THE ESSEX FIELD CLUB.
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election at once. This proposal was seconded by the President, and carried
unanimously.
The following were accordingly elected members of the Club : Mr. H. S.
Bartlett, Mr. W. Beck, J.P. (Chairman of Waltham Abbey District Council, and
member of the Lee Conservancy Board), Mr. Hugh McLachlan, A.R.I.B.A., and
Mr. W. Robinson.
Mr. T. V. Holmes, F.G.S., read a short paper, entitled "Geological Notes on
a Supposed Earthwork near Harlow Railway Station on the River Stort," in
which he dealt with the conclusions arrived at by Mr. Chalkley Gould in a paper
lately published by the Essex Archaeological Society.
The Secretary read some notes in reply to Mr. Holmes, by Mr. Gould, who
was unable to be present (the two papers are printed on pp. 59-70 of the
present number).
A short discussion ensued, carried on by Mr. Crouch. Mr. Andrew Johnston,
Mr. Howard, and Mr. Holmes, and a vote of thanks was passed to Mr. Holmes
for his paper.
The voyage was then continued, under beautiful conditions of weather, through
Lea Anglers—Professional and Amateur.
Stonebridge Lock, so called from the lock house being built of stone from old
Blackfriars Bridge. On the western side of the river was seen the Tottenham
Rifle Range, so largely used by volunteer troops.
The next lock was that known as Pickett's Lock. Passing the sewage farm s
of Edmonton and Enfield, we arrived at Ponder's End Lock, just below which is
the intake of the East London Waterworks Company, known as Kidd's Weir, and
a picture of which was given in the report of last year's Lea meeting.
Major Flower was obliged to leave before the termination of the journey, but
not before he was most warmly thanked for his great kindness in arranging many of
the details of this meeting, which so admirably completed the excursion of last
year.
Steam was then put on for Waltham Lock, passing on the west the works of
the Lee Navigation and the Royal Small Arms Factory. The party then walked
up to Waltham Abbey, where tea was served at the "Cock Hotel." A visit to
the Abbey and to the objects of interest in the town completed the programme, and
the members left for home by rail, carriages, while some walked "home by way of
the river or across country to Chingford or Buckhurst Hill.