TRANSACTIONSOF THE

LEICESTERSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY

VOLUME XIV.

W. THORNLEY 6? SON, Bowling Green Street, Leicester.

1925-26

ILLUSTRATIONSPAGE

The Township of Leicester before the Conquest ... ... ... 2The West Field, Leicester ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 6The East Field, Leicester ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 10The South Field, Leicester ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 16The Open Fields of Leicester, S'outhfield Award 1811 ... ... ... 28Castle Donington—Site of Castle ... ... ... ... ... ... 31

The Platt ... ... ... ... ... ,.. 71The Church—Views from N.E. and S.E. (3 Plates) 78

Prints Effigy ... ... .'.. 79„ „ ,, ,, South West angle of chancel ... 80„ ,, ,, ,, North aisle, rood loft s'taircase ... 80„ „ ,, ,, North Arcade East Pier cap ... 80„ ,, ,, ,, East Respond in South Arcade ... 80„ ,, ,, „ Pier Cap in South Arcade ... 80„ ,, ,, „ Nave looking West ... ... ... 81

South Wall ... ... ... ... 82The Staunton Brass 1458 ... ... 83

„ ,, „ ,, The Hasylryg Monument ... ... 84,, ,, ,, ,, Piscina and Sedilia—South aisle ... 85,, „ „ ,, Sedilia in chancel ... ... ... 85,, ,, „ ,, Architectural Plan of ... ... 86

Fenny Drayton Church ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 87,, ,, Monument to George Fox ... ... ... ... 88„ ,, Church—interior looking N.E. ... ... ••• 90„ „ ,, Purefey Monuments (5 Plates) 94, 95, 96

All Saints, Leicester—From a drawing by J. Fulleylove, 1879 ... 137Corpus Christi Gildhall, Leicester ... ... ... ... ... 150

„ „ Chapel and Consistory Court, St. Martin's, Leicester 156St. Margaret's Church, Leicester ... ... ... ... ... 162Contracted Burial at Leire ... ... ... ... ... 174,175Sepulchral Slab found at Ayleston ... ... ... ... ... 180Ragdale Old Hall Church and Cross ... ... ... ... ... 182

,, ,, ,, South Front ... ... ... ... ... 186„ ,, ,, East Portion of South Front ... ... ... 186

From the North-West ... ... ... ... 188,, ,, ,, The Oak Room ... ... ... ... ... 189„ „ ,, The Porch ... ... ... ... ... ... 190„ „ „ South-West View ... ... ... ... ... 192,, Church—Interior looking East ... ... ... ... 194,, Architectural Plans of Church and the Old Hall ... ... 198

Stoke Golding Church ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 199,, ,, „ East End ... ... ... ... ... 200

„ „ South Front ... ... ... ... ... 200South East ... ... ... ... ... 200

,, „ ,, Interior looking South-East ... ... ... 203The Font ... ... ... ... ... 204

„ „ ,, Architectural Section Plans (2 Plates) ... 228

THE LEICESTERSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICALSOCIETY

THE 71st ANNUAL REPORT, 1925

Your Committee, in presenting their Report for the year 1925, are able to congratulate the Society upon its continued vitality, much interesting work having been accomplished during the past twelve months.

They have, however, to record with much regret the loss by death of the following valued members: His Grace the Duke of Rutland, K.G., Patron of the Society; Sir E. G. B. Palmer, Bart., one of the Vice-Presidents; Mr. W. S. Alien, Mr. Arthur Bassett, Mr. W. M. Cowdell, Mr. T. W. Everard, D.L., Mr. T. H. Fosbrooke, F.S.A., Major Hatchett, J.P., Mr. Albert Pickard, J.P., Mr. H. W. A. Richards, Mr. W. T. Tucker, Mr. E. H. Warner, D.L., and the Rev. Wentworth Watson, M.A.

During the year fifteen members resigned from the Society, and twenty-six new members were elected, as follows : —In January:— Mr. A. H. Leavesley, Ratcliffe Lodge,

Ratclifie Road, LeicesterMrs. Munton, Whatborough, Tilton-on-the-

Hill, LeicesterMr. W. E. Hincks, O.B.E., Beaconsfield Rd.

LeicesterDr. H. Schofield, Ph.D. (Lond.), The Tech­

nical College, LoughboroughMr. J. F. Driver, M.I.E.E., The Technical

College, LoughboroughCol. E. C. Packe, Stretton Hall, LeicesterMr. Bernard McQuillin, 57 Charles Street,

LeicesterMrs. James Packe, Pax, Rothley, Leicester

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In May:— The Rt. Rev. the Lord Bishop of Peter­ borough, D.D., a Vice-President, The Palace, Peterborough

The Rev. E. M. Richards, Misterton Rectory, Lutterworth

Mr. W. F. Charles, The Nook, LoughboroughIn June:— Mrs. W. A. Clarke, St. Mary's Road,

LeicesterIn September:— Mr. Arthur Thornley, Beechcroft, Southernhay

Road, Stoneygate, Leicester Mr. Harry Seal, Ullesthorpe House, Rugby Mr. William Henry Atkinson, 7 Beckingham

Road, LeicesterMr. Oswald Stott, Huncote, Leicester Mr. Charles George Markham, 23 Lincoln

Street, LeicesterMr. William Henry Bott, Hinckley Mrs. McMillan, The Lodge, Bitteswell

In October:— Mrs. A. H. Leavesley, Ratcliffe Lodge,Ratcliffe Road, Leicester

Mrs. Martin, The Holt, Woodhouse,Loughborough

Mr. W. K. Billings, St. James's Road,Leicester

In November :— Mr. F. Austin Ellis Ashwell, 34 Avenue Road,Leicester

Mrs. Charles Martin, Kinchley House,Rothley, Leicester

Miss Maud Oliver, 162 London Road,Leicester

Mr. William Cross, Rearsby, Leicester

The total number of members on the register at the end of the year was 317.

The Duke of Rutland

By the sudden death of His Grace Henry John Brinsley Manners, eighth Duke of Rutland, K.G., which took place on 8th

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May, 1925, at 16 Arlington Street, London, the Society was deprived of its Patron, who became a member on his appoint­ ment to the Lord Lieutenancy of the county, in succession to General Richard William Penn, Earl Howe, C.B.

The duke's commissions as Lord Lieutenant and Custos Rotulorum are dated 9th and 7th November, 1900, and copies of them appear in a paper entitled " The Lords Lieutenant of Leicester­ shire," by the Rev. W. G. D. Fletcher, F.S.A., in Reports and Papers of the Associated Architectural Societies, 1901, pp. 264-5. He was, as the Times said, a hardworking and efficient Lord Lieutenant, and in war time had been, as became an old soldier, foremost in the organisation of the Territorials in Leicestershire. Throughout his tenure of the dukedom, he maintained his high status and the traditions of his family with consistent ability and singular personal charm. His taste for a country life led him to devote such leisure as he could command to his favourite study of natural history and to sport. On the death of his father, the seventh duke, in 1906, he was elected Patron oi this Society. His eldest son, Lord Haddon, having died in 1894, the late duke was succeeded by his second son, the Marquis of Granby, F.S.A., who shares the Society's interests and is now its Patron.

Those members who in 1924 took part in the excursion to Belvoir will long remember their courteous reception by the duke and duchess and! the present duke, who, as Lord Granby, was the Society's President.

Thomas Henry Fosbrooke

By the death of Mr. Thomas Hefiry Fosbrooke, F.S.A., which occurred at his house at Rothley on 12th June, 1925, the Society has lost a most useful and energetic member, who probably did more than anyone else in his day to promote a general interest in the antiquities of Leicestershire. Born on 31st March, 1862, Mr. Fosbrooke, who was the second son of the late Mr. Leonard Fosbrooke, of Ravenston Hall, received the greater part of his education at Mill Hill House, Leicester, whence he proceeded for a short time to the Grammar School at Derby. Adopting architecture for his profession, he was

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articled to the late Mr. Isaac Barradale, of Leicester, from whose office he went, for the purpose of gaining experience before setting up for himself, as an assistant to the late Mr. Millican, another prominent Leicester architect. About thirty years ago, he joined the late Mr. W. E. Keites, and some ten years later the firm of Keites and Fosbrooke was augmented by the inclusion of Mr. W. K. Bedingfield, by whom it is now carried on in asso­ ciation with Mr. P. H. Grundy, who became a partner in Mr. Fosbrooke's lifetime. As a practising architect Mr. Fosbrooke designed many good houses in Leicester and its neighbourhood, and several important factories and other buildings stand to his credit, as does the the war memorial at Ashby-de-la-Zouch. All his work was undertaken in a conscientious spirit, and he was much esteemed by his professional brethren and by all with whom his many activities brought him into contact. He joined the Archaeological Society on 26th January, 1903, and from that date continued to be one of its keenest and most loyal supporters. His personal popularity made him specially successful in enlisting new members, and nobody could be more zealous than he was in securing the preservation of historic buildings and other monuments of the past. His chief contributions to the Society's publications were an exhaustive monograph on the castle at Ashby-de-la-Zouch, a history of Rothley Temple, and an account, illustrated by a series of architectural plates, of the old Town Hall of Leicester, which he produced in collaboration with Mr. Skillington and Mr. McDonald. He did useful work of con­ servation at Ashby castle, and, in conjunction with the Office of Works, acted as honorary architect at Kirby castle, and so took an important part in saving that interesting structure from the dissolution that threatened it. The work, however, by which he will always be most generally remembered was his thorough reparation of the Old Town Hall of Leicester, a difficult task into which he put his whole heart, and upon which he was engaged until his strength failed him. The older and more sig­ nificant parts had been put into good order, under his personal direction, some time before he was compelled to give up; the rest of the work, which is now nearing completion, is being carried out by his partners, who were in communication with him until shortly before his death, and the little band of craftsmen he had himself inspired.

REPORT V.

No account of Mr. Fosbrooke would do him justice that failed to mention his lifelong devotion to music; for music was to him a vital necessity. His predominating interest was in operatic and orchestral works, and he possessed a thorough know­ ledge of the principles of orchestration, which he had studied in his early days at the fortnightly meetings of the Leicester Orchestral Union. Though somewhat capricious in his attitude to certain composers generally admitted to be of the first order, his love for the compositions of Beethoven, whose nine sym­ phonies he knew almost by heart, was constant, and he had an enthusiastic admiration for the operas of Wagner. He was very fond of playing piano accompaniments to the violin, and was an extremely good reader. A musical friend, who knew him for many years and is a competent judge, writes: "As Tom Fosbrooke was by nature an artist, his playing of both 'cello and piano had great chann, and he never attempted pieces that were beyond his powers of execution. Chopin's nocturnes were great favourites of his, and his rendering of them was full of poetical feeling."

On the Monday after his death, our admirable and friendly colleague was laid to rest in the churchyard of his native village, to which a large number of his old associates, including many members of this Society, had journeyed to pay the last tribute of affection and respect. He was cheerful and pleasant in life, and the sun shone brightly as we bade him a last farewell.

