The Proceedings of the Society during the year 1913. MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE. Wednesday, February 19th. Mr. Tingey exhibited a coloured drawing of an enamelled paving-tile restored from fragments at Hickling Priory. It showed an interlacing pattern of blue, yellow, red-brown, and green bands, with a star of eight points in the centre and oak leaves bearing oak apples at the corners. Fellows of the Society of Antiquaries have pronounced it to be Spanish [? Moorish] work. ANNUAL MEETING. Wednesday, June 4th. The General Annual Meeting was held in the Strangers' Hall, Norwich, the President, the Earl of Orford, being in the chair, who, in opening the proceedings, said: "The Society seemed to be in a healthy state, both as to numbers and finance. There were 360 members, and 22 had joined since the last Annual Meeting. He believed there were 9 more to join on this occasion, together with one Vice-President, making 10 more. The losses of members by death amounted to 11. Speaking of the principal excursion of last year, the President mentioned with regret that several unauthorised persons had attached themselves to the party and made their way into Houghton and elsewhere. It was greatly to be hoped that this would not occur again. The names of these persons were known, but it was thought best not to divulge them. There was no desire to make a profit out of the excursions, but it was felt that they ought to pay for themselves; and so a proposal would be made by which it was hoped the difficulty will be met in future. Since the last Annual Meeting a society had been formed called the Photographic Survey, really a society for preserving photographs of interesting ruins and monuments in Norfolk. He believed Mr. Bolingbroke would be appointed by this Society as delegate, and he also understood that the Society would be asked to give a grant towards the work." REPORT FOR THE The Hon. Secretary, the Rev. E. C. Hopper, F.S.A., then read the Annual Report as follows: In presenting our 67th Annual Report, we begin by stating that our present membership numbers about 360. During the past year we very much regret the loss by death of one of our Vice-Presidents, the Venerable Archdeacon Perowne, who, in addition to all his other multifarious duties in this Diocese, found time to acquire a considerable amount of Archæological lore. On two occasions when our Society visited his Church within recent years, he addressed us in a style which was quite a model of what such addresses should be. We have also lost Sir C. H. Stuart Rich, Bart., F.S.A., and two Clergy who were constant members of our excursions and other meetings, the Revs. Matthew Bower and R. C. Wheeler. Members who have joined us include the Lord Bishop of Norwich, whom we propose, in accordance with precedent, to invite to be one of our Vice-Presidents, the Very Rev. the Dean of Norwich, and others. An account of our last Annual Meeting, with visits to several places in Norwich, the pleasant water excursion to Ludham and neighbourhood, the long motor drive to Oxburgh, Castle Acre, and Houghton Hall, have already appeared in our annual part, a copy of which we hope every subscribing member has duly received. On August 26th last occurred the heavy rainfall, causing one of the most disastrous floods ever known in Norwich and East Norfolk. Much mischief was done, and several ancient bridges were washed away. That at Attlebridge was of some antiquarian interest, and our Society hoped it might have been rebuilt on the ancient plans, but the inexorable requirements of the County Council for free waterway for bade. We regret to say that attention must again be called to the fact that certain unauthorised persons still attach themselves to some of our excursions, thus putting an undesirable responsibility on our Executive. Some new rules for our future guidance will be submitted to you for consideration to-day. The members of the Committee who retire by rotation this year e-Mr. E. M. Beloe, Mr. R. F. E. Ferrier, Mr. F. R. B. Haward, the Rev. J. W. Millard, Mr. James Mottram, and Mr. J. H. F. Walter, all of whom are eligible for re-election. It has always been the object of our Society to prevent, as far as possible, the sale or other disposal of ancient buildings, or any other monument or treasure which comes under the definition of "antiquarian." Our Yarmouth Secretary, Mr. Teasdel, has written about the proposed sale of what is called the "Nelson" room at the Star Hotel there, which is a room panelled with oak of the sixteenth century, with a fine moulded ceiling. It was called the "Nelson" room from a portrait which hung there, the property of an old social club, now dissolved. The picture is now in the Town Hall. An illustration of the interior appears in the Connoisseur of April, 1913, in Palmer's Perlustration of Yarmouth, and in Norfolk Archæology, vol. vii. Mr. Teasdel also informs us that the Elizabethan interior of No. 54, South Quay, has been sold. We believe that |