TRANSACTIONS OF THE WOOLHOPE NATURALISTS' FIELD CLUB HEREFORDSHIRE "HOPE ON" "HOPE EVER" ESTABLISHED 1851 VOLUME XLVI 1989 PART II TRANSACTIONS OF THE WOOLHOPE NATURALISTS' FIELD CLUB HEREFORDSHIRE "HOPE ON" "HOPE EVER" ESTABLISHED 1851 VOLUME XLVI 1989 PART II TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Proceedings, 1989 - 149 The Lodge at the Park Gate, by Roy Perry 160 Woolhope Naturalists' Field Club 1989 Salvage Excavations of a Beaker Burial from Aymestrey (HWCM 7060), by Simon Woodiwiss - - - - - - 169 All contributions to The Woo'hope Transactions are COPYRIGHT. None of them may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the The Mortimers of Wigmore 1086-1214, by Charles Hopkinson - - 177 prior permission of the writers. Applications to reproduce contributions, in whole or in part, should be addressed in the first instance, to the editor whose address is given in the LIST OF OFFICERS. Partial Excavation of the Chapel of Corras, Kentchurch, by Mary Thomas and Elizabeth Taylor 194 `The House of Houses': The Cistercians of Dore and the Origins of the Polygonal Chapter House, by Joe Hillaby 209 Chaplains, Chantries and Chapels of North-West Herefordshire c.1400 (Second Part), by P. E. H. Hair - - - - 246 The Croft Affair, by John Ross - - - 289 Medical Naturalists of Victorian Herefordshire, by B. E. Miles - - 298 William Greenleaf, by J. C. Eisel - - - - 308 Farington's Wye Tour, by John van Laun - - 318 REPORTS OF SECTIONAL RECORDERS Archaeology, 1989, by R. Shoesmith - - - 319 Botany, 1989, by P. Thomson using Herefordshire Botanical Society Records 326 Buildings, 1989, by J. W. Tonkin - - - - 329 Entomology, 1989, by Anthea Brian - - - - - 333 Geology, 1989, 'Murchison Year,' by P. Cross - - - 339 Herefordshire Field-Names, 1989, by G. Sprackling - - - 340 Industrial Archaeology, 1989, by J. van Laun - 350 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Page Mammals, 1989, by W. H. D. Wince - - - 353 The Lodge at the Park Gate Ornithology, 1989, by Beryl Harding - - - 354 Pl. IX Goodrich Court, Monmouth Road Lodge, c.1832 X Pudleston Court Lodge. Two coloured stone and twin turrets, City of Hereford, Conservation Area Advisory Committee, 1989, by Joe Hillaby 357 C. 1847 Archaeological Research Section, 1989, by M. T. Hemming - - - 361 XI Harewood Park, a Neo-classical lodge. Early 19th century XII Stoke Edith, Hereford Road Lodge. Copper dome and Natural History Section, 1989 by Beryl Harding - - 362 octagonal plan, 1792 XIII The lodge to Garnstone Castle, by Nash in the 1830s Weather Statistics, 1989, by E. H. Ward - - - - - 366 XIV Pembroke Lodge, Colwall; one of five of similar style, c.1863 XV ltalianate style of the lodge to Foxley, Mansell Lacy, mid- 19th century XVI Sugwas Court Lodge. Red brick with stone quoins and elaborate carpentry, mid-19th century XVII Goodrich Court, village lodge. Shaped tiles above stone base, late 19th century XVIII Brockhampton by Ross. Cheshire style of timber framing, 1893 Salvage Excavation of a Beaker Burial from Aymestrey Fig. 1 Location of site - - - - 170 2 The burial with capping stones removed - - 171 3 The beaker (') - - - 174 4 The flint knife (1:1) - - - 174 Partial Excavation of the Chapel of Corras, Kentchurch PI. XIX View of site looking E. to Great Corras Farm and Garway Hill XX N. wall of nave looking W. XXI Foundations of apse below N. face of N. wall XXII East end of chapel showing plinth of buttress XXIII N.E. corner of chapel looking W. XXIV E. wall of chapel looking S. XXV Narrow Phase 3 wall of nave with strongly built N. W. corner Medical Naturalists of Victorian Herefordshire and tower abutting Pl. XXVII Menu. Fungus Banquet, 4 October 1877 Fig. 1 Sketch plan of Barn Orchard, Great Corras showing position William Greenleaf of chapel - - - 195 Pl. XXVIII The frame at Marden installed by William Greenleaf 2 Construction. Phases 1 to 4, and section of N. wall - 198 XXIX Sarnesfield Church, 1904. William Greenleaf and T. Payne, 3 Plan of chapel showing four building phases - - 200 carpenter 4 East-west section - - 202 Fig. 1 Bell hung in traditional fittings 309 5 North-south section - - 202 6 Coffin slabs - - - 205 Archaeology, 1989 7 Details of masonry - - - 205 Pl. XXX Caradoc Court before the fire of 1986 `The House of Houses' Pl. XXVI Thomas Blashill (1850-1905) Fig. 1 Plan of Dore Abbey by Blashill, 1883 211 2 Plan of Abbey Dore Chapter house, vestibule etc. by Paul, 1893 - 212 3 Bases of central shafts of chapter houses at Abbey Dore and Margam by Paul, 1893 215 4 Sketch of vaulting shaft on south wall of chapter house vestibule, Abbey Dore by Paul, 1893 - - 215 5 Ground plan of the Church and Monastery by Paul, 1931 -216/217 6 Abbey Dore Church by Paul, 1931 i plinth at the north end of west wall of nave - 219 ii west