At the Society's meeting held 011 27th June, the following resolution, proposed by Major Freer and seconded by Mr. Farnham, was carried unanimously : —

" The members of the Leicestershire Archaeological Society desire to express their sincere sympathy with the relatives of the late Mr. Thomas Henry Fosbrooke, F.S.A., and their sorrow at his death. They also wish to place on record their grateful appreciation of the many valuable services rendered to the Society by Mr. Fosbrooke, more especially his efforts to preserve all objects of archaeological interest in the county, and his con­ stant endeavour to increase the membership of the Society, and to promote a wider knowledge of the history and antiquities of the city and county of Leicester."

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At the September meeting, on the proposition of Major Freer, seconded by Mr. W. Keay, a sub-committee, consisting of Miss Winifred Humberstone, Mr. W K. Bedingfield, Mr. George Farnham, Mr. Albert Herbert and Mr. S. H. Skillington, was appointed to prepare, and issue to all the Society's members, a circular inviting subscriptions (not exceeding £1 each) towards a memorial to Mr. Fosbrooke, and to consider the form that such memorial should take. At the November Bi-Monthly meeting, the sub-committee reported that upwards of £60 had been sub­ scribed, and that in due course, when they had given the matter their careful consideration, they would make a further report. It may now be stated that the contributions received amounted in all to £65 3s. 6d.

Lectures delivered during 1925

26th January:— Lecture by Reginald Pratt, Esq., M.D., on the Archaeology of Leprosy in England

30th March :— Lecture by Wilfred Moss, Esq., O.B.E., on Recent Discoveries in Shelthorpe

25th May:— Lantern Lecture by A. B. McDonald, Esq., A.R.C.A. (Lond.), on the History and Development of Stained and Painted Glass

27th July :— Lantern Lecture by H. H. Swinnerton, Esq., D.Sc., F.G.S., F.L.S., Professor of Geology, University College, Notting­ ham, on Charnwood in Bygone Ages

28th September:— Lantern Lecture by H. F. Traylen, Esq., F.R. I.E. A., on the Domestic Architecture of Stamford of the 17th and 18th Centuries

30th November:— Lecture by Ernest Weekley, Esq., M.A., of the University College, Nottingham, on Surnames of the Midlands, their Derivation and Meaning

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PublicationsThe following works by members of the Society have been

published during the year : —Charnwood Forest, by M. Paul DareLeicestershire Medieval Pedigrees, by George F. Farnham,

F.S.A.The Old Town Hall of Leicester, by T. H. Fosbrooke,

F.S.A., and S. H. Skillington, with a Note on the Stained Glass by A. B. McDonald, A.R.C.A. (Lond.)

AnnouncementThe Register of the Freemen of Leicester (1196-1770) and of

the Apprentices, 1646-1770, an important work upon which Mr. Henry Hartopp has for some time been engaged, is now in the press and will, it is hoped, be issued to subscribers in the early summer of 1926.

ExcursionsThe first of the Society's two excursions was made on 2nd

July, when about seventy members and friends went to Stamford, which they reached at 10.40. From Stamford station, they pro­ ceeded by motor coaches to Burghley House, over which they were conducted by guides. Having inspected the house and its many treasures, the party returned by motor to Stamford for luncheon. In the afternoon they were conducted by Mr. H. F. Traylen, F.R.I.B.A., to view the churches of St. Martin, St. Mary, St. John and All Saints, Browne's Hospital, and several houses of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Under the able guidance of Mr. Traylen, whose knowledge of Stamford is intimate and comprehensive, a most instructive and enjoyable three hours, which passed all too quickly, were spent. Tea was served at 4-45, and, after a hearty vote of thanks to Mr. Traylen, the company left by a train that reached Leicester at six minutes past seven.

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The second excursion was taken on 29th September, when, upon the kind invitation of Earl Ferrers, F.S.A., President of the Society, nearly a hundred members and friends paid a visit to Staunton Harold. Lord Ferrers received the company about 3 o'clock and conducted them to the medieval-looking church built in the grounds of the mansion of Sir Robert Shirley in 1653. An inspection of the hall, library and drawing room was followed by tea in the fine dining room. After a quiet stroll through the beautiful pleasure grounds, this most delightful outing was brought to a close by a cordial vote of thanks to Lord and Lady Ferrers for their kind hospitality.

The arrangements for both excursions were admirably planned by the Society's excursion secretaries, to whom, for their genial shepherding and tactful consideration, all those who profited by their trouble and forethought wish to express their grateful acknowledgments.

Discoveries and Exhibits

At the annual meeting in March, Mr. Wilfred Moss, O.B.E., and Mr. W. T. Tucker exhibited half a matrix of a seal of Henry Beaumont, with the arms of Comyn, earl of Buchan, which had been dug up in Mr. Tucker's brickfield at Shelthorpe, near Loughborough. This find is of great interest, as it is the only known seal of Henry Beaumont using the arms of Comyn: Azure, three garbs Or. Before 14th July, 1310, Henry Beaumont had married Alice, the elder daughter of Alexander Comyn, and niece and co-heir of John Comyn, the earl of Buchan, who died in 1308. By this marriage Henry obtained, jure uxoris, the manor of Whitwick with its members. Henry and Alice obtained from Edward III, while duke of Aquitaine, a grant of the manor of Loughborough, including apparently that of Beaumanor also, both of which had been forfeited to the Crown on the attainder of Hugh le Despenser, earl of Winchester, and on 15th February, 1327, after the deposition of Edward II, this grant was con­ firmed to them by Edward III as king. From 22nd January, 1333-4, to 16th November, 1339, Henry Beaumont was summoned to Parliament as earl of Buchan. He died on 10th March, 1339-

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40. None of his descendants was ever styled earl of Buchan. The seal unearthed at Shelthorpe appears to have been broken intentionally, possibly at Henry's death, but how it came to be where it was discovered will probably remain a mystery.

Mr. Tucker hoped to associate the seal with the burial of Henry Beaumont at a chapel that is traditionally said to have existed at Shelthorpe near the spot where the discovery was made. The improbability of such burial is great, for, even sup­ posing the existence of the chapel to have been a fact, there is no evidence that it possessed a right of burial. The only document containing anything that could be twisted into a reference to this chapel is an order on the Close Roll of 24th September, 1329, directing John de Insula, the temporary keeper of the manor of Loughborough while Henry Beaumont was in disgrace, to pay certain arrears to Richard de Whiteside, chaplain, " who has a chantry within the said manor of the gift of Hugh le Despenser." Shelthorpe is never mentioned in the order, and it is far more likely that this chantry, which is never heard of again, was founded by Hugh in the parish church of Loughborough, and was suppressed by Henry Beaumont. The memory of Hugh le Despenser was held in abhorrence, and the chantry priest, if there ever was one after Richard de Whiteside, would be the only person to regret its discontinuance. Henry Beaumont lived in Lincolnshire, at his castle of Folkingham, and when the family visited Leicestershire they stayed at Beaumanor, as is shown in a Steward's Account, still remaining among the Beau- manor MSS., for the year 1335. Incidentally, it may be pointed out that the manors of Loughborough and Whitwick had both been leased, with a licence from the Crown, to the Society of Peruchi of Florence. It is, of course, possible that, as Henry Beaumont was not resident in Leicestershire, his steward of the manor of Loughborough may have required the seal for adminis­ trative purposes, and that, while it was in his custody, Henry died and the matrix was intentionally broken, to prevent its further use.

Mr. H. S. Kingsford, Assistant Secretary of the Society of Antiquaries, has kindly supplied the following information respecting the legend which runs round the seal: [Sigillum Henrici de B]ellomonte Comitis de Bughan et Mum-lien : —"Henry

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de Beaumont appears to have had a grant of the earldom of Moray from Edward Baliol. In 1334 he is styled earl of Boghan and Murref, constable of Scotland." (Xote i^th Report Hist. MSS. Comm., App. VI, 205).

The following observations upon some pottery and other things that were disinterred near the site of the supposed chapel at Shelthorpe have been supplied by Mr. Paul Dare:—"This pottery and the early bricks found by the late Mr. Tucker indicate continuous occupation throughout the middle ages and the seventeenth century. It is of the common domestic types, green and brown glaze, etc. A piece of alabaster, exhibited at the same time, was believed by Mr. Tucker to appertain to some chapel in this lost village. He also found several skeletons, lying E. and W., with oak stakes at their heads. These stakes might possibly be the remains of crosses."

Mr. Dare also supplied a report on the recent discovery of an old wall near Leicester castle and the West Bridge. His remarks are as follows : —

" In the course of levelling and converting into a public garden the land, until lately used for the storage of building materials, adjacent to Leicester castle, several interesting dis­ coveries were made. One was of importance, as it increases our knowledge of the castle's arrangements. What the workmen found is a substantial stone wall, apparently of early thirteenth century work, running parallel to the river, which in the middle ages seems to have flowed close by it, from the angle by the site of the castle mill, near the north end of the remaining hall, as far as Castle street. Here it turned off at an angle in a north­ easterly direction to the east corner of " the Hollow." The part of the wall in the garden, that is between the mill site and Castle street, is to be preserved for general inspection. About the middle of the length that is more or less parallel to the Soar is a gap, and in the gap, in the centre of what may be called the wall- thickness, are two oak stakes which appear to be the remains of works connected with a drawbridge. There can be little doubt that this wall formed the defensive boundary of the outer bailey on the river side. In the debris of part of the wall were two

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coins, one, a third' Brass of Valens, in bad condition; the other, a copper coin of the type of the tetradrachms of Alexander the Great, with Hercules in bearskin head-dress on the obverse, and an eagle on the reverse. This may have been brought from the east by crusaders. The wording upon it is worn to illegibility."

The following notes on objects exhibited at meetings during the year are taken from the Society's minutes : —

By Mr. Hugh Goodacre : —A rare silver penny of Harold I (1035-40), struck by Wulstan

at Leicester. The obverse reads: HAR-OLD REX. and the reverse : PVLSTAN ON LEH (= Wulstan of Leicester).

Specimens of flint implements and flakes of exceptional interest from the Forest bed, Cromer, Norfolk, the earliest un­ questioned works of man, belonging, as they do, to the Pliocene period.

By Mr. Paul Dare : —Pottery from the prehistoric caves of Bize, in the south of

France, a quantity of medieval glass from Deane church, Bucks., and a palaeolithic implement of the Chellian type found near Mountsorrel, Leicestershire.

By Mr. W. Hawkins : —Earthenware lamp from ancient Babylon, and a represen­

tation of a wall painting (12th century) from Chaldon, Surrey, the subject of which is the Ladder of the Souls' Salvation. [The Ladder of Salvation picture in the church of St. Peter and St. Paul at Chaldon is illustrated and discussed in Mediaeval Wall Paintings, by J. Charles Wall, a book very useful to persons interested in the mural decorations of medieval churches.]

