Vol. 12-2, December 2024
Society Details p42 Editorial p43
Society Programme 2025 p43
Meeting and Excursion Reports-Tina Rowe, Brian & Moira Gittos, Theresa Taylor p44
Yeovil’s Leather Dressing Industry-Shirley Gear-Evans p56
Two Midshipmen and an Admiral-Jack Sweet p62
Obituary: Jerry Sampson p64
Discovery at Montacute-Brian & Moira Gittos p65
The William Arnold Story: Brought up to Date-Tina Rowe p66
Good News and Bad News-Brian & Moira Gittos p67 Book Review-Tina Rowe p69 South Somerset Heritage Collection-Joseph Lewis p70 YALHS Revised Constitution p72
End Notes-Brian & Moira Gittos p73

Vol. 12-1, December 2023
Editorial p3
Society Programme 2024 p3
Meeting and Excursion Reports-Tina Rowe with Brian & Moira Gittos p4
Obituary: Jim Fison p19
Royal Arms in West Country Churches-Brian & Moira Gittos p20
A Jane Austen Era Diary from Ilchester-Tina Rowe p31
The Nautilus Works-Brian & Moira Gittos p33
A Year in Review at the SSHC-Joseph Lewis p36
Your Society Needs You: Programme Coordinator p37
End Notes-Brian & Moira Gittos p37

Vol. 11-6, December 2022
Editorial p193
Society Programme 2023 p193
Meetings and Excursions Reviewed-Brian Gittos, Theresa Taylor, Tina Rowe p194
Brothers, Bastards and Butterflies-Tina Rowe p208
Prince of Wales Badge-Brian & Moira Gittos p212
Yeovil’s Place in the Ranking of Somerset Towns-David Palliser p213
SSHC – A Year in Review, 2022-Joseph Lewis p214
Book review-Brian Gittos p216
End Notes-Brian & Moira Gittos p217

Vol. 11-5, December 2021
Editorial p153
Notice of Postponed AGM p153
Society Programme 2022 p154
Meetings and Excursions Reviewed-Brian Gittos p154
Obituary: Lorna Prudden p159
The Sherborne Missal: Digitised and Online-Brian & Moira Gittos p161
Captain Hunt Escapes the Axe-Jack Sweet p164
Projector for the Society p165
An Irish Odyssey – A Millennial Visit to Skellig Michael-Brian & Moira Gittos p166
Hollands House, Yeovil: A Recent Lost Yeovil Building-Martin Salzer p170
Community Connections Continue-Joseph Lewis p171 Medieval Churchyard Monuments in Somerset: Part 3 (S-Z)-Brian & Moira Gittos p173
Yeovil Shop Fronts: Signs of a Previous Owner-Martin Salzer p185
End Notes-Brian & Moira Gittos p186

Vol. 11-4, December 2020
Editorial p107
Society Programme 2020/2021 p107
Postponement of Annual General Meeting p108
Meetings Reviewed-Brian Gittos p108
The Walter Family of Stoke sub Hamdon-Brian & Moira Gittos p114
The Yeovil Smallpox Hospital-Jack Sweet p125
Virtual Presence-Joseph Lewis p128
The Bread Riots of 1867-Jack Sweet p130
A History of Ashington-Irene White & Sandy Boyd p131
Medieval Churchyard Monuments in Somerset: Part 2 (L-R)-Brian & Moira Gittos p137
Danny Boy-Jack Sweet p145
End Notes-Brian & Moira Gittos p146

Vol. 11-3, December 2019
Editorial p73 Society Programme 2019/2020 p73
Meetings and Excursions Reviewed-Brian Gittos et al. p74
Obituary: Jeff Karn-Brian Gittos p85
Obituary: Enid Pawley-Brian & Moira Gittos p86
The YALHS and Data Protection-YALHS Committee p86
YALHS Data Protection Policy p87 Medieval Churchyard Monuments in Somerset: Part 1 (A-K)-Brian & Moira Gittos p88
Mystery Objects – Fit for Purpose?-Andy Dutch pp98 &104
Head to Toe! (at CHAC)-Joseph Lewis p99
Book Review-Brian Gittos p101
End Notes-Brian & Moira Gittos p102
YALHS Website-Jim Fison p104

Vol. 11-2, November 2018
Editorial p37
Society Programme 2018/2019 p37
Meetings and Excursions Reviewed-Brian Gittos & Theresa Taylor p38
Medieval Commemoration at Stourton Caundle-Brian & Moira Gittos p47
2018 – A Busy Year at CHAC-Joseph Lewis p57
Book Review: Secure the Shadow: Somerset Photographers 1839-1939-Brian Gittos p58
Mystery Objects 2018-Andy Dutch p60
Obituary: Jean Harper-Jim Fison & Brian Gittos p61
Excavating at Lufton 1948/9-Jack Sweet & Jean Harper p62
Obituary: Muriel Searle-Brian Gittos p63
World War I Remembered-Peter Fowler & Moira Gittos p64
End Notes-Brian & Moira Gittos p66

Vol. 11-1, November 2017
Editorial p3
Society Programme 2017/2018 p3 Meetings and Excursions Reviewed-Brian Gittos, Theresa Taylor,Jean Harper p4
Demolition Job!-Brian & Moira Gittos p19
Finding Fish: the 2017 Season of Excavation at Lufton-J. Gerrard & A. Agate p20
The First Westland Crash – September 1917-Jack Sweet p21
Yeovil General Hospital: A History by Dr Charles Mars- Jean Harper p23
The Visitation of Bp George Henry Law in Yeovil, 1831-Jim Fison p27
Report from CHAC-Joseph Lewis p29
King Henry VII in Somerset-Moira Gittos p31
Book Review-Brian Gittos p31
End Notes-Brian & Moira Gittos p32

Vol. 10-6, November 2016
Editorial p175
Society Programme 2016/2017 p175
Meetings and Excursions Reviewed-Brian Gittos & Theresa Taylor p176
The Lufton Villa Excavations 2016: A Preliminary Report-J. Gerrard & A. Agate p186
The British Resistance Network 1940-44-Christopher Perry p188
The Wessex Boys’ Brigade Inspection – 1909-Jack Sweet p189
The Roman Coin Hoard, found in Yeovil 2013-Steve Minnitt p191
Archaeological Recording at St Mary’s Puddletown, 2016-Brian & Moira Gittos p193
Archaeological Notes-Brian & Moira Gittos p199

Vol. 10-5, November 2015
Editorial p139
Society Programme 2015/2016 p139
Meetings and Excursions Reviewed-Brian Gittos p140
Obituary: Hugh Prudden-Brian & Moira Gittos p147
Commemoration at Muchelney before the Reformation-Brian & Moira Gittos p148
The Death of Henry Turberville-Marion Dutch p163
Mystery Objects-Andy Dutch p165
CHAC in 2015-Clare Robinson p166
Archaeology Notes-Brian & Moira Gittos p167

