British Archaeological Association. FIFTY-THIRD ANNUAL CONGRESS, LONDON AND HOME COUNTIES, 1896. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST, TO SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH, PRESIDENT. THE RIGHT HON. THE LORD MAYOR OF LONDON. VICE-PRESIDENTS. THE RT. HON. THE LORD CHANCELLOR. THE DUKE OF ARGYLL, K.G., K.T. THE DUKE OF SUTHERLAND, K.G. THE MARQUESS OF RIPON, K.G.,G.C.S.I. THE EARL OF MOUNT-EDGCUMBE, D.C.L. THE EARL OF NORTHBROOK, G. C.S.I. THE EARL OF RADNOR. THE EARL OF WINCHILSEA AND NOTTINGHAM. THE RIGHT REV. THE LORD BISHOP OF ST. DAVID'S, D.D. THE RIGHT REV. THE LORD BISHOP OF ELY, D.D. THE RIGHT REV. THE LORD BISHOP OF THE VISCOUNT CROSS, G.C.B. (Master SIR AUGUSTUS W. FRANKS, K.C.B., SIR ALBERT WOODS, K.C.M G., F.S.A. (Garter King of Arins.) VEN. R. THORNTON, D. D. (Archdeacon of Middlesex.) REV. CANON R. ELWYN, D.D. (Master of the Charterhouse.) F. A. INDERWICK, ESQ., Q.C. COLONEL G. G. ADAMS, F.S.A. ARTHUR CATES, ESQ., F.R.I.B. A. HENRY CLARKE, ESQ., C.C. WALTER OWEN CLOUGH, Esq., M.P., C.C. C. H COMPTON, ESQ. WILLIAM H. COPE, ESQ., F.S.A. man, Ward of Broad St.), F.R.I.B. A. PROF. BANISTER FLETCHER, F.R.I.B.A., J.P., D. L., C. C. JAMES HEYWOOD, ESQ., F.R.S., F.S.A. WM. ROME, Esq., F.S. A., F. L.S., C. C. ALLAN WYON, ESQ., F. S. A. COUNCIL. J. ROMILLY ALLEN, ESQ., F.S.A.SCOT. REV. H. J. DUKINFIELD ASTLEY, M.A. W. DEGRAY BIRCH, Esq., LL.D., F.S.A. REV. J. CAVE-BROWNE, M.A. A. S. FLOWER, ESQ., M. A. J. P. HARRISON, ESQ., M. A. W. E. HUGHES, ESQ. A. G. LANGDON, ESQ. W. J. NICHOLS, ESQ. A. OLIVER, Esq. W. H. RYLANDS, ESQ., F.S. A. BENJAMIN WINSTONE, ESQ., M.D. Hon. Treasurer-THOMAS BLASHILL, Esq. Vice-Treasurer-S. RAYSON, Esq., 32, Sackville Street, Piccadilly, W. Hon. Secretary-GEORGE PATRICK, Esq., A.R.I. B. A., 16, Red Lion Square, W.C. Auditors-CECIL DAVIS, Esq. and C. J. WILLIAMS, Esq. Proceedings of the Congress. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST, 1896. The fifty-third Congress of this Association was formally opened on Monday, the 21st inst., under the presidency of the Lord Mayor, who received a large party of archæologists at the Mansion House at noon, and extended a hearty welcome to the gathering on behalf of the Corporation. The Archdeacon of Middlesex, Ven. R. Thornton, D.D., delivered an interesting inaugural address, which has been printed on pp. 1-7. Canon Elwyn, D.D., received the party at the Charterhouse, and Mr. G. Patrick, Hon. Sec., read a paper and exhibited a plan, which will be printed hereafter. From the Charterhouse the members proceeded to the church of St. Bartholomew the Great, which was described in full detail by Mr. Aston Webb. The vision of St. Bartholomew to Rahere, pointing out the propriety of his erecting a church in the suburbs of London, and the help given to this object by the Bishop of London, were discussed; and it was explained that the stone used in the fabric is derived from a large area around the City, the mason having gone as far as Reigate on the south and St. Albans on the north for his materials. This Austin church may be compared in some respects with that of St. Mary Overie, in Southwark. Rahere's altar-tomb still remains on the north side of the chancel, but the effigy has been wrongly said by some to be contemporary with his period. The canopy work was removed from another tomb and set up over this. The founder's remains were accidentally disturbed during the progress of some alterations which preceded those that are now in progress. The tower arches present the instructive example of round-headed and pointed arches of the same height and same date, those of the transepts belonging to the latter style, on account of the necessity that all four should be of equal height to support the weight of the central tower. Hogarth is recorded to have been baptised in the font, which is still remaining. At the Temple Church, which was the next place arranged to be visited, Mr. F. A. Inderwick, Q.C., received a numerous party of members, and pointed out the various ancient and medieval objects of interest. Among them are the effigies of the Earl of Pembroke and a member of the family of De Ros, the memorials of John Selden and the "judicious" Hooker. The Library was visited, the principal points of interest examined, and the party were kindly entertained at tea by the authorities. In the evening the members were present at a reception by the Library