The Society's LibraryFurther improvements and additions to the Library were

made during the year. Two new oak book-cases have been purchased, and the books have been re-arranged by Mr. Hartopp, with the kind assistance of Mr. R. H. Stephenson, who has pre­ sented a cabinet containing a card index for the convenience of

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members. The thanks of the Society are due to Mr. Stephenson for both his help and his gift. A considerable amount of necessary binding has been done and many books have been added to the collection. A copy of Mr. Paul Dare's Ayleston Manor and Church was presented by the author, and the fourth and fifth volumes of Northants. Notes and Queries by Mr. A. B. McDonald. A number of volumes of the Folk Lore Society's publications were given by Major Freer. Curtis's Leicestershire, a history of Belvoir castle and HextalFs Ashby-de-la-Zouch were sent as a gift by Miss Cicely Fosbrooke. Potter's Churn- wood Forest, Wright's Rutland and Weever's Funeral Monuments were presented by an anonymous donor, in memory of the late Rev. J. W. Watts. Leicestershire Medieval Pedigrees, The Bel­ voir MSS. (vol. 2), The Pedigree Register (vols. 1 and 2, in parts), Abstracts of U'ills Proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 1658, Register Wootton (7 parts, as published), were given by Mr. G. F. Farnham. Seventeen volumes of photographs, of which fifteen volumes relate to Leicestershire and two to Rutland, taken by the late Mr. George Henton, and a large number of Mr. Henton's negatives, were presented by Mr. Frank Fosbrooke. It is proposed to place this valuable collection of photographs in a case to be specially made as a memorial to the late Mr. Thomas Fosbrooke, F.S.A.

NotesAt the meeting of the Committee on the last Monday in June,

the resignation by Mr. G. E. Newill of the office of Honorary Treasurer was received with regret. Mr. A. W. Death, Junr., A.C.A., was appointed in his place, and a resolution that the thanks of the Society should be given to Mr. Newill for his extremely valuable services was passed unanimously.

At the same meeting, Major Freer and Mr. George Farnham were re-elected to represent the Society at the Annual Congress of Archaeological Societies, to be held at the Society of Antiquaries in Burlington House, London, in November.

At the meeting held in November, Mr. George Farnham was re-elected for the ensuing year as the Society's representative on the Advisory Arts Committee to the Leicester City Corporation.

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At the same "meeting, a sub-committee was appointed to consider the question of excavations at Leicester Abbey, and to report thereon to the Committee.

Major Freer is to be congratulated on his election to the Presidency of the British Numismatic Society for the year 1925-6. This signal honour has very seldom been conferred upon a member living in the provinces.

Leicestershire Archaeological Society

ACCOUNTSFor the Year ending 31st December, 1925

AUDITOR'S CERTIFICATE

I have examined the within-written accounts, with the books and vouchers of the Society, and find them to be in accordance therewith.

H. J. FRANCIS, A.C.A.,

Honorary Auditor

27 January, 1926

xiv. THE LEICESTERSHIREReceipts and Payments Account for

___________________________GENERALRECEIPTS

1924. £ s. d.Dec. 31. To Balance ... ... ... ... ... 78 6 5

Reserved for 1 qrs. Rent to Xmas, 1924 2 10 0 Excursions Surplus ... ... ... 200

1925.Dec. 31. „ Subscriptions and Donations ... ... 330 17 0

Do. (1926) ... ... 100„ Sales of Transactions ... ... ... 697,, Interest on £101 5s. 4d. Leicester

3 per cent. Stock less Tax ... ... 279,, Interest on £100 Leicester 4f per cent.

Stock less Tax ... ... ... 1 12 0„ Bank Interest, ... ... ... 169

£426 9 6

LIBRARY1924. £ s. d. Dec. 31. To. Balance ... ... . 27 19 111925.Dec. 31. ,, Transfer from General Account ... 50 0 0

ARTHUR W. DEATH, JR., A.C.A.Hon. Treasurer £77 19 11

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FUNDS

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General Reserve Fund ... ... ... ... 200 5 10

Leicestershire Archaeological Research Fund ... 584 10 5

Library Fund ... ... ... ... ... 10 10 7

Hon. Treasurer's Account ... ... ... 87 4 1

Excursion Secretaries' Account ... ... ... 914?

ARTHUR W. DEATH, JR., A.C.A. £892 5 2 Hon. Treasurer

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December 31st, 1925

£ s. d. £101 5s. 4d. Leicester Corporation

3 per cent. Stock (value £72 10s.) ... 101 5 4

£100 Os. Od. Leicester Corporation4| per cent. Stock 1945/55 (value £95 10s.) 99 0 6

£155 Os. Od. 5 per cent. War Stock 1929/47 160 3 5 (Value £156)

£400 Os. Od. Leicester Corporation4| per cent. Stock 1945/55 (value £382) 395 1 0

£ s. d.Cash at Bank December 31/24 ... 1416 1 Interest on War Stock ... ... 7 15 0

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Cash at Bank—Library Account ... ... ... 1010 7

Ditto Current Account ... ... 87 4 1

Cash in hands of Excursion Secretaries ... ... 9 14 3

£892 5 2

THE LEICESTERSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY

THE 72nd ANNUAL REPORT 1926

Your Committee, in presenting their Report for 1926, are glad to be able to say that interest in the work of the Society was well maintained throughout the year. A part of Transactions that will bear comparison with any previous issue was published in the autumn; two most enjoyable excursions, admirably arranged by Messrs. Brand and Bedingfield, were taken during the summer; and many objects of exceptional interest were ex­ hibited by Mr. Hugh Goodacre, Mr. J. H. Taylor, Mr. S. J. Pegg, Mr. Paul Dare and other members at the various bi­ monthly meetings. During the year the following members were elected to the Society : —In January:— Mrs. Keith Thomson, Quorn, Loughborough

Mrs. Baines, Stanford-on-Soar, Lough- borough

Mrs. Colin Ellis, Stafford Lodge, Quorn, Loughborough

Mr. Ernest Edward Wells, The Moors, Kegworth, Derby

Mr. W. Bent Beardsley, Rectory Place, Loughborough

Mr. P. H. Grundy, Museum Square, Leicester

In February:— Mrs. Beardsley, New Quorn House, Quorn,Loughborough

Mrs. H. Noel, Blaby Hill, Leicester Mr. J. Deakin, 25 Swan Street, Lough­

boroughThe Rev. A. J. Ison, B.A., The Rectory,

Hathern, Loughborough

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Mr. Oliver Taylor, 34 Nelson Street,Leicester

The University Library, Chicago, U.S.A.In April:— The Rev. John Stewart, 157 Hinckley Road,

LeicesterIn May:— Mr. Walter H. Purnell, Burton Walks,

LoughboroughIn June : — Dr. Bertram Moss, LutterworthIn July : — Mr. Sidney Woodrow, The Haven, Oadby,

Leicester Mrs. Woodrow, The Haven, Oadby,

LeicesterMr. W. E. Mayes, The Museum, New Walk,

LeicesterIn October :— The Hon. Mrs. Murray Smith, Gumley Hall,

Market Harborough Mrs. Pochin, Eastleigh, Quorn,

Loughborough Mr. C. F. Ellis Dean, Lutterworth

In December:— Mr. Herbert Pochin, Wentworth Road, Leicester

This welcome accession of new supporters is unfortunately counterbalanced by the resignation of fourteen members and the loss by death of the Rev. Canon J. E. Stocks, the Rev. Warwick Whiteley, the Rev. L. H. Pearson, Miss M. Patey, Mr. H. W. Plant, Mr. J. Roberts, Mr. W. G. B. Pulman and Mr. W. A. Burchnall. The number of subscribing members at the end of the year was three hundred and seventeen, exactly the same as at the end of 1925.

Canon J. E. Stocks

The Rev. John Edward Stocks, D.D., Canon of Peter­ borough, and sometime Archdeacon of Leicester and Prolocutor of the Lower House of Convocation of Canterbury, died at Peter­ borough, in his eighty-fourth year, on the 29th of August, 1926.

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Canon Stocks, who became a member of this Society in 1876, was born at Leeds on the 28th of August, 1843. He was educated at Huddersfield College and at Christ Church, Oxford, and in 1867 took honours in Lit. Hum. Ordained deacon in 1868, he began his ministry as chaplain of Christ Church and curate of St. Philip and St. James, Oxford. In 1871 he married the third daughter of Mr. Thomas Mallam, of Oxford, and in the autumn of 1921 he and Mrs. Stocks celebrated their golden wedding at St. John's College, Oxford, where one of their sons was tutor. His long connection with Leicestershire began in 1871, when he was nominated by his college to the vicarage of Market Har- borough, where he remained until, in 1884, Dr. Magee transferred him to St. Saviour's, Leicester. He was made Rural Dean of Christianity (or Leicester) in 1891, and in 1899 was appointed to the archdeaconry of Leicester, an office that he held until his resignation in 1920, when he was given a residentiary canonry by Dr. Woods and moved to Peterborough. After eighteen years' strenuous work at Leicester, he was rector of Misterton from 1902 to 1914, and for the next six years made his home with his son, the Rev. F. C. Stocks, who then held the rectory of Foston.

From about the time of his leaving St. Saviour's until 1918, when he gave up the office of Prolocutor, the Archdeacon—to give him his most familiar title—did a great deal of valuable work in connection with the Southern Lower House of Convo­ cation, where he was held in the highest esteem for his personal qualities, and for the remarkable tact, firmness and ability with which he carried out the difficult and responsible duties he was called upon to perform. It is by his very notable services in this sphere that he will no doubt be chiefly remembered as a dis­ tinguished churchman.

It was probably at about the date of his joining the Archaeo­ logical Society that, with the assistance of Mr. W. B. Bragg, he began to edit the Market Harborough Parish Records, the first volume of which was published in 1890. After an interval of many years, he returned to this task, and it was a great satis­ faction to him that he lived to complete the recently-issued volume. In the meantime, he assisted in the preparation of the first three volumes of the Records of the Borough of Leicester

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and rendered some help to his daughter, Miss Helen Stocks, who edited the volume published in 1923. Before 1919, the date of its publication, in conjunction with Prebendary Deedes, of Chi- chester, and Mr. J. L. Stocks, of St. John's College, Oxford, he compiled a scholarly catalogue of The Old Town Hall Library of Leicester, for which he wrote a delightfully characteristic intro­ duction. This quietly-worded essay shows how well he under­ stood the books and their associations, and with what warm human sympathy he regarded a "collection which, it is strange to reflect, was, when it was founded, a modern library, and is now a relic of the far-off past."

Canon Stocks was laid to rest on the south side of Peter­ borough cathedral, near to the graves of his old friends Bishop Clay ton and Dean Ingram. This Society was represented at the funeral by Canon Winckley, Canon James and Mr. Henry Hartopp.

Transactions

In the autumn, the first part of volume XIV of the Society's Transactions was issued to members. This, besides the Report and Statement of Accounts for 1925, contains four valuable and interesting papers, viz : —

i. The Open Fields of Leicester, by Charles J. Billson, M.A., with plans by Albert Herbert, A.R.I.B.A.

ii. The Castle and Manor of Castle Donington, by George F. Farnham, M.A., F.S.A., and A. Hamilton Thomp­ son, M.A., D.Litt., F.S.A.; An Account of the Church, by A. Hamilton Thompson, M.A., D.Litt., F.S.A., with a plan of the church, by Albert Herbert, A.R.I.B.A., and several photographic illustrations

iii. Fenny Drayton and the Purefey Monuments, by George Farnham, M.A., F.S.A., and Albert Herbert, A.R.I.B.A., with a drawing by Albert Herbert and several photographic illustrations

iv. A Corrody from Leicester Abbey, A.D. 1393-4, with Some Notes on Corrodies, by A. Hamilton Thompson, M.A., D.Litt., F.S.A.

