Botany, 1924, by the Rev. W. 0. Wait, M.A., B.C.L. 79 7. Nonupton in 1888 ..• ••• ••• Lynx. 195 3 Geology, 1926, by the Rev. H. E. Grindley, M.A., F.G.S. 9. Home of Will Langland. Longlands with the Herefordshire Archeology 1924, by Alfred Watkins, F.R.P.S. 81 Ditto, 1925, ditto 149 10. I. Sacrificial Stone. 2. Giant's Cave, The Malvern. 3. Holum Ditto, 1926, ditto ditto 196 8 11. Plan of Camp on Midsummer Hill ••• • •• IS 12. Excavations on Midsummer Hill, Plans 19 13. Do. Do. Sections ... ... ... 20 14. Do. Do. Section - - ... 21 ••• Index, 1924, 1925, 1926 ... ..• ••• • •• •,, 199 15. Do. 22 212 18. Midsummer Hill. Objects found during excavations ... ... 23 17. Do. Do. Pottery Excavations on the Site of the Romano-British town of Magna, do. do. - - 24 Kenchester, Herefordshire, Volume II., 1924-1925, by G. H. End of 18. I. Dovecote at Kyre. 2. Monuments, Edvin Ralph ... ... 43 Jack, F.S.A., and A. G. K. Hayter, MA., F.S.A. Vol. 19. Edvin Ralph. Incised Slab to Matilda de Zeddefen ... ... 44 20. From Herefordshire Cottage Potteries. 1. Whitney-on-Wye. 2. Deerfold Forest ... ... ... ••• • •• ... 76 21. Maypole. Upper Chilstone, Madley ... ... ... ... 82 22. Caplar Camp. Eastern end of the Camp ... ... ... 83 23. Do. Do. 1. Foundations of Cottage. 2. Cut face of rock 84 24. Do. Do. Map showing site of Excavation ... ... 85 25. Do. Do. Section showing ditch and vallum ... ... 86 28. Do. Do. 1. The Mound, eastern entrance. 2. Excava- tions in the mound ... ••• ••• 87 27. Aqtiablanca Tomb and Finial Crucifix, Hereford... ... ... 89 28. ContentseflofAiribs lanc knee,ITomb : 1. Chalice. and Paten. 2.. Mould 80 the 29. Hope End : 1. The first (Lambert) Mansion. 2. The second (Barrett) Mansion ... ... ... ••• ... ... 104 30. 1. From Hope End Drive. 2. Hope End : The third (Hewitt) 31. Richard's Castle, Old Church from the North-West. Inset- Interior showing East window with flowing tracery ... 114 32. Lugg Mills, Hereford : 1. From below, masonry of lock to left, eeltritp outlet to right. 2. From above, river dammed up 33. 1. Long Stone, Dorstone. 2. Bronze Celt from Urishay. ... 150 viii LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS-Continued. Plate Page. No. LXVIII. 34. Misericords, Hereford Cathedral LXIX. 35. Do. Do. LXIX. 38. Do. Do. 37. Do. Do. ... ... ... LXX. 38. Do. Do. •• • •• • • •• LXXI. LXXII. 39. 1 and 2. Broadward Bridge, Leominster ... 40. 1. Bredwardine Bridge. 2. Wilton Bridge ... LXXIV. ... 41. 1 and 2. Lugg Mill Bridge ... 42. Sighting Tower, Dinmore Hill Tunnel .,. ... LXXXI. 43. Fifteenth Century Cope at Whitbourne ... LXXXVIII. 44. Whitboume Church and Lych Gate ... ... LXXXL7C. OFFICERS FOR 1924. Incised Stone, Munsley Church ... xcl. 45. President :-HERBERT E. DURHAM, D.Sc. 48. Buttes, with Gate-way Pigeon House xcir ... ... ... „, 47. Misereres at Canon Pyon ... xcur. Vice-Presidents :-COLONEL SIR JOSEPH A. BRADNEY, Hot, C.B. 48. 1. Lych Gate, Woolhope. 2. Poppyheads, Canon Pyon Church. 3. Carving from Millington Hall, Weobley ... Komi. MR. F. R. JAMES. 49. Fonts with Defaced Agnus Dei. Top, How Capel. BRIG.-GENERAL W. G. HAMILTON, C.B., c. D.S.O. 50. Wormsley Church and Cross-Base ... .• • • • • • • • 158 MR. ALLAN BRIGHT. 51. I. Ancient Chapels of St. Katherine and St. Mary Mag- dalene, Hereford 163 Central Committee :-MR. ALFRED WATKINS. 52. Weobley.