was soon recognised as the most important
Natural History Society in the County and as
one of the leading local Scientific Societies
in the British Isles, a position it has ever
since retained; and some of the most eminent
scientific men of the day have been among its
Presidents and Members. This position is due
to the Club's continuous output of original
scientific papers dealing with all phases of
the zoology, botany, geology and pre-history of
Essex; to its efforts for the maintenance of
the rights of the public to the use of
field-paths, commons and open spaces generally,
and of Epping Forest in particular; and to its
educational work in connection with its
museums. For twenty years its headquarters
were at Buckhurst Hill, but in 1900 they were
removed to their present location in the then
newly erected Essex Museum of Natural History
in the Romford Road, Stratford, E.15.
MEETINGS
FIELD MEETINGS are held in different parts
of the County as opportunities offer. They
are vital features of the Club's work, provid-
ing for the study, under expert guidance, of
nature in the field, for the collection of
specimens, for visits to places of pre-historic
and antiquarian interest, and for scientific
and social intercourse between the members.
INDOOR MEETINGS are held in the Physics
Lecture Theatre of the West Ham Municipal
College, adjoining the Essex Museum of Natural
History on the last Saturdays in October,
November, January, February and March. They
commence at 3 o'clock and are for the reading