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The corrody from Leicester abbey was discovered by Mr. Farnham, who very kindly presented a translation of it, made from the original roll in the Public Record Office, and the attention of members is specially directed to the very happy and illuminating remarks of Dr. Hamilton Thompson, on corrodies in general, by which it is introduced. The Committee wish to thank very heartily all the contributors to the part, and especially to express their gratitude to Dr. Hamilton Thompson for his continued and generous help, notwithstanding the many calls upon his time and energy. Dr. Thompson has done a great deal for the Society, and it is right that he should be assured that his help and inspiration are appreciated.

Lectures

The following lectures were delivered and exhibitions were held at bi-monthly meetings in the course of the year: —

25 January: — Lecture on Anglo-Saxon Leicestershire, by Mr. M. P. Dare

31 May:— Exhibition of many objects of antiquarian interest by members

21 June : — Lecture on the Public Record Office and Some of its Contents, by Mr. Hilary Jenkinson, M.A., F.S.A., of the Public Record Office

26 July: — Lantern Lecture entitled My Excavations at Margidunum, a Roman Camp on the Fosse Way, by Dr. Felix Oswald, F.S.A. ( On this occasion Dr. Oswald exhibited some of the more interesting finds made by him on the site of Margidunum.)

27 September : —Lantern Lecture, How a Medieval Cathedral was Built, by Mr. A. Hamilton Thompson, M.A., D.Litt., F.S.A.

29 November : —Lecture on Leicestershire and the Survey of English Place-names, by Professor Alien Mawer, M.A., of Liverpool University

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There was no lecture on the 29th of March, when the Society's annual meeting was held, but a picture, which will be referred to below, was exhibited by Mr. C. W. Kilby.

Discoveries and Exhibits

At a 1, meeting of the Committee held in January, Mr. Paul Dare reported upon a visit of inspection he had paid to the site of an ancient building at Sapcote, of which he submitted a plan. So far as is known, no excavations have been undertaken.

At the January bi-monthly meeting, a pinchbeck medal, struck in commemoration of the capture of Portobello by Admiral Vernon on the 22nd of November, 1739, and recently found at Barrow-on-Soar, was exhibited by Mr. George Farnham, and Mr. Hugh Goodacre exhibited a silver penny of the Saxon archbishop Ceolnoth, which came from the mint about 840. At the same meeting, Mr. George Cable showed some fine brass balances, of the eighteenth century, used for the weighing of guineas and half-guineas, and made by A. Williamson, Ormskirk, Lancashire.

At the March bi-monthly meeting, Mr. C. W. Kilby exhibited a water-colour drawing of a Green Coat Boy (i.e., a pupil of Alderman Newton's school) by the late John Fulleylove, R.I., the distinguished Leicester painter, who was born about 1845. This is an interesting, and perhaps a unique record. Fulleylove was an accurate observer, and the members present who remembered these lads' being about the town were all agreed that the repre­ sentation was faithful in regard to the dress, and that the artist had drawn a typical scholar of the alderman's useful and credit­ able foundation. Mr. Hugh Goodacre brought with him the fol­ lowing objects':—(i) a miniature of Sarah Maria Knipe, widow of Sir John Palmer Acland, bart., a former resident at Ulles- thorpe; (ii) a clay tobacco-pipe, stamped on the base of the bowl: " IOHN MATS, 1698," which had been found at Claybrooke in 1918; (iii) a small annular iron box, enamelled or varnished, with strawberry and gold decoration on the lid, containing a Charles II fourpenny piece wrapped in paper, that was found at Sapcote in 1915, when an old cottage there was pulled down; (iv) a Bilston

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enamel patch-box, *with a picture of Leicester abbey on the lid; and (v) a pair of silver sauce boats, London, 1741-2.

Mr. Hilary Jenkinson, who was to have lectured at the May bi-monthly meeting, being unfortunately too unwell to come to Leicester, the sub-committee arranged a special exhibition, to which Major Freer contributed a fine series of medals, and Mr. Farnham, Canon Winckley and Mr. S. W. Webb a number of miniatures. A case of thirty-three selected miniatures by famous painters was provided, from his own choice collection, by Mr. S. J. Pegg, to whose kindness the committee will certainly appeal the next time such an exhibition is contemplated. Mr. J. H. Taylor, whose resources seem to be inexhaustible, sent a selection of old English spoons and other silverware, some of the specimens being of local make, and examples of Leipzig and Waterloo medals, etc. Mr. Goodacre showed a collection of rare Byzantine coins, dating from A.D. 395, and some bronze articles, Roman fibulae, etc., and Mr. S. Russell a series of photographs, mainly of Leicester­ shire churches. The members present thoroughly enjoyed the exhibition, and were most grateful to those who contributed to its success.

At the July meeting, after Dr. Oswald's lecture, Mr. Good- acre exhibited a medallion of the Constantine period, and explained how this had been inserted in a military standard.

At the September meeting, Mr. Paul Dare exhibited a small poculum of Castor ware, 4| inches high, and a cream-coloured Salopian ampulla, painted with red bands, discovered at the corner of Newarke Street and Oxford Street, where Messrs. R. C. Alien & Co. are building an extension to their premises. Close to the poculum was found a skeleton, said to be that of an aged woman, the site being within the known area of the cemetery outside the southern boundary of Roman Leicester. At the same time, he exhibited a document that had been found hidden in the house—occupied until about twenty-five years ago by the late Mr. Samuel Stephens Bankart—that was pulled down in the course of operations mentioned. This document shows that the house was built in 1771 for Samuel Bankart, and in it are set forth the names of the workmen and contractors employed upon its erection. He

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reported that he had explored an old well, about 35 feet deep, on the site, but that nothing Roman had been recovered from it. Messrs. Alien, he said, intended to preserve the objects described above in an air-tight case, which they will retain.

At the November meeting, Mr. Dare exhibited some Roman finds from the part of Gallowtree Gate where Messrs. Boots', Ltd., are building an addition to their chemists' shop. These finds consisted of a Castor ware poculum, similar to the one found at Messrs. Alien's, but about an inch taller and of much coarser make, of whitish pipe-clay covered with a thin engobe of lustrous dark brown; a human skull, definitely of the dolicho­ cephalic type, that was found, close to the poculum, resting on the clay at a depth of seven feet; and a badly corroded second brass of the middle of the third century, apparently of Gallienus or Valerianus, all that is deciperable upon it being a head with radiated crown and the legend: ....ALLlE....or....ALERL... These discoveries are important, because they lead us to think that the Roman cemetery extended further southwards than is shown on the map illustrating the late Professor Haverfield's paper on Roman Leicester, which was published in the Archaeological Journal (XXX, Sec. 2, 1918). They will be des­ cribed more fully in an illustrated paper that is being prepared for submission to the Publications Committee by Mr. Dare, which will also deal with other sepulchral remains since found on the same spot. It may be stated, however, that the problem of the site is complicated by the finding of human skeletons and some objects that look like medieval leg-shackles near the surface of the ground, and of a large number of later " tygs " and clay pipes, and that a comparatively modern well has been found to contain a layer of bones and Roman potsherds about three feet thick. Mr. Dare also exhibited at the meeting a fine piece of Terra Sigillato, which had formed the lower portion of a bowl (Form Drag, 29),of first-century La Graufesenque manufacture, ornamented with a running scroll pattern. This was found in June, during an excavation in Highcross Street, and is now in the Leicester Museum. He reported that he had sent to the Ordnance Survey the Leicestershire sheets, with all the necessary additions, for the second edition of the map of Roman Britain.

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Excursions

The first of the two summer excursions took the form of a tour by motor, on the 29th of June, from the County Rooms at Leicester, through Market Harborough, Lubenham, Theclding- worth, Stanford-on-Avon and Swinford, to Lutterworth. The many members and their friends who took part in this outing first halted at Harborough, where they went over the church and the quaint timber-framed grammar school of 1618, which stand near to each other, unprotected by any fence, in the open market square. The church has many features of interest, is of various dates, and is dedicated to St. Dionysius. The next stay was at Lubenham; the small church there, which internally is of con­ siderable interest, was unfortunately in the hands of cleaners, and was partly hidden by scaffolding and dust sheets. The history of it, however, was outlined by Mr. Alien, the incumbent, who spoke from the pulpit, and Mr. Farnham explained such of the more notable furniture and architectural characteristics as were visible. The village has associations with Charles I, who stayed at the Hall before the battle of Naseby. Mr. Farnham also pointed out the things specially worthy of note in the church at Theddingworth. After lunch, taken by the way, near a pleasant inn with an exceptionally cheerful landlady, the party proceeded to Stanford-on-Avon, where the many beauties of the very fine church were expounded by Mr. A. H. Dyson, who met them at the churchyard gate. Some time was spent in this building, for the rare medieval glass, the monuments, and the many other attractions of the interior formed an irresistable temptation to linger. The interior of Swinford church was also explained by Mr. Dyson. The chief features of this are the late Norman arcade, a font of unusual design, and a modern1 apse. The party, after being conducted over the church at Misterton by the rector, the Rev. E. M. Richards, who also spoke about the history of the place, went on to Lutterworth, where tea was enjoyed at the Denbigh Arms. After tea, they went to the church, in which Mr. Dyson discoursed to them upon the Feilding (?) altar tomb, the two pairs of brasses, the Doom picture over the chancel arch, the remaining half (restored) of the " Three Live and the Three Dead Kings" wall-painting, etc., and the so-called " Wycliffe

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relics," which, though some of them are very interesting in themselves, are all much later in origin than Wycliffe's time. This is clearly demonstrable, but many of the Lutterworth die- hards refuse to give up the tradition. The earliest of the "relics," sometimes described as part of a vestment worn by the reformer, was thought by Mr. Matthew Bloxam to be part of an altar frontal, and both he and the late Mr. Perkins Pick considered that the ornament upon it showed it to be of fifteenth-century make. Mr. Dyson, of course, does not entertain the popular superstition about these things; indeed, he has done his best to explode it, but traditional errors are not easily killed. After strolling through the town, the members took to their cars soon after seven, and Leicester was reached about eight o'clock. The day was sunny and bright, without being uncomfortably hot, and every stage of the tour provided interest and pleasure.

At half-past-one on Wednesday, the 29th of July, about fifty members and friends motored from the County Rooms to Nevill Holt, to which they had been kindly invited by the Rev. C. A. C. Bowlker, who conducted them over the extremely interesting house and showed them the chapel. Mr. George Farnham gave a preliminary address upon the place and its history with his usual accuracy and informal geniality, and the party then set out to inspect the various rooms. As an illustrated account of " The Manor House and Chapel of Holt," by Messrs. Farnham and Hamilton Thompson, to which an excellent plan by Mr. Walter Brand is appended, may be read in Vol. xiii, pp. 199-244, of the Society's Transactions, all that need be said here is that, at the conclusion of the visit, Mr. and Mrs. Bowlker were heartily thanked for their invitation, and their courteous reception, which made everyone feel welcome.