Vol. 10-4, November 2014
Editorial p101
Society Programme 2014/2015 p101
Meetings and Excursions Reviewed-Brian Gittos & Andy Dutch p102
County Event Comes to Yeovil p111
A Medieval Seal Matrix from Excavations at Barrow-James Gerrard p112
Patrons of the Fabric: Donor Figures at Sherborne & Closworth-Brian & Moira Gittos p113
Mystery Objects-Andy Dutch pp119 &123
King Ine of Wessex-Jean Harper p120
Roman Tesserae, Stone Tiles and Building Materials-Hugh Prudden p121 Another Ham Hill Stone Effigy-Brian & Moira Gittos p124
Community Heritage Access Centre in 2014-Clare Robinson p126
Obituary: Richard Coleman-Smith-Brian & Moira Gittos p128
Found and Lost-Brian & Moira Gittos p129
Book Review: Jack Sweet’s Yeovil in the Great War-Brian Gittos p131
Archaeology Note- Brian & Moira Gittos p132
YALHS Diamond Jubilee p136

Vol. 10-3, November 2013
Editorial p69
Society Programme 2013/2014 p69
Meetings and Excursions Reviewed-Brian Gittos p70
West Coker Walkabout – June 2013-Peter Fowler & Brian Gittos p75
Mystery Objects-Andy Dutch pp79 & 98
Vanishing Heritage: Modern Losses from English Churches-Brian & Moira Gittos p80
The Sound of a Bygone Era-Andy Dutch p90
Community Heritage Access Centre-Clare Robinson p92
Archaeological Notes-Brian & Moira Gittos p95

Vol. 10-2, November 2012
Editorial p39
Society Programme 2012/2013 p39
Meetings and Excursions Reviewed-Brian Gittos p41
Obituary; Bill Chapman p47
Obituary: Isabel Rendell p49
Discoveries at Puddletown-Brian & Moira Gittos p51
Yet More Mystery Objects-Andy Dutch p60 & 66
Inscription on the Tower of Parracombe Church-Brian & Moira Gittos p61
New Acquisitions at the Museum Of South Somerset-Clare Robinson p62
Archaeological Notes-Brian & Moira Gittos p63

Vol. 10-1, November 2011
Editorial p3
Society Programme 2011/2012 p3
Meetings and Excursions Reviewed-Brian Gittos & M. Tomlin p4
Ham Hill Archaeology 2011-2014-Adam Slater p10
More Mystery Objects-Andy Dutch pp16 &36
Memorabilia of the Keyse Family-Roger Keyse with B Gittos p17
Tomb Repair and Conservation at East Coker-Brian & Moira Gittos p22
The Roman Painted House at Dover-J & L Card with Brian Gittos p26
Documents with Yeovil Interest-Brian & Moira Gittos p26
Rail Travel 1861 Style-Jean Harper p30
New Acquisitions at the Museum Of South Somerset-Clare Robinson p32
Archaeological Notes-Brian & Moira Gittos p34

Vol. 9-6, November 2010
Editorial p165
Society Programme 2010/2011 p165
Meetings and Excursions Reviewed-Brian Gittos & Andy Dutch p166
The View from the Scaffolding-Brian and Moira Gittos p172
Getting your Ball Back-Jean and Les Card p191
Yeovil St John’s: The Roof Structure-Jerry Sampson p192
The Continuing Story of the Roman Mosaic from Hinton St Mary-Les and Jean Card p195
New Acquisitions at the Museum Of South Somerset-Clare Robinson p196
Coker Cloth: What is it?-Robert Allwood p197
Mystery Objects-Andy Dutch p198
Book Review-Brian Gittos p199
The Ham Hill Stone Churchyard Cross at Drayton-Brian & Moira Gittos p200
Milestones-Beatrice Lovering p201
Why is it called Long Sutton?-Dennis Wingfield p202
Archaeological Notes-Brian & Moira Gittos p202

Vol. 9-5, November 2009
Editorial p129
Society Programme 2009/2010 p129
Meetings and Excursions Reviewed-Brian Gittos p129
Obituary: Duncan Black-Brian & Moira Gittos p135
News from the Museum Of South Somerset-Clare Robinson p136
Church Tales-Jack Sweet p138
How Yeovil Was about 1880-Jean Harper p142
The Lufton Villa Project-James Gerrard p144
Lufton Dig in the 1960s-Roger Keyse p146
A Rare Medieval Jewelled Monument-Brian & Moira Gittos p147
Coker Cloth-Robert Allwood p150
The Coins found by the South Cadbury Environs Project 1994-2009-James Gerrard p152 Archaeological Notes-Brian & Moira Gittos p160

Vol. 9-4, October 2008
Editorial p95
Society Programme 2008/2009 p95
Meetings and Excursions Reviewed-Brian Gittos p96
Exploring Yeovil’s Hinterland with a Bicycle-Brian Gittos p104
Obituary: Marjorie Brooke p112
A Study of the Verwood Pottery Industry Built Environment-Daniel Carter p113
History of the Quakers in Yeovil: Part 2-Muriel Searle p118
The Continuing Pursuit of Antiquarianism during WWII-Brian & Moira Gittos p120
The Cerne Abbas Giant Restoration-Brian & Moira Gittos p122
Book Notice p122
Book Review-James Gerrard p123
Archaeological Notes Brian & Moira Gittos p125

Vol. 9-3, November 2007
Editorial-Brian Gittos p63
Chairman’s Letter-Duncan Black p63
Obituary: Joan Daw p63
Society Programme 2007/2008 p64
Meetings and Excursions Reviewed-Brian Gittos p64
Newton Surmaville-Brian & Moira Gittos p67
Dark Age Badgers and Captain Cook’s Kangaroo-James Gerrard p74 Hinton Farm Documents No. 4: John Old Goodford-Steve Bartlett p75
Obituary: Mrs Sophia Rawlins p88
A new Society project for 2008?-James Gerrard p89
Book Review p89
Archaeological Notes-Brian & Moira Gittos p90

Vol. 9-2, November 2006
Editorial-Brian Gittos p33
Society Programme 2005/200633
Obituary: Robin Jewel-Harrison p34
Meetings and Excursions Reviewed-Brian Gittos p34
Preliminary Report on Archaeology at Yeovil St John’s, 2006-Brian Gittos p37
The Walter Commonplace Book-Brian & Moira Gittos p48
Rethinking the Coins from The Roman Villa at Ilchester Mead-James Gerrard p53
Archaeological Notes-Brian & Moira Gittos p55
Yeovil Cattle Market Development-Duncan Black p59

