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F. Haslewood, 1886, *A Walk in and about
Canterbury, W. Gostling, 1825, *English Metal Work, Reproductions
of 93 Drawings, by W. Twopenny, (23
examples from Kent), 1904, *The Parish of Davington, T. Wilement,
1862, *History of Dover Castle, Rev. W. Darell, 1797, bound with A
Provincial Glossary, Francis Grose, 1811, *Monuments and Painted
Glass of Churches in Kent, P. Parsons, 1794, * Visitations of
Kent, Harleian Society, 1530-1, 1574, 1663.8, *Etchings of
Antiquities in Kent, F. W. L. Stockdale, 1810, *Hi8tory of Kent, John
Harris, 1719 (two copies), * Victoria History of Kent, Vol.
I.
The Council will be ready to consider applications received
by the Hon. General Secretary before the 31st December, 1945, from
Societies and individual workers for particular Volumes here listed as
duplicates. The grounds of such applications, and whether they are made
in order to replace volumes lost by enemy action, should be stated.
Other additions to the Library and Collection for the year
1944 include the following: Parsons’ Monuments, Index, copied
with permission from the Index in the Library of the Society of
Antiquaries by Mr. Frank W. Tyler and presented by him to the library, Canterbury
Cathedral Priory, A Study in Monastic Administration, by R. A. L.
Smith, purchased, Parcel of Drawings of Kent Church Plate which belonged
to the late Canon Scott Robertson, presented by the Rev. Canon S. W.
Wheatley, An accurate Map of the County of Kent, by Eman. Bowen,
(circa. 1760?) presented by Mr. H. de Beaufort Saunders, Archaeologia
Cant. five Vols. presented by Sussex Arch. Soc., and two vols.
presented by the Librarian of Southend-on-Sea Public Library.
Sergeant R. C. Stone, a member of the Society, has sent to
the Society a MS. description of Roman ruins at Tipasa in Algeria,
together with a copy of the Report of the Service des Monuments
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covering the years 1927-9 and including work done at
Tipasa.
Miss Booker has given to the Society an Iron Age gold coin
(quarter.stater) of c.50 B.C. from Oldbury Hill, Ightham, and Sir Edward
Harrison a gold stater of the same type, found in Kent but whether from
Oldbury or elsewhere is uncertain. Both these coins are mentioned on
page 161 of Arch. Cant., Vol. LI.
The Accounts again show a satisfactory result, due largely
to the limitation in content and consequently in cost, of the current
volume of Archaeologia Cantiana. The Council hope that their
policy of continuing to publish an annual volume—even a slim one—during
the war years meets with the approval of members. The delay in the issue
of the new volume, which they regret, is due to unavoidable difficulties
in printing and binding work under present conditions.
The expectation that volume XVI of KENT RECORDS, The
Register of Daniel Rough, would be published during 1944, was
unfulfilled. The MS was completed and sent to the printer some time ago,
but the present. difficulties of printers and binders—difficulties
which were accentuated during the latter half of the year—have
regrettably but inevitably delayed the issue of the volume. To predict
again, in this report, the probable date of its publication may seem
hazardous; but unless any serious accident intervenes, the volume should
be in the hands of subscribers to the Records Branch by the summer of
1945.
The Records Branch continues to give help and advice in
connexion with the records preservation work.
Mr. W. P. D. Stebbing continues to watch the site of the
ancient town of Stonar which is yielding unique examples of medieval
pottery. It is hoped in due course to issue an important survey of the
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