From Holt, the motors preceded to Medbourne, where an excellent tea was served in the Village Hall. After this, the party went to the church, which was thoroughly explained to them by the Rev. T. K. B. Nevinson, who afterwards very kindly allowed them to inspect the charming grounds in which his house stands. Adjoining the churchyard, and connecting it with a part of the village, is a graceful old bridge by which one passes over a stream. This bridge has since been scheduled by Mr. William Keay, who

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had in February been' unanimously elected to act as the Society's correspondent, in succession to the late Mr. Thomas Fosbrooke. Mr. Nevinson was cordially thanked for all his kind attentions, and the return journey to Leicester was begun about seven o'clock. For an account of " The Manor and Advowson of Medbourne," by Mr. Farnham and Dr. Hamilton Thompson, see Transactions, Vol. xiii, pp. 93-135.

Both these excursions were entirely successful, and all who took part in them felt much indebted to Messrs Brand and Beding- field, whose care and forethought cannot be too gratefully acknowledged. Their unobtrusive efforts contribute in no small degree to the well-being of the Society.

Leicestershire Records

At a meeting of the Committee held early in the year, an official letter from the Master of the Rolls, concerning the preser­ vation and accessibility to students of manorial records, was read and discussed. The matter, which is of great importance to everybody interested in the history of Leicestershire and anxious to promote its study locally, could not be settled at such a gathering; but it is the plain duty of your Com­ mittee to make the position known to members, and it is hoped that those of them who possess influence, either in the city or the county, will do their utmost to bring about an arrangement by which Leicestershire records can be permanently and safely kept in Leicestershire. It would be a grave reflection on the intelligence and local patriotism of this generation if students in the future had to go to London, or possibly to Nottingham or Birmingham, because no suitable and safe place for storing documents had been provided in Leicester, which is a very ancient city, set in the middle of a shire that has been the scene of many important events, and the home of many famous people.

The present position in England generally is well explained in the Anniversary Address to the Society of Antiquaries, de­ livered by the earl of Crawford and Balcarres on the 23rd of April, 1926, and printed on pages 241-262 of Vol. vi of The Antiquaries Journal. The relevant portion of Lord Crawford's address may be found on pp. 245-6, and is as follows : —

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" Under the Law of Property Act (1922) the venerable system of copyhold tenure has disappeared owing to what amounts to a compulsory enfranchisement. The value of manorial records, which throw so much light upon the social history of the country, and provide rich material for economic research, was so well recognised that the Society [of Antiquaries] and the Congress of Archaeological Societies were impelled to make every effort to prevent the dispersal of documents, which on ceasing to be living title-deeds were in manifest danger of loss or destruction. Relying on the precedent of 1857, when the Probate Act laid down that Wills should be ' arranged......so as to be easy of reference', ascheme was drafted by our Treasurer and Mr. Paley Baildon, and I am glad to say was adopted by the Government in the Amending Act of 1924. All Manorial documents are placed under the charge and superintendence of the Master of the Rolls. He has to make inquiries to see if they are properly kept, and if not to require them to be handed over to suitable custody. And here let me acknowledge the debt of scholarship to the zeal and promptitude with which Lord Hanworth, the Master of the Rolls, has grappled with a very complex problem. He set out to make it clear that in preserving the documents, the rights of the Lord of the Manor should be fully protected. His appeals to Lords and Stewards of Manors to furnish information to the Public Record Office so far from causing umbrage have resulted in a noteworthy response, particulars of no less than 6,000 Manors having already been received. Much remains to be accomplished, for there must be an immense number of Manors (many of them already extinguished so far as exercise of manorial rights is concerned) of which the documents survive, though probably hidden away in charter- chests or solicitors' offices. It is to be hoped that Lord Han­ worth will continue to prosecute his inquiries, especially as he is perfecting an organisation for the custody of documents. Arrangements have already been made for their safe deposit in various local centres—which the Master of the Rolls prefers to their aggregation in two or three central places : and negotiations are in progress with libraries, museums, and learned societies where the papers can be safely housed within the meaning of the Act, and made available for students of local history. I look upon this enterprise as highly important, but we must of course make

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allowance for the financial stringency which precludes a really comprehensive treatment.''

To secure the retention of Leicestershire records in the county to which they rightly belong, and to place them per­ manently within the reach of the people naturally most interested in them, would not necessarily involve the erection of a new and costly building. The requirements of the Master of the Rolls would be met by the provision of a fireproof place of deposit and a small room, where the documents could be studied or tran­ scribed, that would be accessible to the public, under proper con­ ditions, at all reasonable hours. In towns that possess, as Leicester does, a well built and centrally situated Public Library, this provision could be made without any alarming expenditure of money, and in all probability the necessary attendance could be secured without adding to the existing staff. There may, of course, be practical difficulties in the way of this plan's being put into operation at Leicester, but there appears to be no doubt that such an arrangement would satisfy the Master of the Rolls.

Original written records and other historical survivals, but chiefly the written records, are the only source from which a true knowledge of the personal ways, social customs, legal processes and modes of government of our forefathers can be obtained, and, as Lord Crawford says, it is of the utmost importance that these should be preserved and kept where they will be most useful. It is of special importance to this Society, if its research endow­ ment and the efforts of its members are to be expended effectively and economically, that as many documents as possible relating to Leicester and Leicestershire should be housed where they can be conveniently studied by members engaged in research work, and it cannot be repeated too emphatically that it will be a reproach to the city and county if, through apathy or any other cause, Leicestershire records are allowed to be transferred to some other place. Members are therefore exhorted to do all that they can to prevent what in the future would certainly be regarded as a calamity that should have been provided against.

The Fosbrooke Memorial

The money subscribed in the winter of 1925 towards a memorial to the late Mr. Thomas Henry Fosbrooke, F.S.A., was

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spent upon a carved oak book-case, designed in the office of Messrs. Fosbrooke and Bedingfield, which now stands in the Society's room at the Old Town Hall, a handsome and appropriate monument to a man who will long be remembered with affection and respect. Mr. Fosbrooke's name, and the dates of his birth and death, appear on a part of the front that was left plain that this simple inscription might be engraved upon it.

Mr. F. N. Fosbrooke's Gift

Before leaving Leicester, Mr. F. N. Fosbrooke presented to the Society four interesting water-colour drawings by the late Mr. G. M. Henton. Two of the drawings faithfully represent different aspects of Highcross Street as it appeared about 1895, and two the "Huntingdon Tower" and other remains of the historic mansion, occupied in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries by the earls of Huntingdon, that were demolished when High Street was widened about twenty-five years ago. These generous gifts, which have been hung in the Society's room, are greatly valued for their intrinsic interest and their personal associations. Mr. Fosbrooke gave them in. memory of the artist, who was an old friend of the Fosbrooke family and a generous benefactor to the Society, of which he was for many years a member.

The Library

During the year, the following additions were made to the Society's library:—The Historical MSS. Commission, Vol. vii, presented by Mr. R. H. Stephenson; Mr. M. P. Dare's Charmvood Forest and its Environs, presented by the author; and several use­ ful county guide books, presented by Mrs. Munton. For these gifts the Society's thanks are due to the respective donors. An almost complete set of the Antiquaries Journal, sent in exchange for the Society's own Transactions, and since completed through the kindness of Canon Winckley, was also received. The library now contains sets, which have been completed and, where necessary, suitably bound, of the Transactions of the Shropshire Archaeological Society, the Derbyshire Archaeological and Natural History Society, and the (Notts.) Thoroton Society.

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Leicester Abbey

It will be remembered that, in November, 1925, a sub-com­ mittee was appointed to consider the question of excavations at Leicester abbey, and to report thereon to the Committee. The Parks Committee of the City Council have since formed a sub­ committee of their own, to which it is satisfactory to know that Mr. George Farnham and Mr. W. K. Bedingfield have been co- opted, to represent the archaeological and architectural interests of the Society.

The Old Town Hall

The Old Town Hall was formally re-opened by Alderman Windley, the oldest member of the Leicester City Council, on the 19th of May. The whole of the seating accommodation in the great hall, originally the hall of the Corpus Christi gild, was occupied by representative guests, and speeches were made by the mayor of Leicester (Alderman Banton); Dean Inge, one of whose ancestors had held that office in the seventeenth century; the chairman of the Estates Committee; and several mem­ bers of the City Council. After the ceremony, a luncheon was held at the Oriental Hall, in the Market Place, which occupies the site of the house of Richard Inge, the seventeenth-century mayor. General satisfaction was expressed at the able way in which Mr. Fosbrooke and his partners, had strengthened and put into good order one of the most interesting buildings now left in Leicester.

Notes.

At the November meeting, Mr. Farnham was unanimously re-elected as the Society's representative on the Advisory Arts Committee to the City Council. Mr. Farnham has been chairman of this committee since its formation in 1924.

Members will be glad to know that Major Freer has been re- elected to the presidency of the British Numismatic Society.

XXXIV

THE LEICESTERSHIREReceipts and Payments Account for

GENERAL

1925 Dec. 31.1926. Dec. 31.

RECEIPTS

To Balance

,, Subscriptions and Donations Do. do. (1927)

,, Sales of Transactions of L.A.S. ,, Interest on £101 5s. 4d. Leicester

3 per cent. Stock, less Tax ... ,, Interest on £100 Leicester 4| per cent.

Stock, less Tax ,, Bank Interest

£ s. 87 4

322 5 1 0 3 19

2 8

3 16 4 10

d. 1

0 06

6

0 9

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

£425 3 10

LIBRARY1925 £ s . d. Dec. 31. To Balance ... ... ... ... 10 10 71926Dec. 31. ,, Receipts re Publications ... ... 34 13 tt

,, Bank Interest ... ... ... 0 12 la

£45 16 5

XXXV

ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETYthe Year ending 31st December, 1926 ACCOUNT

PAYMENTS1926 Dec. 31.

£ s. d. £ s. d.By SUBSCRIPTIONS :

Archaeological Congress ... British Numismatic Society Canterbury and York Society 1 Lincoln Record Society ... English Place Name Society British Record Society

Printing TransactionsPrinting and StationeryHonorarium to Assistant SecretaryRentPostages and Sundry ExpensesLecturers' Expenses and LanternFire InsuranceOfficial Year Book of Scientific

and Learned Societies of GreatBritain and Ireland

Transferred to Research Fund Income Tax Schedule D Balance at Bank

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tar

;rn

0111

1511

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000006

g

21012251012100

18700707

0300266

0 15 013 17 6200

121 1 5

£425 3 10

ACCOUNT1926Dec. 31. By Wyvern Bindery—Bookbinding

,, Balance at Bank

£ s. d.11 12 334 4 2

£45 16 5

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December

£ s. d.