Vol. 9-1, December 2005
Editorial-Brian Gittos p3
Society Programme 2005/2006 p3 Meetings and Excursions Reviewed-Brian Gittos & Duncan Black p4
Obituaries: Norah Hayward, Dennis Lipscombe, Paul Gardner p6
Bronze Age Spearhead from Ashington Wood-Brian Gittos p7
The Hundred Stone Project-James Gerrard p7
Yeovil Rebuilding-Brian & Moira Gittos p8
Combe St Nicholas-Jack Sweet p12
Stoke sub Hamdon Gravestones-Deborah Whittingham p13
Yeovil’s World War II Balloon Defences-Duncan Black & David Hunt p15
St Urith of Chittlehampton-Brian & Moira Gittos p19
Post-War Life at Houndstone & Lufton Camps-Bill Hawksford p22
A Fake Roman Coin From Westland Road-James Gerrard p25
Hinton Farm Documents No. 3-Steve Bartlett p26
Archaeological Notes-Brian & Moira Gittos p28

Vol. 8-6, November 2004
Editorial-Brian Gittos p123
Society Programme 2004/2005 p123
Meetings and Excursions Reviewed p124
1954-2004: 50 Years of the YALHS-Brian & Moira Gittos, Duncan Black p125
A Glimpse at the Yeovil School Archaeological Society-Jack Sweet p128
Bestwall Quarry-James Gerrard p129
Yeovil demolitions-Brian & Moira Gittos p130
Late Roman Hoards from Somerset-James Gerrard p135
St Mary the Virgin, Stoke sub Hamdon: George and the Dragon and Other Stories …-Sally Mills p137
A ‘New’ Roman Emperor-James Gerrard p140
Obituary: Leslie Brooke p141
A Romano-British Site at Great Lyde, Yeovil-James Gerrard p146
A Forgotten Medieval Village at Draycott, Somerset-Duncan Black p147
Archaeological Notes-Brian & Moira Gittos p151
Discovery at St John’s Church Brian & Moira Gittos p152
SWARF – Or Where Does Archaeology Go From Here?-Moira Gittos p153
Book Review: Debating Late Antiquity by Rob Collins and James Gerrard (eds) p153

Vol. 8-5, October 2003
Editorial-Brian Gittos p99
Society Programme 2003/2004 p99
Obituary: Mr Eric Dove p100
Meetings and Excursions Reviewed p100 Forty Years On: The Discovery of the Christ’s Head Mosaic at Hinton St Mary-Les & Jean Card with James Gerrard p103
John Hardy’s Traversing Crank -Jack Sweet p107
Yeovil MP Buried in a West Somerset Church-B&M Gittos p108
The First ‘Dig’ at the Roman Villa at Lufton-Humphrey Hamlin p110
The Mysterious Dragon Slayer Window-Sally Mills p111
A Digital Future for the Society?-James Gerrard p113
Athelney, Alfred and Arthur?-James Gerrard p114
Hinton Farm Documents No. 2-Leslie Brooke p115
Archaeological Notes-Brian & Moira Gittos p117
Book Review p120

Vol. 8-4, November 2002
Editorial-Brian Gittos p71
Obituary: Joan Rendell p71
Society Programme 2002/2003 p72
Meetings & Excursions Reviewed-Brian Gittos p72
Hinton Farm Documents No. 1: An Elizabethan Document from Hinton Farm-Leslie Brooke p75
An Anglo-Saxon Spur from Yeovil-James Gerrard & Sally Mills p76
Medieval Monuments of the Yeovil Area-Brian & Moira Gittos p78
Archaeological Report-Brian & Moira Gittos p94
Discovery at Ashington-Brian & Moira Gittos p96
Book Review: Roman Somerset by Peter Leach-James Gerrard p96

Vol. 8-3, October 2001
Editorial-Brian Gittos p49
Society Programme 2000/2001 p49
Obituary: Derek & Mary Hadden p50
Meetings & Excursions Reviewed-Brian Gittos & James Gerrard p50
Anglo-Saxon Cemetery Near South Cadbury-James Gerrard p53
Stoke sub Hamdon Church Project: Interim Report on Gravestone Recording-Deborah Whittingham p54
Stoke sub Hamdon Church Project: Architectural & Geophysical Investigation-James Gerrard & Sally Mills p60
The Stoford Pottery-Sally Mills p62
Romano-British Coarse Wares from Yeovil-James Gerrard p63
Archaeological Report-Brian & Moira Gittos p67
Discovery at South Cadbury Church-Brian & Moira Gittos p68

Vol. 8-2, October 2000
Editorial-Brian Gittos p25
Society Programme 2000/2001 p25
SANHS Archaeology Lecture Programme p26
Excursions and Meetings Reviewed-Brian Gittos p26
Victorian Evangelical Non-Conformism: Montacute Baptist Chapel 1824-1900-John Powlesland p28
Excavations at Stoford 1994 & 1997: The Lithics Report-James Gerrard p34
An English Parish Church: Keinton Mandeville-Deborah Whittingham p42
Book Review-Brian Gittos p44 Archaeological Report-Brian & Moira Gittos p44
YALHS Members List p45

Vol. 8-1, October 1999
Editorial-Brian Gittos p3
Society Programme 1999/2000 p4
Excursions and Meetings Reviewed-Brian Gittos & Jill Garner p4
A Coin of Constantius II from Ham Hill-James Gerrard p8
Mitchelmore’s Mysterious Mound-James Gerrard & Sally Mills p8
Alfred, Bede and the Mercians-Sally Mills p12
Bagnell Miscellany 1999-Michael Pittard p16
The Stoke sub Hamdon Church Project: Survey of Churchyard Flora & Fauna-Lorna Prudden p17
A Victorian Vagrant-Beatrice Lovering p18
A Requiem for Roman Britain-Harry Jelley p19
Archaeological Unit Report-Brian & Moira Gittos p21

Vol. 7-6, April 1999
Editorial-Brian Gittos p123
Rescuing the Past p123
Society Programme 1999 p124 Excursion and Meetings Reviewed-Brian Gittos p125
The Wells of East Coker p127
The Society’s Library p128
Methodological Considerations in the Archaeology of Somerset AD 400–600-James Gerrard p129
More Manchets-Bill Chapman p132
Stoke sub Hamdon Church Project: Literature Survey-Anne-Marie Hilborne p133
Medieval Grave Slab in West Coker Churchyard-Brian & Moira Gittos p140
Archaeological Unit Report-Brian & Moira Gittos p142
Ham Hill on the Internet p144
List of Members p145

Vol. 7-5, October 1998
Editorial-Brian Gittos p99
Subscriptions-Jill Garner p99
Society Programme 1998/99 p99
Excursion & Meetings Reviewed-Brian Gittos p100
Stoke sub Hamdon Church Project p102
The Prehistory of Yeovil-James Gerrard p103
Local Archaeology News-James Gerrard p117
Manchets-Norah Hayward p118
Book Review-Robin Ansell p119
Archaeological Unit Report-Brian & Moira Gittos p119

Vol. 7-4, April 1998
Editorial-Brian Gittos p77
Society Programme 1998 p77
Excursion & Meetings Reviewed-Brian Gittos p78
Report on Meeting of SANHS Associated Societies-Deborah Whittingham p79
The Stoke sub Hamdon Church Project-Brian & Moira Gittos p81
St Martin of Tours-Marian Pattison p87
Archaeological Unit Report-Brian & Moira Gittos p90
Report on Stoford Flints-James Gerrard p90
News of Publications-B. & M. Gittos, Deborah Whittingham p93