respond of north arcade of nave 219 7 Drawing of lancets of Margam chapter house by W. de G. Birch, 1897 - 223 8 Engraving of Margam Abbey chapter house before the vault collapsed by W. de G. Birch, 1897 - 223 9 Margam Abbey: plan of chapter house etc. by Paul, 1895 213 10 Margam Abbey: plan by E. A. Evans, 1929 - 225 11 Hereford Cathedral: de Vere's retrochoir, original design compared with the plan at Wells and Glastonbury by Bilson, 1928 - 235 12 Worcester Cathedral: Ground plan of the chapter house showing interior and exterior as modifed in 2nd quarter of 13th century by Willis, 1893 - 236 LIST OF OFFICERS Address of Address of Address of Hon. Asst. Secretary: Hon. Editor: Hon. Secretary: 1989-90 Mr. J. W. TONKIN Mrs. M. TONKIN Mr. J. W. TONKIN Chy an Whyloryon Chy an Whyloryon Chy an Whyloryon, President - Mr. E. H. WARD Wigmore Wigmore Wigmore President-elect - DR. F. W. PEXTON Leominster Leominster Leominster Vice-presidents Mr. R. C. PERRY HR6 9UD HR6 9UD HR6 9UD Mr. G. CHARNOCK Mr. J. G. HILLABY Mr. C. E. ATTFIELD Articles intended for inclusion in future issues of the Woolhope Club Transactions should be submitted to the editor whose address is given under LIST OF OFFICERS. Notes for Contributors to the Transactions will be sent on request. Central Committee Dr. Mrs. A. D. BRIAN, Dr. F. W. PEXTON, Group-Capt. G. REES, Mrs. R. RICHARDSON (to retire 1990); Mr. B. BUTCHER, Miss E. DAVIES, Mrs. B. HAR- DING, Mrs. J. E. O'DONNELL (to retire 1991); Dr. J. C. EISEL, Mrs. V. E. PERRY, Mr. H. J. POWELL, Miss E. M. RUSHGROVE (to retire 1992). Hon. Secretary - Mr. J. W. TONKIN Hon. Assistant Secretary - Mrs. M. TONKIN Hon. Treasurer - Mr. D. C. HAMER Hon. Auditor - Mr. D. HAIGH Hon. Librarian - Mr. B. J. WHITEHOUSE Hon. Assistant Librarian - Mr. J. G. HILLABY Hon. Field Secretary - Mr. & Mrs. E. H. WARD (jointly) Hon. Editor Mr. J. W. TONKIN Hon. Assistant Editor - Mr. R. E. KAY (Archaeology) SECTIONAL RECORDERS Archaeology Mr. R. SHOESMITH Botany - Mr. P. THOMSON Buildings - Mr. J. W. TONKIN Deserted Medieval Villages Mrs. R. E. SKELTON Entomology - - - Dr. Mrs. A. D. BRIAN Geology - - Dr. P. CROSS Herifordshire Field-Names - Mr. G. SPRACKLING Industrial Archaeology Mr. J. van LAUN Mammals Dr. W. H. D. WINCE Ornithology Mrs. B. HARDING PROCEEDINGS 1989 150 Proceedings, 1989 FIELD MEETINGS FIRST MEETING: 20 April: LONGNOR AND ACTON SCOTT. SPRING MEETINGS The first visit was by the kind permission of Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Richards to the Moat House at Longnor. The house which is surrounded by a moat is a high quality timber- FIRST MEETING: 7 January: Mr. R. C. Perry, president, in the chair. framed manor-house dating from the late 14th century. It has a two-bay open hall with a spere truss and parlour and service ends. The chimney and fireplaces were inserted in the The Sectional Recorders for Archaeology, Botany, Buildings, Geology, Hereford- 17th century when the hall was divided into two floors. The heavy timbers of the roof with shire Field-names, Industrial Archaeology, Mammals and Ornithology, and the a quarter-round moulding and cusping were seen from the upper floor. Archaeological Research Section and the Natural History Section gave their reports for 1989 which are printed on pp. 319-65. The next visit was to Longnor Church dedicated to St. Mary which dates from 1260-70 with a chancel and a nave with a small bell-turret at the west end. There are six lancet windows in the south wall and eight in the north wall. The gallery was enlarged in SECOND MEETING. 4 February: Mr. R. C. Perry, president, in the chair. 1840 and the box pews were made by a local craftsman, Richard Lee, and dated 1723. The hatchments refer to the Corbett family who held the advowson from 1579 to 1948. In the Dr. W. H. D. Wince, gave an illustrated talk on 'Badgers.' He said that there were six park to the south of the church is the mound on which stood the original manor-house species of badger in the world and then explained the unusual yearly cycle of a badger's and across the park could be seen the present Longnor Hall built of brick between 1670 life. The cubs are usually born in March and the sett should not be disturbed during and 1694. The Corbetts are buried at Leebotwood. December and January. A badger has very strong canine teeth, a strong sense of smell and The afternoon was spent at the Acton Scott Working Farm Museum where members very strong front paws used for digging. The footprints and tracks can be traced to the sett saw butter being made and a horse being shod. There was a fine display of farm im- where there can be as many as eighteen holes leading to the complex underground system plements as well as Longhorn cattle, Shropshire sheep, Tamworth pigs, two shire horses of tunnels and chambers.