General Reserve Fund 200 5 10

Leicestershire Archaeological Research Fund ... 627 16 11

Library FundHon. Treasurer's AccountExcursion Secretaries' Account

34 4 2121 1 5

11 0 3

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

£994 8 7

ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETYACCOUNT31st, 1926

£ s. d. £101 5s. 4d. Leicester Corporation

3 per cent. Stock (value £73 10s. Od.) ... ... 101 5 4

£100 Os. Od. .Leicester Corporation4| per cent. Stock 1945/55 (value £95 10s. Od.) 99 0 6

£205 Os. Od. 5 per cent. War Stock1929/47 (value £206 10s. Od.) ... ... ... 210 18 11

£400 Os. Od. Leicester Corporation4| per cent. Stock 1945/55 (value £382 Os. Od.) 395 1 0

£ s. d.Cash at Bank December 31/25 ... 29 6 0 Donation from Mr. W. H. Jones ... 550 Interest on 5 per cent. War Stock ... 900 Ditto on £400 4f per cent. Leicester Cor­

poration Stock ... ... ... 15 4 0Transfer from Current Account ... 13 17 6

72 12 6 Less Expended in purchase of £50

5 per cent. War Stock 1929/47 ... 50 15 6————— 21 17 0

•Cash at Bank—Library Account ... 34 4 2Ditto —Current and Deposit Accounts 121 1 5Ditto —Excursion Secretaries' Account 11 03

£994 8 7

Leicestershire Archaeological Society

Accounts for the Year ending 31st December, 1926

AUDITOR'S CERTIFICATE

I have examined the within-written accounts with the books and vouchers of the Society and find them to be in accordance therewith.

H. J. FRANCIS, A.C.A.Honorary Auditor

February 4th, 1927

THE

LEICESTERSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY

1926-27

PATRON

His Grace the DUKE OF RUTLAND, F.S.A.

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

VICE-PRESIDENTSThe HIGH SHERIFF OF LEICESTERSHIREThe Worshipful the MAYOR OF LEICESTERThe Right Honourable the EARL OF DYSARTThe Right Honourable the EARL OF LANESBOROUGHThe Right Honourable LORD ABERCONWAY, P.C.The Right Reverend the LORD BISHOP OF LEICESTER, D.D.The Honourable ADRIAN VERNEY CAVEThe Right Reverend BISHOP NORMAN LANG, D.D.The Right Honourable SIR MATTHEW INGLE JOYCE, F.S.A.Major SIR KEITH FRASER, BART., D.L.SIR ARTHUR GREY HAZLERIGG, BART., Lord Lieutenant of

LeicestershireSIR ARTHUR WHEELER, BART., D.L.SIR MAURICE LEVY, BART.GEORGE F. FARNHAM, ESQ., M.A., F.S.A.L. T. TOPHAM, ESQ., J-P.Major W. A. BROCKINGTON, O.B.E., M.A.The Ven. the ARCHDEACON OF LEICESTERThe Ven. the ARCHDEACON OF LOUGHBOROUGHLT. COL. C. F. OLIVER, D.L.

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COMMITTEE Elected March 28tfe, 1927.

The HON. SECRETARY. The HON. LOCAL SECRETARIES. THE HON. SECRETARIES OK SUB­

COMMITTEES. The HON. TREASURER. J. AUBN, Esq. R. W. BEDINGFIELD, ESQ. Rev. Canon J. CASSON, M.A. GEORGE FARNHAM, Esq., M.A..F.S.A. H. HARTOPP, Esq. A. HERBERT, Esq.Miss W. HUMBERSTONECapt. L. H. IRVINE

Rev. CANON A. O. JAMES, M.A.W. KEAY., Esq., M.Inst., C.E.Col. R. E. MARTIN, C.M.G., D.L.A. B. MCDONALD, Esq.Lieut. Col. C. F. OLIVER, D.L.W. H. RIPPIN, Esq.S. RUSSELL, Esq.S'. H. SKILLINGTON, Esq.Aid. C. SQUIREG. KEITH THOMSON, Esq., M.A.REV. CANON S. T. WINCKLEY, R.D.Miss ETHEL J. WINDLEY.

SUB-COMMITTEES (1) Library, Lectures, and Publications.

GEORGE FARNHAM, Esq., M.A..F.S.A.(Chairman and Hon. Sec.)

H. J. FRANCIS, Esq. H. HARTOPP, Esq.

A. HERBERT, Esq.S. H. SKILLINGTON, Esq.G. KEITH THOMSON, Esq., M.A.

(2) Excursion.

R. W. BEDINGFIELD, ESQ. W. BRAND, ESQ. (Hon. Sec.)

Rev. CANON A. O. JAMES, M.A. S. RUSSELL, Esq.

HON. LOCAL SECRETARIES'

Ashby-die-la-Zouch District.LEONARD FOSBROOKE, Esq., Raven-

stone Hall, Leicester.

Castle Donington District.T. E. ROUTH, Esq., Castle Don­

ington, Derby.

Hinckley District. H. J. FRANCIS, ESQ., Hinckley.

Loughborough District.WILFRED Moss, Esq., C.B.E.,

Nanpantan, Loughborough.

Lutterworth District.HUGH GEORGE GOODACRE, Esq., J.P.,

Ullesthorpe Court, Rugby.

Market Harborough District.GEORGE GREEN, Esq., C.C., J.P.,

Market Harborough.Melton Mowbray District

REV. W. R. FINCH, Asfordby Rectory, Melton Mowbray.

OFFICERS LIST OF MEMBERS xli.

HON. SECRETARYMajor WIUIAM JESSE FREER, D.I,., V.D., F.S.A., Local Sec. Soc.

Antiquaries Land., The Stony Gate, Leicester (Corresponding.)

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

HON. TREASURER A. W. DKATH, jun., A.C.A., Esq., 14 Millstone Lane, Leicester.

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

TRUSTEES FOR ENDOWMENT FUNDA. W. DEATH, JUN., A.C.A., ESQ. S^R ARTHUR WHEELER, BART. GEORGE FARNHAM, ESQ., M.A..F.S.A. MAJOR W. J. FREER, F.S.A. H. G. GOODACRE, ESQ. A. H. LEAVESLEY, ESQ.

HONORARY MEMBERSRev. W. G. D. Fletcher, M.A., E. Sidney Hartland, Esq., F.S'.A.,

F.S.A. , Oxon Vicarage, Shrews- Gloucester.bury J. A. Gotch, Esq., F.S.A., Kettering.

Sir C. H. Read, LL.D., F.S.A., late A. Hamilton Thompson, Esq., M.A.,President Soc. Antiquaries Land., F.S.A. ,1 De Grey Terrace, Leeds.6 Palace Gardens TerraceLondon, W.8.

SUBSCRIBING MEMBERS' AT 30 SEPTEMBER, 1927.Aberconway, The Rt. Hon. Lord, Barnett, H. D. M., Esq., 14 New

43 Belgrave Square, S'.W.l Street, Leicester(Vice-President.) Barnley, Dr. A. N., Wigston Magna,

Abney, J. R., Esq., 19 East 86 Street, LeicesterNew York, U.S.A. Barradale, C. Geoffrey, Esq., Sum-

Alien, Joseph, Esq., 187 Hinckley merhill, Morland Avenue, •Road Leicester Leicester

Andrewes, Rev. B. C. F., The Barradell, M. H, Esq., 59 TichborneVicarage, Ashby-de-la-Zouch _ Street, Leicester

Ashwell, F. A. Ellis, Esq., 34 Beardsley, W. Bent, Esq., RectoryAvenue Road Leicester Place, LoughboronghAvenue Koaa, Leicester Beardsley, Mrs., New Qnom House,

Quorn, Loughborough^1^^ ̂ 46 ^ *"* ^fhe'brescTnt . Bailey? CF., Esq., 5 Friar Lane, ^"' W' K-

J, Soar House, Quorn, **£%£ ***' **"*Loughborough Bennett, J. O., Esq., Broad Street,

Baker, A. E., Esq., Billmge Syston, LeicesterSwithland Lane, Rothley, Bennett, Mrs. F. W., 104 RegentLeicester Road, Leicester

Bankart, James Hunt, Esq., Clovelly, Berridge, Miss Marion, 130 New10 Morland Avenue, Leicester Walk, Leicester

Barker, J. W., Esq., 7 Welford Road, Bigg, C. S., Esq., B.A., Friar Lane,Leicester Leicester

Barlow, Evan, Esq., Hambleden, Billings, W. K., Esq., 32 St. James'Kn'ighton Road, Leicester. Road, Leicester

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Billson, C. J., Esq., M.A., WealdHouse, Heathfield, Sussex

Birmingham Public Libraries(Reference Department)

Blackmore, Rev. A. T. Gardner,M.A., Rothley Vicarage,Leicester

Bland, Edmund, Esq., St. Martin's,Leicester

Blunt, J. W., Esq., M.A., Port Hill,Blaby, Leicester

Bott, W.' H., Esq^., J.P., Hinckley Bouskell, Frank, Esq., Market Bos-

worth, Nuneaton Bradford, F. J., Esq., 1 Leamington

Street, Leicester Bradshaw, J. J., Esq., Evington,

Leicester Bramall, Mrs. E., Allandale,

Stoughton Road, Leicester Brand, W., Esq., A.R.I.B.A., 170

New Walk, Leicester(Hon. Excursion Secretary)

Biockington, Major W. A., O.B.E.,M.A., Hill Bank, Birstall,Leicester

Brown, J. H., Esq., Red Bank,Great Glen, Leicester

Brown, Thomas, Esq., Kirby Mux-loe, Leicester

Burdet.t, Mrs. Fergus H., Desford,Leicester

Burke, Dr., Narborough, Leicester Burns-Hartopp, Lt. Col. J., D.L.,

J.P., Burton Lazars, MeltonMowbray

Burton, H. H., Esq., Carisbrooke,London Road, Leicester

Cable, George, Esq., 22 Princess Rd.,Leicester

Casson, Rev. Canon J., M.A., R.D.,Croft Rectory, Leicester

Chapman, J., Esq., Yew Lodge,Chapel Lane, Knighton,Leicester

Charles, W. F., Esq., F.R.M.S.,The Nook, Loughborough

Chicago University Library, Chicago,U.S.A.

Clarke, A. Bernard, Esq., TempestRoad, Birstall, Leicester

Clarke, Mrs. W. A., St. Mary's Road,Leicester

Clarke, Rev. W. J., The Vicarage,Thurnby, Leicester

Clay, C. B., Esq., 103 Highcross St.,Leicester

Cleminson, W., Esq., Bridge Road,Leicester

Cleveland Public Library, 325 Su­ perior Avenue, N.E. Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A.