Vol. 7-3, October 1997
Editorial-Brian Gittos p53
Notes From the Chairman-Bill Chapman p53
Society Programme 1997/854
Meetings Reviewed-J. Gerrard, B. Gittos, A. Jewell-Harrison p55
Two Sherds of ‘B’ Amphorae from South Cadbury-James Gerrardp56
Addendum-Moira Gittos p58
A Quartet of Churches-Jack Sweet p59
A Russian Experience-Harry Jelley p62 St Martin of Tours p63
Anglo-Scandinavian? Beast Head in Hardington Mandeville Church-Brian & Moira Gittos p64
The Shapwick Project and YALHS Involvement-Harry Jelley & Deborah Whittingham p66
Excavations at Stoford, 1994 & 1997-Brian & Moira Gittos p67
Archaeological Unit Report-Brian & Moira Gittos p72

Vol. 7-2, April 1997
Editorial p29
Society Programme 1997/8 p29
Meetings Reviewed-Brian Gittos p30
He ‘Dyed’ in the King’s Service-Jack Sweet p31
A Surprise in Bradford Abbas-Mary & Dennis Yeoman p32
A Study of Some Yeovil Field Names: Part 2-Leslie Brooke p33
More Martock Beans-Jo Mills p42
The Late Romano-British Site at Bradley Hill, nr Somerton-James Gerrard p43
Trough and Pump-Brian Gittos p48
The Wyndham Hill Axe Head-James Gerrard p48
SANHS Affiliated Societies AGM & Symposium-Harry Jelley p50
Archaeological Unit Report-Brian & Moira Gittos p50

Vol. 7-1, November 1996
Editorial p3
Programme p3
Meetings Reviewed-Brian Gittos p4
Some Municipal Moments-Jack Sweet p5 The Sweet Track-James Gerrard p7
Why Was It Called That – A Study of Some Yeovil Field Names: Part 1-Leslie Brooke p8
Obituary: Rev. Gordon Robinson-Brian Gittos p17
Glimpses-Jack Sweet p17
A New Discovery at Avebury-James Gerrard p18
Martock Beans-Marjorie Brooke p20
A Layman’s Guide to Geophysics-James Gerrard p20
Archaeological Unit Report-Brian & Moira Gittos p23
Book Review-Brian Gittos p26

Vol. 6-6, April 1996
Editorial p125
Summer Programme 1996 p125
Winter Programme 1996/7 p126
Meetings Reviewed-Brian Gittos p126
Hinton Mill, MudfordMarian Pattison129
SANHS Associated Societies AGM-Harry Jelley p129
South Cadbury Environs Project-Richard Tabor p131
William Tyndale 1494-1536-Isabel Rendell p136
My Introduction to Archaeology-Rev. G. Robinson p138
The Fatal Shot and the Fatal Shore-Jack Sweet p139
The Martock Bean-Steve Oxbrow p141
Severe Winter, 1685 p141
Archaeological Unit Report-Brian & Moira Gittos p142
Purbeck Marble Symposium p143
Review of Publications-Brian Gittos p144

Vol. 6-5, October 1995
Editorial p105
Chairman’s Notes-Harry Jelley p105
Charlton Adam and Charlton Mackrell p105 Society Programme 1995/6 p106
Obituary: Russ Clynick-Brian Gittos p107
Meetings Reviewed-Brian Gittos & Harry Jelley p108
The Summer House of the Newton Surmaville Estate-James Gerrard p109
A Crash at the 17th Green-Jack Sweet p112
Tarbat, Ross & Cromarty-Harry Jelley p113
‘A Dastardly Outrage’-Jack Sweet p114
A 12th Century Grave Slab at Moccas, Herefordshire-Brian & Moira Gittos p115
From the Archives-Brian Gittos p116
Archaeological Unit Report-Brian & Moira Gittos p118

Vol. 6-4, April 1995
Editorial p85
Chairman’s Notes-Harry Jelley p85
Society Programme – 1995 p86
Meetings Reviewed-Brian Gittos, Harry Jelley, Jack Sweet p86
Records Relating to the Yeovil Area in the Early 14th Century-Brian & Moira Gittos p90
Some Victorian Books-Jane Robinson p93
Wyndham Hill-Leslie Brooke p95
The Continuing Story of Shapwick-Harry Jelley -96
CBA South-West Annual General Meeting-Harry Jelley p96
The Society’s Insurance Cover p97
Recording Monumental Inscriptions in the Yeovil Area p99
Calling All Volunteers-Pat Knight p99
Fenland Archaeological Trust p100
Archaeological Unit Report-Brian & Moira Gittos p100
Review of Publications-Leslie Brooke p101

Vol. 6-3, October 1994
Editorial p59
Chairman’s Notes-Harry Jelley p59
AGM – New Location-Harry Jelley p60 YALHS Events 1994/5 p61
Meeting Reports, 1994-Brian Gittos & Harry Jelley p62
The Chapel of St Michael, Montacute-Nicholas Karn p65
Looking Back – Again-Brian Gittos p70
An Irish Elephant-Harry Jelley p74
Glenn Miller-Harry Jelley p74
Adolphus Linnett – The Forgotten Town Clerk of Yeovil?-Jack Sweet p75
The Congress of Independent Archaeologists-Harry Jelley p76
Publications Fund-Harry Jelley p77
Archaeological Unit Report-Brian & Moira Gittos p78
Review of Publications-Brian Gittos & Derek Hadden p80

Vol. 6-2, April 1994
Editorial p33
Chairman’s Notes-Harry Jelley p33
Summer Programme 1994 p33
Winter Programme 1994/5 p34
Yeovil Community Arts Centre p34
Friends of the Museum Of South Somerset p34
Winter Meetings Reviewed p35
The Nortonian-Brian Gittos p37
Looking Back to 1893-Jack Sweet p38
Two Watering Pots-Richard Coleman-Smith p40
On Salisbury Plain-Harry Jelley p43
The Ggantija Temples, Malta-Marlene Weir p46
Thomas and Tess-Beatrice Lovering p49
Archaeological Unit Report-Brian & Moira Gittos p50
13th Century Saintonge Jug Sherd-Richard Coleman-Smith p51
Mediaeval Grave Slabs at Church Knowle-Brian & Moira Gittos p55

Vol. 6-1, October 1993
Editorial p3
Chairman’s Notes-Harry Jelley p3
Winter Programme 1993/4 p3
Summer Programme 1994 p4 Winter Programme 1994 p4
Friends of the Museum of South Somerset p4
Final Winter Meeting 1992/3-Harry Jelley p4
Dr Mary Remnant’s Musical Evening-Rev. G.S. Robinson p5
Reports of Summer Excursions p5
Map Review-Brian Gittos p7
The Story of a Hill: Hendford Hill, Yeovil-Leslie Brooke p8
A Merida Redware Whistle from Pilsden, Dorset-Richard Coleman-Smith p29
Archaeological Unit Report-Brian & Moira Gittos p30

