CONTENTS.

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A HISTORY AND DESCRIPTION OF THE REGALIA AND PLATE

OF THE BOROUGH OF PRESTON. By T. Stanley Ball.

(1 plate)

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THE ANTIQUITIES OF STORETON, IN WIRRAL. By Edward

W. Cox. (7 plates)

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A CONCISE ACCOUNT OF THE CHARTERS, MUNIMENTS, AND

OTHER RECORDS OF THE CORPORATION OF LIVERPOOL,

IN THE YEAR 1897. By T. N. Morton, Record Clerk

THE ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY OF BEBINGTON CHURCH. By

Edward W. Cox. (5 plates) ...

LANCASHIRE AND THE BENEDICTINES. By Dom Gilbert Dolan,

O.S.B. (with subsequent additions by Joseph Gillow).

(1 plate)

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COMMUNICATIONS.

ON THE TIDES AND DATUMS OF THE LANCASHIRE COAST. By

Richard Veevers

LEAVES FROM AN ANTIQUARY'S NOTE BOOK. (1) Liverpool
Streets; (2) St. George's Church, Liverpool; (3) Bebington
Pastures. By Edward W. Cox

ANCIENT CHARters preservED AT SCARISBRICK HALL, IN THE

COUNTY OF LANCASTER. Done into English and abstracted

178

by the Reverend Edward Powell. Part II (conclusion)... 185

I. The Regalia and Plate of Preston, Co. Lancaster..Frontispiece.

TO FACE PAGE

II. Storeton Hall:-(1) North-west view; (2) East Wall of
Great Hall (interior)

III. Terraced Hill, North Storeton

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IX. Plans of Ancient Churches at Bebington, Cheshire

X. Bebington Church :-Nave (before restoration)

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XIV. Ven. Edward Ambrose Barlow, of Barlow Hall, near

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Manchester ...

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(Portrait) 128

Officers of the Society since commencement.

Presidents.

1. Right Hon. Francis, 1st Earl of Ellesmere, Lord-Lieut. of

1848.

Right Hon. Charles William, 3rd Earl of Sefton, Lord-Lieut. of Lancashire

1854.

General the Hon. Sir Edward Cust, K.C.H.,

1855.

Right Hon. William Ewart Gladstone, M.P.

1803.

1866.

Rev. Canon Hume, D.C.L., LL.D., &c.

1869.

The Very Rev. J. S. Howson, D.D., Dean of Chester
Thomas Glazebrook Rylands, F.S.A., &c.

Right Rev. The Lord Bishop of Oxford, F.S.A.

1885.

RIGHT REV. THE LORD BISHOP OF CHESTER, D.D.

1889.

Secretaries.

1848. Rev. A. Hume. LL.D., and H. C. Pidgeon.

1851. Rev. A. Hume, LL.D., and Rev. Thomas Moore, M. A. 1854. Rev. A. Hume, LL.D.

N.B.-It is requested that notice be given to the Secretary of any errors, change

The names of Life Members are printed in SMALL CAPITALS, and those of Resident Members have an asterisk attached.

DATE OF ELECTION.

1889. April 4 Abraham, Miss E. C. Riverham, Grassendale Park, Liverpool.

*Abraham, Thomas Fell. 53 Bidston road,
Birkenhead.

Adshead, George Haward. Fern Villas, 10O
Bolton road, Pendleton, Manchester.
*Allwood, T. Massey. Orrell village, Litherland.
*Alsop, J. W., B.A. 14 Castle street, Liverpool.
Arkle, Richard Naylor, M.A. 13 Old square,
Lincoln's Inn, London, W.C.
Ashworth, Alfred. Tabley Grange, Knutsford.
Athenæum Library, Liverpool.

*Atkinson, Wm. Christopher.

street, Liverpool.

8 Harrington

Ayrton, William. 9 Cook street, Liverpool. *Banner, John S. Harmood.

Neston, Cheshire.

Ashfield Hall,

"Bartlett, William. Highfield House, Knotty

Ash, Liverpool.

*Beazley, Edwin A. 25 Water street, Liverpool.
Beeston, Charles G. Long lane, Aughton.
*Bell, Henry. Greenfield, West Kirby, Cheshire.
Bellis, W. R. North Madoc street, Llan-
dudno.

Benas, B. L. 5 Prince's avenue, Liverpool.
*Bencke, Albert Henry, M.A. Oliva, West
Derby, Liverpool.

Bennett, Richard. Nottingham Buildings,
19, Brunswick street, Liverpool.
Bingham, David A. 15 Brunswick street,
Liverpool.

Birkenhead Free Public Library. Birkenhead.
Birley, Major Hugh Arthur.

Knutsford.

Birmingham Central Free Library.

place, Birmingham.

1889. Oct. 31

1870. April 7

Blackburn Free Library.

Woodside,

Ratcliff

Blackburn.