Clifford, R. S., jun., Esq., Lough- borough

Coleman, Dr. A. T., Ashwell, Knighton Drive, Leicester

Corah, J. Reginald, Esq., The Cleeve, Knighton Grange Road, Leicester

Crosby, Dr. T. Villiers, Manor House, Humberstone, Leicester

Cross, W., Esq., Rearsby, LeicesterCnrtis, W. P., Esq., The Gate House,

Castle Street, LeicesterDaniels, S. K., Esq., Millstone Lane,

Leicester Dare, M. P., Esq., Wyggeston Lodge,

Victoria Road, Leicester Davis, J. H., Esq., Friar Lane,

Leicester Deakin, J. Esq., 25 Swan Street,

LoughboroughDean, C. F. Ellis, Esq., Lutterworth Deane, H. J., Esq., Highfield, Ashby

Road, Loughborongh Death, A. W., Jnnr., A.C.A., Esq., 14

Millstone Lane, Leicester Driver, Jas. F., Esq., M.I.E.E.,

Technical College, Loughborough Dunn, W., Esq., Stoneycroft Hotel,

Elmfield Avenue, LeicesterElliott, Mrs. C. A. B., The Orchards,

Oadby, LeicesterEllis, Ernest E., Esq., The Old Rec­

tory, Tilton-on-the-Hill, LeicesterEllis, Bernard, Esq., Church Leys,

Rearsby, LeicesterEllis, Mrs. Colin, Quorn, Lough­

boroughEllwood, G. B., Esq., 134 Highcross

Street, LeicesterEverard, Bernard, Esq., B.A., Bar-

don House, Bardon Hill, Leicester

Faire, Lieut. Col. Sir Samuel, D.L.,J.P., Glenfield Frith, Leicester.

Farnham, George F. ( Esq., M.A.,F.S.A., Quorn House, Quorn,Loughborough

Peaks, Chas. E., Esq., 44 StrettonRoad, Leicester

Ferrers, The Rt. Hon. the Earl,M.A., F.S.A., Stannton Harold,Ashby-de-la-Zouch(President)

Fielding Johnson, Lieut. Col. T.Paget, Pailton House, Rugby

LIST OF MEMBERS xliii.Finch, Rev. W. R., Asfordby Rec­

tory, Melton Mowbray (Hon. Local Secretary.)

Fletcher, Dr. H. J., Highfield House, Stoney Stanton, Hinckley

Ford, T. H., Esq., The Gables, Salisbury Road, Leicester

Fosbrooke, F. N., Esq., Stour House, Dedham, Essex

Fosbrooke, Mrs., Stour House, Ded­ ham, Essex

Fosbrooke, Leonard, Esq., Raven- stone Hall, Leicester (Hon. Local Secretary.)

Francis, H. J., Esq., Hollycroft, Hinckley (Hon. Local Secretary.)

Fraser, Major Sir Keith, Bart., D.L., Carlton Curlieu Hall, Leicester (Vice-President.)

Frears, J. R., Esq., J.P., Hills- borough, Westcotes Drive, Leicester

Freer, Major W. J., D.L., V.D., F.S'.A., The Stony Gate, Leicester (Hon. Corresponding Secretary)

Freer, William, Esq., Wellington Street, Leicester

Frisby, J. Rowley, Esq., Stackley House, Nr. Leicester

Galloway, J. B., Esq., Fresh Field,Rothley, Leicester

Gee, C. H., Esq., 3 St. Martin'sLeicester

Gee, Capt. G. C. G., Upland, Rothley,Leicester

Gee, Percy, Esq., Birnam, RatcliffeRoad, Leicester

Gee, Mrs. Percy, Birnam, RatcliffeRoad, Leicester

Gimson, Harry H., Esq., Nilgiris,Swithland Lane, Rothley,Leicester

Gimson, J. R., Esq., 90 SparkenhoeStreet, Leicester

Gimson, Sydney A., Esq., 20 GlebeStreet, Leicester

Goadby, Miss Flora S., Inglewood,Knighton Road, Leicester

Goddard, Major H. L., F.R.I.B.A.,Newton Harcourt, Leicester

Goddard, Miss D., Avenue Road,Leicester

Goodacre, Hugh G., Esq., J.P., TheCourt, Ullesthorpe, Rugby(Hon. Local Secretary.)

Coward, Col. S.D.L., V.D., MarketHarborough

Grace, H. J., Esq., Pen Craig, En- derby, Leicester

Green, George, Esq., C.C., J.P., Market Harborough (Hon. Local Secretary)

Green, G. E., Esq., B.A., Farndon, Toller Road, Leicester

Grundy, P. H., Esq., 1 Museum Square, Leicester

Hacking, T., Esq., 8 St. Martin's, Leicester

Hall, R. B., Esq., 29 Gotham Street, Leicester

Hames, A. Laxton, Esq., Raven- stone, Leicester

Hammond, Wm., Esq., The Foundry, Syston, Leicester

Hanford, Albert W., Esq., The Ridgeway, Rothley, Leicester

Hanford, Mrs. A. W., The Ridgeway, Rothley, Leicester

Harding, W., Esq., 3 Danvers Road, Leicester

Harrison, J. E., Esq., The Rhodo­ dendrons, Swithland Lane, Rothley, Leicester

Harrison. J. Stockdale, Esq., A.R.I.B.A., St. Martin's, Leicester

Harrison, Shirley, Esq., A.R.I.B.A., Four Gables, Elms Road, Leicester

Hartopp, Henry, Esq., 81 Barclay Street, Leicester. (Assistant Secretary & Librarian)

Hassall, John, Esq., J.P., Rother- wood, Ashby-de-la-Zouch

Haswell, G. F., Esq., High Street, Luttenvorth

Hatton, Thomas, Esq., Anstey Pas­ tures, Leicester

Hawkins, H. W., Esq., 51 Batten- burg Road, Leicester

Haynes, J. W., Esq., 38 Raymond Road, Leicester

Hazlerigg, Sir Arthur Grey, Bart., Noseley Hall, Leicester (Vice-President)

Henderson, H. F., Esq., Carlton Cur- lieu Manor, near Leicester

Henderson, R. A., Esq., Inaway, Bushby, Leicester

Henrv, J. R., M.B., B.Ch., B A.O. Markyate House, Narborough, Leicester

Henry, Dr. Wallace, Granville Road, Leicester

Hepworth, Wm. Simpson, Esq., Ashmount, Loughborough

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Herbert, Albert, Esq., A.R.I.B.A.,Friar Lane, Leicester

Herbert, Anthony, Esq., Friar Lane,Leicester

Herbert, Sydney F., Esq., MillstoneLane, Leicester

Herne, F. S., Esq., 26 BannermanRoad, Leicester

Hibbert, Rev. H. V., Enderby Vic­ arage, Leicester

Hiley, Rev. A. J. W., M.A., Wood- house Eaves, Loughborough

Hincks, W. E., Esq., O.B.E., 73Beaconsfield Road, Leicester

Hind, A. H., Esq., F.R.I.B.A., GreyFriars, Leicester

Holyland, Miss, 32 Lancaster Road,Leicester

Houston, K. E., Esq., 3 WestminsterRoad, Leicester

Humberstone, Miss W., Devana, TheOval, New Walk, Leicester

Hurrell, The Ven. Archdeacon W. P.,M.A., St. Helier, Knighton Drive,Leicester

Ironside, A. A., Esq., Market Street,Leicester

Ison, Rev. A. J., Hathern Rectory,Loughborough

Irvine, Capt. L. H., County Club,Leicester

James, Rev. Canon A. O., M.A.,R.D., Wanlip Rectory, Leicester

Johnson, George Crawford, Esq.,Market Street, Leicester

Jones, C. W., Esq., St. Martin's,Leicester

Jones, W. H., Esq., Winnetka, Mor-land Avenue, Leicester

Jordan, James, E., Esq., 168 HarrowRoad, Leicester

Joyce, The Hon. Sir M. I., F.S.A.,Park Avenue, Mossley Hill,Liverpool(Vice-President.)

Keay, Wm., Esq., M. Inst.C.E.,6 Millstone Lane, Leicester

Kempson, Chas., Esq., A.R.I.B.A.,102 Regent Road, Leicester

Kendall, G. E. Esq., A.R.I.B.A.,2 Milbourne Lane, Esher, Surrey

Kilbourne, S., Esq., Glenalmpnd,Knighton Grange Rd., Leicester

Kilby, C. W., Esq., Cropston, nearLeicester

King, Rev. W. A., Carats Hay,Loughborough

Kingdom, Thomas, Esq., M.A.,Wyggeston Boys' School,Leicester

Knight, K. K., Esq., 12 VictoriaRoad, Leicester

Knighton, Capt. C. R., 52 HighStreet, Market Harborough

Lanesborough, The Right Hon. theEarl of, Swithland Hall, Lough­ borough ( rice-President.)

Lang, The Rt. Rev. Bishop, D.D.,Prel'endal House, MinsterPrecincts, Peterborough

Langton, Miss E., Desford Lane,Kirby Muxloe, Leicester

Lea, W. A., Esq., Lea Hurst, Stoney-gate Road, Leicester

Lea, Mrs. W. A., Lea Hurst, Stoney-gate Road, Leicester

Lead, W. H., Esq., 30 Silver Street,Leicester

Leavesley, A. H., Esq., RatcliffeLodge, Ratcliffe Road, Leicester

Leavesley, Mrs. A. H. RatcliffeLodge, Ratcliffe Road, Leicester

Lee, H. W., Esq., 11 Mill Hill Lane,Leicester

Leicester Museum and Art Gallery,per E. E. Lowe, Esq., Curator

Leicester, The Right Rev. the LordBishop of, D.D., The Bishop'sHouse, Leicester(Vice-President)

Levy, Sir Maurice, Bart., Great Glen,Leicester(Vice-President.)

Lilley, Dr. E. Lewis, M.B., F.R.C.S.,New Walk, Leicester

Lincolnshire Architectural andArchaeological Society, per Rev.Canon C. W. Foster,'TimberlandVicarage, Lincoln

Macleod, Dr. A. L., M.A., 121 Lon­ don Road, Leicester.

Macnutt, F. B., The Very Rev., M.A., Cathedral Vicarage, Stoneygate, Leicester. (Vice-President.)

Main, George P., Esq., Park Road, Loughborough

Markham, Chas. George, Esq., 23 Lincoln Street, Leicester

Marriott, C. B., Esq., 3 Hare Court, Temple, London, E.C.4

Martin, Lt. Col. R. E., C.M.G., D.L., The Brand, Loughborough

Martin, Mrs., The Holt, Woodhouse, Loughborough

Martin, M-s. Chas., Kinchley House, Rothlev, I eicester

LIST OF MEMBERS xlv.Mayes, W. E., Esq., The Museum,

Leicester McDonald, A. B., Esq., A.R.C.A.

(Lond.), Cowrie, Sunnycroft Rd.,Leicester

McMillan, Mrs., The Lodge, Bittes-well, Nr. Rugby

Miles, C. R., Esq., Friar Lane,Leicester

Moore, Dr. C. A., M.D., De MontfortSquare, Leicester

Moore, Frank, Esq., Burbage,Hinckley

Morcom, J. H., Esq., The Newarke,Leicester

Morley, F. W., Esq., Cossington,Leicester

Morley, T. A., Esq., Belgrave Hall,Leicester

Moss, Dr. Bertram, Lutterworth Moss, Wilfred, Esq., C.B.E., The

Knoll, Nanpantan,Loughborough.(Hon. Local Secretary.)

