SPOFFORTH, GOLDSBOROUGH HALL AND CHURCH, AND KNARESBOROUGH CASTLE. JULY 24TH, 1897. Quitting the train at Harrogate members drove to Spofforth Castle, where the ruins were described by Mr. W. H. Witherby. The manor was granted by the Conqueror to William de Percy, but the license to crenellate was not obtained till 1309, in which year also the Percys bought the Alnwick estate from Anthony de Bek, Bishop of Durham. In 1408, after the death of Henry, the first Earl, on the field of Bramham Moor, Spofforth was conferred on Sir Thos. Rokeby, then Sheriff of Yorkshire, but was soon recovered by the original holders. In 1461 Henry Percy, his brother, and Sir W. Plumpton, his steward, fell on the bloody field of Towton, and the castle, as Leland informs us, was "sore defaced" by the victorious Yorkists. It was recovered, however, in 1470, but possibly not inhabited by the family till the time of Elizabeth, when it was repaired by Henry, Lord Percy. The castle was finally demolished in or after the great Civil War. The ruins date from three periods, and present interesting problems to the archæologist. It is hoped that a paper will appear in the Miscellanea dealing with this castle. Spofforth Church.-Mr. Pearson (the Rector) described the church, which is Norman, and has been restored. There were noted-Tomb of knight in chain armour, John de Plumpton, early 14th century; fragment of pre-Norman cross; Percy Arms of north wall of chancel; two western bays of N. aisle. After driving through Ribston Park (open by the kindness of Major Dent) the members walked through the celebrated gardens, and proceeded to Goldsborough Hall, where they were hospitably received by Mrs. Lamb, and viewed this beautiful Jacobean house. The Rector (the Hon. and Rev. W. Lascelles) then conducted the party to the church, and pointed out the two magnificent effigies of knights in chain armour dating from the 14th century. After tea at Knaresborough and a brief inspection of the castle, the party returned to Leeds by the 8-37 train. Bulmer, George Bertram, F.R.I.B.A... Central Bank Chambers, Leeds 5, Mount Preston, Leeds Ridge Mount Villa, Cliff Road, Leeds Kepstorn, Kirkstall, near Leeds 6, Ridge Mount, Leeds 57, Caledonian Road, Leeds 9, Hyde Terrace, Leeds 9, Hyde Terrace, Leeds Rastrick House, Brighouse 25, Inglewood Terrace, Leeds Pateley Bridge 15, Park Row, Leeds Weetwood Hall, Leeds Marlesford House, 34, Warrington Road Ipswich Astley House, Spencer Terrace, Leeds Greek Street Chambers, Leeds Parcmont, Roundhay 102, Cardigan Road, Headingley Leeds 65, Albion Street, Leeds Horsforth Carlton Manor, Yeadon, Leeds The Lodge, Adel St. Helen's, Adel Cardigan Lodge, Cardigan Road, Leeds. Central Bank Chambers, Leeds 80, Shrewsbury Road, Oxton, Birkenhead 90, Regent's Park Road, London, N. W. Askham Grange, York St. Ives, Bingley 16, East Parade, Leeds Quarrydene, Weetwood, Leeds Bleak House, Harehills, Leeds 18, Park Lane, Leeds 10, Norwood Terrace, Headingley Heworth Green, York The Vicarage, Leeds 13, Wyleu Street, Honor Oak Park, London, S. E. 1, Bond Street, Leeds Hartley Hill, Leeds 16, Great George Street, Westminster 1, Ebberston Terrace, Headingley 34, Albion Street, Leeds The Holme, Bramhope, Leeds Oakwell Cottage, Farsley, near Leeds 33, Cromer Terrace, Leeds Doddington, March, Cambridgeshire 10, De Grey Terrace, Leeds Church Middle Class School, Vernon Road, Leeds Commercial Buildings, Leeds The Grove, Roundhay, Leeds 58, Queen's Gate Terrace, South Kensington, London, S. W. F.S.A. Hawkesbury, The Right Hon. Lord, Kirkham Abbey, York 138, Jack Lane, Hunslet 53, Albion Street, Leeds Heath Cottage, Scarcroft, Leeds Maryland House, 5, Grosvenor Road, Headingley 3, Woodhouse Cliff, Leeds East Parade, Leeds Headingley House, near Leeds Torridon, Headingley Rose Villa, Scotland Lane, Horsforth 10, Park Row, Leeds Alma House, Headingley 5, East Parade, Leeds Preston House, Shadwell, near Leeds 82, Albion Street, Leeds West Garth, Meanwood, Leeds Heathcote, Park Hill Road, Croydon Altofts, Normanton c/o Archibald Ramsden, Ltd., Leeds Flower Bank, Burley, Leeds Inchroyd, Leeds Headingley Hall, Leeds 104B, Mount Street, London, W. Public Library, Cheltenham The Grammar School, Leeds Oxford Street, Kidderminster Leadman, Alex. Dionysius H., F.S.A. Littlewood, Henry, F. R.C.S. Buckingham Villas, Headingley Buckingham Villas, Headingley Gledhow Hall, Leeds Oatlands, Burley, Leeds Greek Street Chambers, Leeds The Yorkshire Banking Co., Ltd., Leeds 2, Osborne Terrace, Leeds Adel Oak House, Pocklington, near York 8, Kymin Terrace, Penarth, Glamorgan The Vicarage, Kirkstall East Parade, Leeds 40, Park Square, Leeds |