Vol. 5-6, April 1993
Editorial p155
Summer Programme 1993 p155
Winter Programme 1993/4 p156
Chairman’s Notes-Harry Jelley p156
Friends of the Museum p156
Winter Meetings Reviewed p157
Coryat to Trefusis-Beatrice Lovering p159
St John’s Church Lectern and the Group of Fifty Pre-Reformation Brass Lecterns-Monique de Ruette p160
Yeovil – Two Inns Called ‘George’, Some Others, and George Court-Leslie Brooke p163
A Recent Discovery in Montacute-Lorna Prudden p168
14th Century Domestic Pottery-J.L. Lihou p168
Archaeological Unit Report-Brian & Moira Gittos p170
A Roman Inkwell in my Teaching Collection-Richard Coleman-Smith p171
Members List p173

Vol. 5-5, November 1992
Editorial p127
Winter Programme 1992/3 p127
Summer Programme 1993 p128
Winter Programme 1993 p128
John Moon – In Memory-Paul Gardner p128
Reports on Summer Excursions p128
First Winter Meeting p131
From The ChairmanHarry Jelley131
Proposed Constitutional Change-Jeff Karn p132
Society’s Library p132
Help Needed!-Harry Jelley p132 Obituary: Leonard Charles Hayward-Leslie Brooke p133
Yeovil Archaeology in its Natural Context-L.C. Hayward p134
Leonard Hayward – A Personal Tribute-Isabel Rendell p137
A Personal Tribute to Leonard Hayward-W.T.J. Chapman p137
Distribution of Chronicle p138
Excavations in the Donyatt Potteries: Summer 1992-Richard Coleman-Smith p139
Origins-Brian Gittos p145
The Musical Road to Compostella-Harry Jelley p147
The Puddletown Font-Brian & Moira Gittos p148
Archaeological Unit Report-Brian & Moira Gittos p151
Book Review-Harry Jelley p152

Vol. 5-4, April 1992
Editorial p99
Summer Programme 1992 p99 Winter Programme 1992-3 p99
Archaeological Unit Meetings p99
SANHS Summer Programme p100
CBA Group 13 Programme p100
Final Summer Excursion 1991 p100
Winter Meetings Reviewed p100
Discovery at Rimpton-Brian & Moira Gittos p103
The Daniells of Yeovil and their Residences-Leslie Brooke p104
Draycott-Nicholas Karn p109
Parson Woodforde-Beatrice Lovering p112
CBA Group 13 ‘Recent Archaeology’-Moira Gittos p113
The Lullington Font-Brian & Moira Gittos p115
Shades of Past Glory-Jane Robinson p116
Book Review-Derek Hadden p117
Royal Archaeological Institute p117
Crisis at Bristol118
Archaeological Unit Report-Brian Gittos p119
The Great Orpheus Pavement p122
What SANHS Can Do For You-Harry Jelley p122
Members List p122

Vol. 5-3, October 1991
Editorial p71
Winter Programme 1991-2 p71
Summer Programme 1992 p71
Final Winter Meeting-Brian Gittos p72
Summer Excursions Reviewed-Brian & Moira Gittos p72
Meeting of Societies Affiliated to SANHS-Harry Jelley p73
Was St Patrick Born in Avon?-Harry Jelley -74
SANHS Visit to East Coker-Brian & Moira Gittos p80
Excavations at West Coker, 1958-Editor p81
Excavations at West Coker Villa Site-G.N. Aitken p83
Ashgrove Burial Ground, Near Shaftesbury-Malcolm Lindley p86
Clay Pipe Bowls found at Milborne Port-Mr & Mrs Baines p89
Archaeological Unit Report-Brian & Moira Gittos p89
14th Century Effigy at West Lydford-Brian & Moira Gittos p93
Alvington’s Archaeological Potential-Brian & Moira Gittos p94
Anglo-Saxon Work at East Coker-Brian & Moira Gittos p95
Ancient Technology – Activity Symposium-Win Scutt p96

Vol. 5-2, April 1991
Editorial-Brian Gittos p34
Summer Programme p34
Winter Programme p34 East Coker, Joint Meeting with SANHS p34
The 13th Century Effigy of a Lady in East Coker Church-Brian & Moira Gittos p36
The Building Accounts of East Coker Church, 1791-94-Brian & Moira Gittos p38
Two 14th Century Documents-Leslie Brooke p48
The Surviving Anglo-Saxon Fabric of East Coker Church-Brian & Moira Gittos p58
A Mediaeval Site at East Coker-Brian & Moira Gittos p60
Archaeological Unit Report-Brian & Moira Gittos p64
Final Summer Meeting p65
Winter Meetings Reviewed p66
Recent Archaeology in Somerset, 2nd Annual Symposium p68

Vol. 5-1, October 1990
Editorial-Brian Gittos p3
Winter Programme p3
Summer Programme p3
Final Winter Meeting Reviewed p4
Summer Meetings Reviewed p4
Mortimer Wheeler Centenary Congress-Moira Gittos p7
The Battle of Babylon Hill-Peter Marshall p8
New Banking Arrangements p15
An Unascribed Coat of Arms-Leslie Brooke p16
The Roman Site at Shepton Mallet-Harry Jelley p17
Subscriptions p17
A Twelfth-Century Grave Slab at Lullington-Brian & Moira Gittos p18
The Ham Hill and Witcombe Appraisal-Brian & Moira Gittos p20
The Ten Foot Line-Russ Clynick p23
Yeovil Celebrates p23
Archaeological Unit Report-Brian & Moira Gittos p24
Excavation at Finchingfield, East Coker, 1990-Brian & Moira Gittos p25
Ashgrove Quaker Burial Ground Nr Shaftesbury-Malcolm Lindley p29
Archaeological Symposium p29
YALHS Annual General Meeting p30
SANHS and YALHS Joint Meeting, 1991 p30
Members List p31

Vol. 4-6, April 1990
Editorial p157
Summer Programme p157
SANHS Associated Societies Meeting, 1989-Brian Gittos p157
Winter Meetings Reviewed p158
A Long-Standing Debt Repaid?-Harry Jelley p160
The Loughwood Meeting House-Russ Clynick p160
Account of the Proctors of the Church of Yeovil, 1457-8-Leslie Brooke p161
All the Fun of the Fair!-Brian Gittos p170
Montacute Castle 1067-1130-Nicholas Karn171
Yeovil Town SealsLeslie Brooke p173 Winter Meetings reviewed p92
The Evidence of the Saxon Minster at Yeovil-Brian & Moira Gittos p95
Somerset Portreeves: Part Two-L.C. Hayward p105
Immoderate Toil and Other Causes: Disease, Death & Yeovil Glovers in the mid 19th C-Dr John Guy p108
Archaeological Unit Report-Brian & Moira Gittos p122
Museum Gallery-Moira Gittos p128
The Society’s Library-Jeff Sully p128
Purbeck Marble Cross Sal at Loders (Dorset)-Brian & Moira Gittos p129
List of Members, April 1989 p130 The Significance of Yeovil’s 1361 Town Seal-Brian & Moira Gittos p175
Archaeological Unit Report-Brian & Moira Gittos p176
History and Conservation at West Coker-Marian Pattison p178
Index to Volume 4-Moira Gittos p179

