all his life took the greatest interest in every subject relating to the islands, their history and antiquities. He lost his father when an infant. At the age of fourteen years he came to London to an uncle, a surveyor, who placed him in the offices of the architectural firm of Scott and Moffat (afterwards Sir Geo. Gilbert Scott only), and with the exception of a short period he remained there until 1884. While with Sir G. G. Scott he was engaged upon many works of church restoration. Amongst others may be named the parish church at Ludlow, Bath Abbey, St. Sepulchre's, Northampton, the cathedrals of Wells, Rochester, and Lichfield. During his connection with Sir Gilbert Scott he acquired that intense devotion, admiration, and respect for his chief, which he ever afterwards retained and expressed in the dedication of his Paper on "The West Front of Peterborough Cathedral," when he inscribed it to the "Memory of my Dear Old Master." It is very pleasing to be able to add that this somewhat unusual and very affectionate regard was entirely reciprocated by Sir Gilbert Scott. In 1884, Mr. Irvine accepted an engagement with the late Mr. Pearson, and undertook under his direction the superintendence of the rebuilding of the central tower of Peterborough Cathedral. During the interval between the rebuilding of the central tower and the restoration of the west front, he was engaged in the work of preservation of Kirkstall Abbey. The knowledge which he acquired of ecclesiastical antiquities in the course of these and many other works, was of the most varied and interesting nature, and is still accessible to the student in the many hundreds of most careful sketches and measured drawings and papers which he has left behind. Those relating to Bath, Shetland, and Saxon work are deposited in Edinburgh, in the library of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, of which he was a fellow. Those connected with Wells, Rochester, and Peterborough, are placed in their respective Chapter libraries, while those of Lichfield and of churches in the neighbourhood of Peterborough are in the Bodleian at Oxford. Mr. Irvine was a Local Member of Council of this Association at various times for Staffordshire and Northamptonshire, and was a member of the Local Committee for the Peterborough Congress in 1898. He will be well remembered by those members who attended that Congress, and had the advantage of hearing his clear and admirable description of the discoveries made during the progress of the works at the cathedral. He was interred in the cemetery at Peterborough, the Dean conducting the funeral service. The Association was represented at the grave-side by two of its hon. correspondents, Messrs. Bodger and Dack, who acted as local secretaries at the Peterborough Congress. INDEX. The titles of Papers are in black type. The names of Books reviewed or referred to are in italics. Abney Low, Barrow at, 223 ABRAHAM (Rev. C. T.) gives account of Addison, Reflections on the Sir Roger de Address, Inaugural, at Leicester Con- Agnus Dei, on tympana, 246, 251, 254, Alfred in the Chroniclers, 204 Amulets, defined, 173 Ancient British Costume, by the Rev. W. S. Lach-Szyrma, 123 University of Britain, by Rev. ANDREW (Canon), describes Tideswell ANDREW (W. J.), remarks on the Pev- Anglesey and Carnarvonshire, cromlechs Arbor Low, by Dr. Brushfield, 127 derivation of name, 127 stone circle at, 11, 128, 193 Archaic Inscription in the Forum Ashford, funeral garlands at, 57 tympanum at, 241, 247, 260, 262, 268, 282 Church visited, 276 Ashford Church, by Dr. Brushfield, 276 discusses the symbolism of the reads paper by W. A. Donnelly, exhibits and reads notes on regis- records at, 155 Belvoir, Castle and Priory of, paper Beresford or Cotton Pew in Alstonfield BIRCH (W. de Gray, LL.D., F.S.A.), on The Roman Name of Mat- describes Hathersage Church, 275 Bolsover Church, tympanum at, 248 Bradgate House, visited, 357 Brasses, Monumental, of Derbyshire, Zoology represented on, paper by Cecil Davis, 95 Britain, Ancient University of, at Britain, trade in skins, 327, 328 on Ashford Church, 276 gives address on Arbor Low, 193 on Norman Tympana in Derby- Bull-ring, at Dove Holes, visited 286 Buxton, Mr. Micah Salt's diggings around, Churn Hole, near entrance to Deep Dale, "finds" in, 216 Deep Dale, "finds" in, 216 Buxton, Thirst House, excavation of, 210 214 Congress at, proceedings of, 77, flints found near, 224 change of dedication, 161 Cæsar, reference to Britain in Commen- CANN HUGHES (T.), Notes on a Ramble Cannel coal, ornaments of, 164, 169, 276 The Family and Record His- Chester, Roman remains discovered at, 355 COBBE (Henry, M.A.), History of Luton Cold Harbour Tower, foundation of, 27 reads paper on Leicester Abbey, 360 at Leicester, Notes on, 357 Coomb Moss, fortification visited, 287 in Cornwall, 124 in Neolithic times, 123 described, 126 Cow Low, barrow at, 170 Cox (Rev. Dr.), describes Bakewell describes chapel at Haddon, 93 Crannog, Dumbuck, 176, 180 -- examples belonging to the Stone Hardy (Thomas), Secretary of "Corre- Harrison (R.), collects Eolithic imple- HARROLD (Mr.), reads paper on Bosworth Hartington Church described, 195 - earthwork visited, 276 Hault Hucknall Church, tympanum at, HENNIKER (Hon. Mary), edits Eastern · in the Forum 227 340, 341 |
