. Transactions of the Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society. this volume :— On the Hospitals of St. Mary and St. Margaret, Gloucester, by the E. Bartleet. On the Grey Friars, Gloucester, by the Rev. W. H. Silvester Scriven^s Conduit, by Mr. Henry Medland. On the Construction and Ornamentation of Roman Houses, by the Scarth. On the Gloucester Tokens of the 17th Century, by Mr. J. P. Wilton. On the conclusion of Mr. Medlands paper, Mr. Jeffs remarked that P. VYilton, Mr. Morrell, and himself were the only citizens, he believed,who remembered wh
. Transactions of the Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society. this volume :— On the Hospitals of St. Mary and St. Margaret, Gloucester, by the E. Bartleet. On the Grey Friars, Gloucester, by the Rev. W. H. Silvester Scriven^s Conduit, by Mr. Henry Medland. On the Construction and Ornamentation of Roman Houses, by the Scarth. On the Gloucester Tokens of the 17th Century, by Mr. J. P. Wilton. On the conclusion of Mr. Medlands paper, Mr. Jeffs remarked that P. VYilton, Mr. Morrell, and himself were the only citizens, he believed,who remembered when the Conduit stood in Clarence Street. Mr. Wilton said that the Conduit was not removed at the passingof the Act of 1749. The reason, probably, was this :—At the end of theAct is a Schedule of the different things authorised to be removed, includingthe Church of the Holy Trinity, and the Kings Board.^ But Scrivens CrossL We are informed by iMr. Wilton that the place known as the Kings Board was an oldbuilding, on the roof of which was a resevoir for water.—Ed,. Fig. 3. EVENING MEETING. HaresfieLd. 55 was not nicntioncd. Tl\e only thing which was taken down that was not inthe schedule was the cross. As the Act was obtained by the corporation inorder to widen the streets, they probably removed the cross on their ownauthority. At the conclusion of reading the Papers, Sir John Maclean, who hadtaken the chair after the President had been obliged to leave, proposed avote of thanks to the several gentlemen for the interesting Papers they hadkindly read, and to Messrs. Wilton, C. H. Dancey, and J. Mills, for thework they had done in connection with organising the Temporary Museumat the Tolsey. This was heartily passed, and the Meeting concluded. WEDNESDAY, 18th morning opened very unfavourably, nevertheless the ardour of theexcursionists faltered not, and a large party, including many ladies, startedin brakes at the time appointed, but the weather soon firs
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