Vol. 4-5, October 1989
Editorial p135
Winter Programme 1989-90 p135
Final Winter Meeting-Brian Gittos p136
Summer Excursions p136
Constitutional Change-Committee p138
Yeovil Town Watchmen and the Town House-Leslie Brooke p139
Subscriptions-Jill Garner p149
A Service of Thanksgiving-W.T.J. Chapman p150
14th Century Monumental Brass-Brian & Moira Gittos p151
Archaeological Unit Report-Brian Gittos p152

Vol. 4-4, April 1989
Editorial p91
Summer Programme p91 Winter Meetings reviewed p92
The Evidence of the Saxon Minster at Yeovil-Brian & Moira Gittos p95
Somerset Portreeves: Part Two-L.C. Hayward p105
Immoderate Toil and Other Causes: Disease, Death & Yeovil Glovers in the mid 19th C-Dr John Guy p108
Archaeological Unit Report-Brian & Moira Gittos p122
Museum Gallery-Moira Gittos p128
The Society’s Library-Jeff Sully p128
Purbeck Marble Cross Sal at Loders (Dorset)-Brian & Moira Gittos p129
List of Members, April 1989 p130

Vol. 4-3, October 1988
Editorial p59
Secretary’s Letter p59
Winter Programme 1988-89 p60
Cheese Market / Fire Station p60
Final Winter Meeting-Brian & Moira Gittos p61
Summer Excursions p61
Chubb’s Bakery in Middle Street-Brian & Moira Gittos p65
Frogg Mill AD 1800-1988-C.J. Reeves p66
Medieval Tile from Somerton-Brian & Moira Gittos p71
Somerset Portreeves: Part 1-L.C. Hayward p72
Schooldays in Yeovil in the 1890s-Leslie Brooke p76
Museum Gallery-Moira Gittos p78
Military Effigy from South Petherton-Brian & Moira Gittos p79
Unitarian Chapel Inscriptions-Brian & Moira Gittos p80
The Reverend Doctor Thomas Southwood Smith-Dr John Guy p81
New Publication: The Medieval Landscape of Somerset p83
Archaeological Unit Report-Brian & Moira Gittos p84

Vol. 4-2, April 1988
Editorial p29
Secretary’s Letter p29
Summer Programme 1988 p30
Library Acquisition p30
Winter Meetings Reviewed-Russ Clynick, John Moon, Robin Ansell p31
Winter Excursions-Brian Gittos p34
Monument in Babcary Churchyard-Brian & Moira Gittos p35
Yeovil Church Accounts, 1457-8-Leslie Brooke p36
Book Review p43
Vicarage Street Chapel-Brian & Moira Gittos p45
Lost and Found p45 South Street Baptist Church-Moira Gittos p46
Ordnance Survey Revision-Robin Ansell p48
Museum Gallery-Moira Gittos p49
King’s Head Inn, Yeovil p49
Archaeological Unit-Brian & Moira Gittos p50
Recent Archaeology-Brian & Moira Gittos p52
Address to Mr Elias Whitby Junior-C.J. Reeves p53
Who Remembers Former Library?-R. Brice p54
Changes in Membership p55

Vol. 4-1, October 1987
Editorial p3
Secretary’s Letter p3
YALHS Programme of Winter Meetings, 1987-88 p4
Winter Meetings Reviewed-Russ Clynick p6
1987 Excursions Reviewed-Russ Clynick p6
The Age of Chivalry Exhibition p9
Yeovil Improvements Proposed in 1911-Leslie Brooke p10
Two 18th Century Refugees in Dorset-Isabel Rendell p12
Archaeology in Yeovil and District, 1987-Brian & Moira Gittos p13
A Watching Brief at the Baptist’s Burial Ground, Odcombe-Pat Knight p18
Recollections of the Yeovil to Taunton Branch Line-‘Geriatricus’ p19
Tricentenary-Malcolm Lindley p20
Museum Gallery-Moira Gittos p21
Memorials of the Past-I.L. Brice p21
West Dorset Local History Society p22
The Society 25 Years Ago p22
An Important Piece of 13th Century Lead-Brian & Moira Gittos p23
Brympton d’Evercy Yard Tomb-Brian & Moira Gittos p24
List of Members, September 1987 p25

Vol. 3-6, April 1987
Editorial p118
Secretary’s Letter p118
Summer Programme p119
King’s Head Inn Yeovil p119
News Round-Up p120
Extract from the Western Flying Post p121
Winter Meetings Reviewed-Russ Clynick & John Moon p122
In a Plain Brown Envelope p124
Two Hunts and the Rebellion of 1655-Jack Sweet p125
A Rare Lead Filled Medieval Memorial at Mark, Somerset-Brian & Moira Gittos p127
Yeovil Museum Topics: Village Club Brasses-Leslie Brooke p128
Obituary: The Late Miss M.R.E. Barnes-Misses T. Joan & Isabel Rendell p130
An Archaeological Investigation of the New Library Site, Part 2: The Finds-Brian and Moira Gittos p131
The Charity School: Part 3-L.C. Hayward p134
Museum Gallery-Moira Gittos p136
Westonzoyland Offertory Plate-Leslie Brooke p137
Saxon Battle comes to Yeovil-Brian & Moira Gittos p139
Index to Volume 3 p140

Vol. 3-5, November 1986
Editorial p93
Secretary’s Letter p93
Winter Programme p94
SANHS Programme p94
A Grave Mistake p94
Charitable Status p95
News Round-Up p96 Winter Meetings and Summer Excursions Reviewed-Russ Clynick & Brian Gittos p98
Interim Report on an Archaeological Investigation of the New Library Site-Brian & Moira Gittos p102
Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society p108
The ‘Stonying Door’ at Tintinhull-Brian & Moira Gittos p108
Ordnance Survey Map, Yeovil-John Moon p108
Some Old Trades and Traders in Yeovil-Leslie Brooke p109
Proposed Award p111
The Charity School: Part 2-L.C. Hayward p112
A Re-Discovered Monument at Hinton St George-Brian & Moira Gittos p113
Book Corner: Recent Publications p115
Book Corner: Book Review-Robin Ansell p115
Witchcraft in the Yeovil Area p116

