Leonards Philosophical Society to visit some place of archaeological or geological interest in our neighbourhood. The council willingly adopted my suggestion of visiting Battle in the autumn of 1866,and my energetic collaborateur, Mr. J. C . SAVERY, undertook the details of the organisation. As, however, the event was one of national interest, it was hoped that some of the more important Societies of London and the provinces would take in hand the celebration , the management of which would then devolve upon them . Mr. SAVERY consequently entered into correspondence with the British Arcahaeological Association , which Association actually proposed holding a congress at Hastings, but their arrangements would not allow them to defer their visit till October.[1] The Sussex Archaeological Society were also communicated with , but they had fixed Eastbourne for their annual meeting ; and although the Historical Society of London at one time proposed to join us, yet as the time drew near, it was found that if the anniversary of the Battle was celebrated at all, it must be under the auspices of the Philosophical Society alone.
It became then the duty of the Society to call upon some one to give an account of such incidents of the Battle as were known, and pourtray them on the Battle Field itself. To the thorough performance of this task , three points seemed essential: (1) that he who guided them over the Field should have a taste for Archaeology, and in particular should be well acquainted with the arms and mode of fight-
- ↑ Their Congress,which was a very interesting one, was held in August.