Munton, Mrs., Woodborough, Tilton-on-the-Hill, Leicester

Murmann, F. V., Esq., 152 UpperNew Walk, Leicester

Musson, Miss M. E., 16 UpperCharles Street, Leicester

Nesbit, D. M., Esq., Richmond, Holmfield Road, Leicester

New England Historic and Genea­ logical Society, 9 Ashbnrton Place, Boston, Mass, U.S.A.

New York Public Library, U.S.A.Newberry (The) Library, Chicago,

U.S.A.Noel, Mrs. H., Blaby Hill, LeicesterNott, George, Esq., F.R.I.B.A., 17

New Street, LeicesterNugee, Rev. Canon, F. E., M.A.,

Shangton Rectory, Leicester.Oliver, Lient. Col. C. F., D.L., T.D.,

Hughenden, Knighton Park Rd., Leicester. (Vice-President.)

Oliver, Mrs. C. F., Hnghenden, Knighton Park Road, Leicester

Oliver, G. C., Esq., J.P., The Elms, Horley, Surrey

Oliver, Miss Maud, 162 London Road, Leicester

Oram, Arthur, Esq., The Spinneys, Ratcliffe Road, Leicester

Packe, Col. E. C., Stretton Hall,Leicester

Packe, Mrs. Ruth M., Pax, Rothley,Leicester

Paget, Maior T. Guy, D.L., SulbyHall, Rugby

Paget, Mrs. A. H., 1 West Walk,Leicester

Palmer, S. T., Esq., 8 Halford St.,Leicester

Parr, A. A., Esq., Aylestone House,Aylestone, Leicester

Parsons, I. Hardy, Esq., Kibworth,Leicester

Parsons, John, Esq., Friar Lane,Leicester

Partington, Miss A. C., Syston,Leicester

Payne, Rev. Canon F.R.C., M.A.,O.B.E., Knighton Vicarage,Leicester

Peach, H. H., Esq., Crowbank, OldKnighton, Leicester

Pearson, Miss M. J., Mason Croft,London Road, Leicester

Pegg, S. J., Esq., Hill Crest, Letch- worth Road, Leicester

Perkins, Harry, Esq., Town Hall,Loughborough

Phipps, G. E., Esq., Bardpn House,Lutterworth Road, Leicester

Pick, Capt. A. B., 15 Mellor Road,Leicester

Pick, W. H., Esq., Glebe House,Hoby, Leicester

Pick, S. J., Esq., Overdale, Letch- worth Road, Leicester

Pickard, J. G., Esq., Aigburth,Manor Road, Leicester

Pickering, A. J., Esq., F.G.S., AbbeyCraig, Hinckley

Pochin, H. Stanley, Esq., J.P., CroftHouse, Croft, Leicester

Pochin, Herbert, Esq., 1 WentworthRoad, Leicester

Pochin, Mrs., Cotesleigh, Quorn,Loughborough

Powers, G. W., Esq., M.A., 2 PlowdenBuildings, Te'nple, London,B.C.,4

Poynton, James H., Esq., Brank-some, Holbrook Road, Leicester

Poyser, A. W., Esq., M.A., 64 High- field Street, Leicester

Pratt, Dr., Hillcroft, Guilford Road,Leicester

Preston, F. W., Esq., Kirby Muxloe,Leicester

Price, W. E., Esq., Granrigg, Swith-land Lane, Rothley, Leicester

Public Record Office, Chancery Lane,London, W.C.2, per H.M.Stationery Office, Princess St.,Westminster

Purnell, Walter H., Esq., BurtonWalks, Loughborough

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Read, A. W. ( Esq., 10 WestcotesDrive, Leicester

Reeve, Edgar, Esq., Heatherley,Wigston Magna, Leicester

Richards, Rev. E. M., MistertonRectory, Lutterworth

Rimington, Thos., Esq., GallowtreeGate, Leicester

Rippin, W. H., Esq., The Newarke,Leicester

Robinson, Charles S'., Esq., East- field, Leicester

Robinson, Mrs. Abbott, RothleyGrange, Leicester

Robinson, Rev. Canon C. L., M.A.,St. George's Vicarage, Leicester

Ross, Rev. J. A., M.A., HolywellRectory, St. Ives, Hunts.

Routh, T. E>, Esq., Castle Doning-ton, Derby.(Hon. Local Secretary.)

Russell, P., Esq., 8 New Street,Leicester

Russell, S., Esq., Meadhurst Road,Leicester

Rutland, His Grace the Duke of,F.S.A., Belvoir Castle, Grantham(Patron)

The Rt. Rev. the Lord Bishop ofSt. Edmundsbury and Ipswich,The Bishops House, Ipswich

Sarson, Col. J. E., D.L., V.D.,Corrie,Woodland Avenue, Leicester

Schofield, Dr. H., Ph.D. (Lond.),Technical College, Loughborough

Seal, Harry, Esq., Ullesthorpe House,Xr. Riigbv

Serjeantson, Major C. M., O.B.E.,Kirby Muxloe, Leicester

Shardlow, E. T., Esq., Newarke St.,Leicester

Skillington, H. W., Esq., 22 FriarLane, Leicester

Skillington, S. H., Esq., Kilmorie,Victoria Park Road, Leicester

Sloane, Mrs. S., Charmvood House,Victoria Road, Leicester

Snow, H. C., Esq., Ringwood, Wood­ land Avenue, Leicester

Smith, The Honble. Mrs. Murray,Gumley Hall, Market Harborough

Sparrow, G. W., Esq., 99 PrincessRoad, Leicester

Spence, N. F., Esq., Croft, nearLeicester

Spencer, A. A., Esq., 36 Friar Lane,Leicester

Spencer, C. F., Esq., Houghton-on-the-Hill, Leicester

Spencer, Mrs. C. A., StoughtonLane, Leicester

Spencer, W. G., Esq., 43 LondonRoad, Leicester

Spriggs, Dr. N. I., M.D., F.R.C.S.,105 Princess Road, Leicester

Squire, Charles, Esq., Registrar'sChambers, County Court Offices,Newarke Street, Leicester

Stanger, W., Esq., New Bridge St.,Leicester

Statham, G. H., Esq., Potters Mar-ston Hall, near Leicester

Stewart, Dr. R. C., County Asylum,Narborough, Leicester

Stewart, Rev. J., 157 Hinckley Road,Leicester

Stibbe, C. H. D. C., Esq., 9 XewarkeStreet, Leicester

Taylor, Rev. A. W., ThnrcastonRectory, Leicester

Taylor, E. Dennison, Esq., The BellFoundry, Loughborough

Taylor, John H., Esq., Newstead,Birstall, Leicester

Taylor, Mrs. A. L., Crossways House,Enderby, Leicester

Taylor, Oliver, Esq. ,34 Nelson Street,Leicester

Taylor, W., Esq., Brians Close,Laughton, Rugby.

Taylor, Miss, Brians Close, Laughton,Rugby.

Tennant," The Honble. Mrs., St.Anne's Manor, Sutton Boning-ton, Loughborough

Thomson, Charles Stuart, Esq.,Barrow on Soar, Loughborongh

Thomson, G. Keith, Esq., M.A.,M.Litt., The Grammar School,Quom, Loughborough

Thomson, Mrs. Keith, The GrammarSchool, Quorn, Loughborough

Thornley, Arthur, Esq., BowlingGreen Street, Leicester

Thornley, W. W., Esq., BowlingGreen Street, Leicester

Thorp, J. T., Esq., F.R.Hist.S.,Brunswick House, Princess Rd.,Leicester

Toller, Mrs. T. Eric, St. Ives,Southernhay Road, Leicester

Toller, Mrs. W. S. N., The GlebeHouse, Loughborough

Topham, L. T., Esq., J.P., Middle- ham House, Middleham, N.Yorks. (Vice-President.)

Towle, T. P., Esq., Clarence Street,Loughborough

LIST OF MEMBERS xlvii.Traylen, H. F., Esq., F.R.I.B.A.,

16 Broad Street, StaffordTurner, A., Esq., J.P., Brocks Hill,

Oadby, LeicesterTurner, Archibald, Esq., The Cot­

tage, Swithland, LoughboroughTurner, G. C., Esq., The Beeches,

Elmfield Avenue, LeicesterTurner, W. G., Esq., Humberstone

Lodge, Humberstone, LeicesterTyler, A. E., Esq., The Elms, Quorn,

Loughborough

Jnderwood, J. R., Esq., Bleak House, Upperton Rise, Leicester

fice, W. Armston, Esq., Glen Parva Manor, Blaby, Leicester

rtncent, F. W. S., Esq., Croft, Leicester

Vakerley, A., Esq., 7 The Crescent,Leicester

Valker, H. J., Esq., 170 LondonRoad, Leicester

Varner, Dr. A., The Cottage, Des-ford, Leicester

Vatts, Mrs. J. Wallace, Gaddesby,near Leicester

Pebb, S. H., Esq., Cank Street,Leicester

tells, E. E., Esq.,Kegworth, Derby ifent, Rev. Canon James, M.A.,

Birstall Hill, Leicester

Wheeler, Sir Arthur, Bart., D.L.,J.P., Town Hall Square,Leicester(Vice-President.)

Whetstone, W. F., Esq., J.P., TheLodge, Barrow on Soar,Loughborough

Wilford, W. E., Esq., Charles Street,Leicester

Williams, E. J., Esq., 13 New Street,Leicester

Wilshere, H. W., Esq., Old House,Kirby Muxloe, Leicester

Wilson, Charles, Esq., Mountsorrel,Loughborough

Winckley, Rev. Canon S. Thorold.M.A., R.D., Houghton-on-the-Hill Rectory, Leicester

Windley, Miss Ethel M., B.A., St.James' Road, Leicester

Woodhouse, V. M., Esq., WycliffeStreet, Leicester

Woodrow, Sydney M., Esq., TheHaven, Oadby, Leicester

Woodrow, Mrs. S. M., The Haven,Oadby. Leicester

Woolley, G. J. B., Esq., Buckden,Springfield Road, Leicester

Wykes, Miss Veronica, Town EndClose, Ratcliffe Road, Leicester

Young, Rev. C. E., B.A., B.C.L., The Rectory, Ratcliffe-on-the- Wreake, Leicester

Young, Mrs. W. G. R., Kimcote Rectory, Lutterworth

Members are requested to notify any change of residence, or error of description to the Assistant Secretary.

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.

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Societies in Union

for the Interchange of Publications.

Birmingham Archaeological SocietyCambridge Antiquarian SocietyDerbyshire Archaeological and Natural History SocietyKent Archaeological SocietyLancashire and Cheshire Historic SocietyShropshire Archaeological SocietySuffolk Institute of Archaeology and Natural HistorySurrey Archaeological SocietyThe Society of AntiquariesThe North Staffordshire Field ClubThe Thoresby SocietyThe Thoroton Society (Notts.)Yorkshire Archaeological Society

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RULES

1-—The Society shall be called "THE LEICESTERSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICALSOCIETV."

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 ; and 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 General Annual 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 such subscription has been paid. Any Member wishing to resign most 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 alteration 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.

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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.