Vol. 3-4, April 1986
Editorial p68
Secretary’s Letter p68
Summer Programme p69
SANHS Affiliated Societies Meeting p70
News Round-Up p74
Winter Meetings Reviewed-Russ Clynick p76
Apprentice Trouble in 1634 p79
Robert de Sambourne-Leslie Brooke p80
Londinium Basilica-Paul Gardner p85
The Charity School: Part 1-L.C. Hayward p86
Obituary: Mr. E.A. Batty-L.C. Hayward p87
Littlecote House-I.L. Brice p88
Book Corner, Library Notes-Enid Pawley p89
Book Corner, Book Review-Moira Gittos p90
Members List p91

Vol. 3-3, October 1985
Editorial p43
Secretary’s Letter p43
Programme for 1985-86 p44
Obituary: Miss A.M. Craig p45
An Ilminster Lock-Up p45
News Round-Up p46
Subscriptions p49
Keeping Birds Out of Church p49
Winter Meetings Reviewed-Russ Clynick p50
Summer Programme Reviewed-Russ Clynick, W.T.J. Chapman, B. Gittos p51
A Survey of East Coker Churchyard-Moira Gittos p54
Turbulent Priest-E.A. Batty p58
Illegal Cattle Trade p61
A Mediaeval Table Tomb – The Conservator’s Tale-Roger Harris p62 A Gift to the Society p63
Herblay – The French Connection-Moira Gittos p64
One Aircraft and Nine Men-W.T.J. Chapman p65
The Quedam – Further Thoughts-Leslie Brooke p66
Book Review p66
SANHS Annual Local History Competition p67
SANHS Winter Programme p67

Vol. 3-2, April 1985
Editorial p18
Secretary’s Letter p18
SANHS Summer Programme p19
News Round-Up p20
Church Monuments Society Visit-Moira Gittos p22 Back Issues of Chronicle p22
Downside Abbey, The Final Summer Excursion-Russ Clynick p23
Winter Meetings Reviewed-Russ Clynick p23
An ‘Oppidum’ of the Durotriges at Ilchester-P. J. Leach p26
The Quedam-L.C. Hayward p28
Yeovil Museum-L.C. Hayward p29
Notes on Yeovil Museum Exhibits No. 6: Dresses-T. Joan Rendell p29
Sherborne Assembly 1738 -31
Nether Adber-Brian & Moira Gittos p32
Ham Hill Society-Brian Gittos p33
Yeovil’s Vanished Inns-Arthur Denner p34
Disastrous Fire at Yeovi-Leslie Brooke p35
All on a Summer’s Day-I.L. Brice p37
Book Review: A History of Beaminster p38
The Golden Age of Anglo-Saxon Art-Brian & Moira Gittos p39
Newspaper Roundsman Missing, 1737 p41
Book Corner-Enid Pawley p42

Vol. 3-1, October 1984
Editorial p1
Secretary’s letter p1
Winter Programme 1984-85 p2
Somerset Society p2
News Round-Up p2
Somerset Dialect – Final Winter Meeting-Russ Clynick p3
Summer Programme Reviewed-Russ Clynick p3
Some Yeovil ‘Improvements’ at ‘Townsend’, 1863 p6
Fire Precautions in Yeovil-Leslie Brooke p7
Some Archaeological Profiles-E.A. Batty p12
A Medieval Grave Cover-Brian & Moira Gittos p14
‘A Thyton Saw’ p15
Reflections on the York Minster Fire-Brian & Moira Gittos p16
Book Corner-Enid Pawley p17

Vol. 2-6, April 1984
Editorial p73
Secretary’s Letter p73
Coming Events p74
News Roundup p75
Meetings Reviewed-Russ Clynick p76
Letter from Chairman p78
A Yeovil Chantry-Leslie Brooke p79
The Quedam Tomb-L.C. Hayward p81 A Yeovil Riot Remembered in Yorkshire-W.T.J. Chapman p82
Whitby & Sons’ Bookshop & Yeovil Almanack for 1886-‘Geriatricus’ p83
Yeovil Museum Exhibits No. 5: A Brocade Wedding Dress-T. Joan Rendell p85
Joint Meeting Report-Russ Clynick p86
Prosecutions for not Observing the Sabbath p86
The History of the Quakers in Yeovil, Part 1-Muriel Gittos p87
The Posy Tree-Isabel Rendell p87
The Discovery of a Fragment of Saxon Cross Shaft at Shaftesbury-Brian & Moira Gittos p88
Book Corner-Enid Pawley p89

Vol. 2-5, September 1983
Editorial p59
Secretary’s Letter p59
Proposed Amendment to Constitution p60
Programme 1983-84 p60
Swearing in Church p60
Summer Meetings Reviewed-Russ Clynick p61
An Illegal Chandler p62
Of Historians, Local and Other-E.A. Batty p63
A Visit to Wells in 1896-Arthur Denner p64
Buried at Cross Roads p64
The Charles Tite Collection, Yeovil-Robin Ansell p65
Charles Tite-The Editor p65
Yeovil Museum Exhibits No. 4: Sunbonnets, Part 2-T. Joan Rendell p67
Book Review p69
Repeal of Cyder Act and Ban of French Gloves, 1766 p69
Book News and Notices-Pat Knight p70
Museum Working Party and ‘Friends’ p71
Election of an M.P. for Somerset, 1699 p72
Velocipede Race at Yeovil, 1819 p72

Vol. 2-4, May 1983 An Apology p45
Secretary’s Letter p45
Winter Meetings Reviewed-Russ Clynick p47
A Yeovil ‘Nuisance’, 1675 p48
The Society’s Library-Pat Knight p49
A Vicious Mare p49
The Central Cinema-‘Geriatricus’ & Mrs R. Brice p50
A Projected Town Hall and Market-L.C. Hayward p51
The Durston to Yeovil Railway-David Greenfield p52
West Mill, Sherborne, Restoration Project-L.A. Denner p53
Yeovil Museum Exhibits No. 4: Sunbonnets, Part 1-T. Joan Rendell p54
Yeovil Church Sittings in the 16th Century p56
Book News and Notices-Pat Knight p57 Church Livestock-Leslie Brooke p58
Next Issue of Chronicle p58

Vol. 2-3, October 1982
Editorial p29
Secretary’s Letter p29
Meetings Reviewed-Russ Clynick p30
Museum Working Party p33
Friends of Yeovil Museum p33
Obituary: Thomas John Farley Cave p33
Programme of Winter Meetings p34
The Society’s Library-Pat Knight p34
Burials in Mudford Road Yeovil-L.C. Hayward p35
Gloving in Beaminster-Marie Eedle -35
Parnham Ice-house-Marie Eedle p35
St John’s Church Lectern and Syon Convent-Leslie Brooke p36
Border Country-Mrs I.L. Brice p37
Yeovil Museum Exhibits No. 3: Caps and Bonnets-T. Joan Rendell p38
Holy Trinity Church, Long Sutton-Brian and Moira Gittos p40
When Yeovil Streets were Lit by Oil and Gas-Leslie Brooke p42
Book News and Notices-Pat Knight p44

