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THE ESSEX FIELD CLUB—REPORTS OF
MEETINGS.
ORDINARY MEETING (586TH MEETING.)
SATURDAY, 25TH OCTOBER, 1924.
The first Sleeting of the Winter Session was held, as usual, in the
Physical Lecture Theatre of the Municipal College, Romford Road, Strat-
ford, at 3 o'clock on the above afternoon. Sir Arthur Smith Woodward,
F.R.S., etc., President, occupied the chair.
The following new members were elected :—
Mr. Laurence S. Harley, of 13, Harefield Road, Crouch End, N.S.
Mr. Stephen Leigh Hunt, of 153, Romford Rood, Stratford, E.15.
Mr. Hugh Morrison, of "Braceroft," Higham Road, Woodford Green.
Mr. Arthur John Potts, of 93, Felbrigge Road, Goodmayes.
Mr. Geoffrey Eustace Ryle, of 285, Hainault Road, Leytonstone, E.11.
Mr. H. Douglas Smart, M.D., B.Sc., of 172, High Road, Woodford
Green.
Miss Shela G. Tinson, of 71, Woodland Gardens, N.10.
Mr. Avery exhibited some water-colour and other topographical draw-
ings of the West Ham neighbourhood, which he had recently acquired
from the Gardner-Coates collection. Mr. Avery's exhibit comprised the
following :—
Water-colours by J. P. Emslie.
Dr. Dodd's House in Church Street, West Ham, 1877.
19 to 26 Church Street, West Ham, 1877.
Two old Houses in Church Street, West Ham, 1877.
Public House in High Street, Stratford.
House at the Three Mills Bridge, near Abbey Mill, West Ham,
The Five Bells Inn, St. Leonard Street, Bromley.
Pencil Drawings by J. P. Emslie.
Greyhound Inn, Abbey Road, West Ham.
Doorway, remains of West Ham Abbey, 1877.
Engravings.
The Abbey Mill (aquatint), West Ham. By Dillon and Laurie, pub-
lished Feb. 25, 1783.
West Ham Abbey Mill ; original sketch by C. Nattes, 1790.
Arch of West Ham Abbey ; engraved view, published May 1790.
West Ham Church ; original black and white drawing by Tillard,
1769.
Remains of Old Mill between Stratford and Bow, 1848. By Edwin
Roffe : etching made March 1878.
Mr. E. T. Newton exhibited two interesting manuscripts of John
Brown, of Stanway.
One of these is a catalogue, of 38 pages, of Fossil Mammalian remains
from localities in Essex, viz., Walton, Hedingham, Saffron Walden, Great
Clacton, Grays Thurrock, Ilford, Lamarsh, Ballington, Copford, Col-
chester, Harwich and Felixstowe, also from East Barnet, Cromer, etc.
This MS. is especially interesting as having on page 34 the signature of
"John Brown."