Committee of the Corporation of London in the Guildhall library, museum, and art gallery, where a large collection of antiquities was displayed. Among those which call for special notice are the City medals; the badges and livery medals of the principal companies; Mr. W. Rome's bronzes, terra-cottas, and coins; the ancient clocks and watches belonging to the Clockmakers' Company; Mr. Nelthropp's mosaics; and, above all, a selection of the original charters and royal privileges of the City, recently edited from various sources in the British Museum and elsewhere by Dr. W. de Gray Birch: who in his work has pointed out the paramount importance of preserving the texts themselves, and acting upon the powers which they contain—a duty which the Corporation is evidently very keenly aware of. The MSS. in the possession of the City exhibited on this occasion comprise the Liber de Antiquis Legibus, about 1724; the Liber Horn, circa, 1311; the Liber Niger, 1419; the Liber de Assisa Panis, of the fourteenth century; and the Carte Antique, which it is surprising that no one has yet essayed to print, replete as this collection of ancient monastic and ecclesiastical texts is with materials little known. The Chamberlain, Sir Richard Cotton, exhibited the City's sceptre and the City's purse; and the department of the library, under charge of Mr. C. Welch, F.S.A., the librarian, for whose kind assistance on this occasion the Congress of the Association owes many thanks, exhibited a large number of manuscripts, early printed books, and luxuriously illustrated productions of the printer's and the wood-engraver's art. The museum collection of local antiquities comprehends, inter alia, some elegant examples of Roman and mediæval glass, Roman remains discovered on the site of the National Safe Deposit Company's premises near the Mansion House, some Roman sculptures and architectural fragments found in bastions of the London Wall in Camomile Street and Houndsditch, and a series of pilgrims' signs, found chiefly on the banks of the Thames. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22ND, 1896. The members and visitors assembled at King's Cross Station, Great Northern Railway, in time to depart for St. Albans by the 10.2 train. Carriages met the party at St. Albans Station, and drove to the Cathedral, where a paper on the site of the ancient Roman City of Verulam, by B. Winstone, Esq., M.D., had been promised, but the heavy rain prevented this part of the programme from being carried out. The history and description of the Abbey Church, now the Cathedral of St. Alban, was given by Jas. Neale, Esq., F.S.A., who has put on record the following:- NOTES AND DATES OF THE ARCHITECTURE OF ST. ALBANS. Roman. The tiles from the ruined city Verulam re-used in the building of the Norman church by Abbot Paul. Saxon. The stone balusters in the transept re-used in the Norman church. Norman.-The eastern part of nave, six bays on north side, choir, the bays on north and south sides, central tower, transept (church consecrated 1115), by Paul of Caen, 1077-1093. The arcades of the slype, on south side of south transept, by Robert de Gorham, 1151-1166. Early English.-Part of north-western porch, part of centralwestern porch, by John de Cella, 1195-1214. Part of central-western porch, part of south-western porch, four western bays on north side of nave, five western bays on south side of nave, additions to choir windows, by William de Trumpingtone, 1214-1235. Sanctuary and foundations of the eastern chapels, by John de Hertford, 1235-1260. Part of ante-chapel to lady-chapel, by Roger de Nortone, 1260-1290. Decorated.-Part of ante-chapel, lady-chapel, lower portion, by John de Berkhamstede, 1291-1301. Part of ante-chapel, by John de Marynes, 1302-1308. Completion of ante-chapel, lady-chapel, upper portion, five bays on south side of nave (fell down 1323. Rebuilding commenced by Eversdone; clerestory was completed later), the remains of the cloister wall-arcade, by Hugh de Eversdone, 1308-1326. The remains of the cloister wall-arcade, by Richard de Walyngforde, 1326-1335. The remains of the cloister wall-arcade, by Michael de Mentmore, 1335-1349. Shrine of St. Alban, rood-screen, doorway in south aisle of choir, leading to east walk of cloister. Perpendicular.-Shrine of St. Amphibalus (erected by Ralph Whytchirche, Sacrist), great gateway to the monastery, by Thomas de la Mare, 1349-1396. |