Vol. 2-2, April 1982
Editorial p15
Secretary’s Letter p15
Meetings reviewed-Russ Clynick p16
Museum Working Party and ‘Friends of Yeovil Museum’ p18
Tintinhull Churchyard & Odcombe Baptist Burial Ground Projects p18
Query‘Cirribus’ p18
Archaeology in the Classroom-Moira Gittos p19
Yeovil Baptist Church-Clifford J. Ford p19
The American Stonehenge-T. Atkins p21
North-West Passage Casualty of the 1850s-Margery Clynick p21
Yeovil Alehouses Suppressed, 1618 p21
A 1619 Paternity Order p21
Yeovil Museum Exhibits No. 2: An 18th Century Gown-T. Joan Rendell p22
Yeovil Library-Eric Dove p23
Lancashire Interlude-E.A. Batty p23
Kitchener’s Army Recruits-Mrs I.L. Brice p25
Illegal Yeovil Grocer p25
‘Kill-Canon Corner’-Brian Gittos p26
Book News and Notices-Pat Knight p27
The Society’s Library: Additions-Pat Knight p28
Prince of Orange at Yeovil, 1734-Leslie Brooke p28

Vol. 2-1, October 1981
Editorial p1
Meetings Reviewed-Russ Clynick & W.T.J. Chapman p2
Odcombe Baptist Burial Ground & Tintinhull Churchyard Projects p5
Museum Working Party 5 Baptist Burial Ground, Odcombe-Isabel Rendell p6
Book Review: The Church Towers of Somerset p6
An Unusual Vicarage-Rev. G.S. Robinson p7
The Tabernacle-L.C. Hayward p10
Brookland Bell Tower-Russ Clynick p11
Yeovil Museum Exhibits No. 1: Queen Victoria’s Hat-T. Joan Rendell p12
Improvisation, 1761 p12
Gloving in Beaminster-Marie Eedle p13
A Prodigious Eel p13
Book News and Notices-Pat Knight p14

Vol. 1-6, March 1981
Editorial p1
Meetings Reviewed-Russ Clynick p2
Thoughts on a Talk-Arthur Denner p4
Museum Working Party p5
Field Survey Work p5
Summer Excursions – 1981 Programme p6
60 years of Public Library Service in Yeovil-Mrs P.A. Swetman p7
Ascent of a 13th Century Priest-Brian and Moira Gittos p8
Ringing St John’s Church Bells for Dr Sacheverell-Leslie Brooke p8
The ‘Great Day’-Mrs I.L. Brice p9
Retracing a Roman Road-Arthur Denner p10
Bell-cage of East Bergholt-Mrs M. Craig p10
Roman Invasion of the South-West-W.T.J. Chapman p11
Report on Pottery Recovered by W.T.J. Chapman-W.T.J. Chapman p13
More Ice Houses at: Compton House-Marjorie Brooke p15
More Ice Houses at: Hawkmoor House Farm-Isabel Rendell p15
Tintinhull Project: Churchyard Report-Pat Knight p15
The Society’s Library p16
Book News and Notices-Pat Knight p16
Two Yeovil Marsh Field-Names-Leslie Brooke p17
Index to Volume 1 p18
Society publications p20

Vol. 1-5, October 1980
Editorial p1
Edgar Silcox Memorial Lectures p1
Meetings Reviewed-Russ Clynick p2
Tintinhull Project Report-Pat Knight p4
Yeovil Museum Working Party Report p5
Additions to Society’s Library p5
18th Century Yeovil Dialect-Isabel Rendell p6
Aerial Archaeology-W.T.J. Chapman p6
Alfriston’s Clergy House-Russ Clynick p7
The Kimmeridge Woman-Mrs G.L. Brice p8
Wells Cathedral from Yeovil-W.T.J. Chapman p8
Illegal Yeovil Cottages in 1623 p8
Constable of Yeovil Hundred, 1621 p8
Book News and Notices-Pat Knight p9

Vol. 1-4, April 1980
Editorial p1
Winter Meetings Reviewed-Russ Clynick p2
St John’s Church Restorations-Leslie Brooke p4                                                                                          Parnham Ice House-Marie Eedle p8
Ill-relished Beer in 1638 p8
Childhood Memories-Arthur Denner p9
Two Happy People!-Pat Knight p10
Baptist Church Tablets-Pat Knight and T. Joan Rendell p11
Origins of Yeovil Baptist Church-Isabel Rendell p13
Bridge Cottages, West Coker-Reg Warr p13
Ashington: A Lost Memorial-Brian and Moira Gittos p14
Petition of Poverty, 1609 p14
Book News and Notices Pat Knight 15
Tintinhull Church Project 16
Gift of a Pall, 1714 p16
Canterbury Tales-W.T.J. Chapman p17
1646 Yeovil Epitaph p17
Summer Excursions p18
Museum Working Party p18
Innkeepers Harbouring Watchmen in 1838 p18       

Vol. 1-3, October 1979
Editorial p1
Forthcoming programme of meetings p1
Meetings reviewed-Russ Clynick p2
Some Useful Work-W.T.J. Chapman p4
A Plague Burial at Yeovil?-L.C. Hayward p5
Fashions of a Wedmore Family-T. Joan Rendell p6
A Yeovil Fire of 1622 p11
Yeovil public flogging, 1614 p11
The Parish Chest 3: Pre Reformation Ceremonies -L.C. Hayward p12
Ice Houses-Russ Clynick p13
Book News and Notices-Pat Knight p14
The Society’s Library p15
13th Century Wall Paintings-Mrs G.L. Brice p15
Tippling Licence Revoked, 1617 p15
Frog Mill Yeovil-T.J. Cave p16
Replies to Queries p16
Query p16
Tintinhull Church Project p17
Yeovil Brickworks 1737 p17

Vol. 1-2, April 1979
Editorial p1
Postbag p2
Additions to our Library p2
Meeting reviewed-Russ Clynick p3
The Parish Chest 2: Rogationtide-L.C. Hayward p5
Elizabeth Hookins-L.C. Hayward p6
Rev. John Collinson-Winifred Oatway p7 Nash Priory-R.G. Gilson p12
Book Notices and News-Pat Knight p15
Queries p16
Summer Programme Diary p17
Ham Hill – A ‘watching brief’ p17
Yeovil & District Natural History Society p17
Constitution of the Society p18

Vol. 1-1, September 1978
Chairman’s Introduction p1
Secretary’s letter p1
Editorial p2
Summer Excursions reviewed p3
Looking Back-E.H. Silcox p6
The Parish Anvil Editor p7
Thomas Hardy and the Yeovil District-N.J. Atkins p8
The Parish Chest 1: The Common Mind-L.C. Hayward p9
Pillow Lace in Somerset-Isabel Rendell p11
Book News and Notes-Pat Knight p12
Somerset & Dorset Family History Society-Pat Knight p13
Society Notices: Winter Programme p14
Society Notices: A Study Project p14
Society Notices: Our Own Library p14