TRANSACTIONS OF THE LANCASHIRE AND CHESHIRE ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY. VOL. XV.-1897. MANCHESTER: RICHARD GILL, TIB LANE, CROSS STREET. L19L2 v.15 The Council of the Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society desire it to be known that the Authors alone are responsible for any statements or opinions contained in their contributions to the Transactions of the Society. This volume is edited by Mr. Charles W. Sutton. Major FRENCH. Mr. GEORGE PEARSON. Mr. WILLIAM HARRISON. Dr. RENAUD. Mr. NATHAN HEYWOOD. Treasurer. MR. THOMAS LETHERBROW. honorary Secretary. MR. GEORGE C. YATES, F.S.A. VISITS AND EXCURSIONS MADE BY THE SOCIETY IN 1897. April 7th.-Queen's Park Art Gallery. April 26th.-Clayton Old Hall. May 8th.-Chorley Hall and Alderley Church. May 22nd.-Mellor Church. May 29th. Speke Hall and Hale. May 31st.-Hartshead and neighbourhood. June 30th. Ordsal Hall. July roth.-Lancaster Church, Halton Church, Hornby Castle, July 14th.-Robin Hood's Picking Rods on Ludworth Common. Force, Giggleswick Church. August 21st.-Beeston and Peckforton Castles. Meetings for the reading of Papers, Discussions, and Exhibition of Antiquities were held monthly during the Winter Session in the Chetham College, Manchester. The Annual Conversazione took place at the City Art Gallery, Mosley Street, Manchester, on Tuesday, December 7th, 1897. |