Excerpt from The Thirty-Ninth Report of the Worcester Diocesan Architectural and Arch?ological Society
In Mr. John Noake we have lost one who was an old member, an Honorary Secretary, Librarian, and a Vice-President. Though not a native of Worcester, he was thoroughly identified with it, and his published works, dealing with the city and county, local customs and events, cannot fail to be of value to future antiquaries.
Mr. George Oliver, who had been a Member of the Committee since he renewed his connection with Worcester some years since, always rendered valuable service. It is much to be regretted that, through failing health, he was unable to do, what it was hoped he might do, sketch and illustrate some more of our parish churches, and carry on the work which Mr. J. Severn Walker began.
Several new Members have been elected, and vacancies filled up.
The finances continue to be satisfactory, as will be seen by the Treasurers statement, and the balance in hand on the current account is ?20 18s. 2d., as compared with ?6 14s. 3d. in 1893, while the deposit of ?50 is untouched.
The arrangement, in two large volumes, of the original drawings, prints, &c., of the late Mr. J. S. Walker, which was presented to your Society by Mrs. Fuller, has been completed, Dr. Cameron having carried out what Messrs. Noake and Oliver began, but through ill-health could not finish.
Mr. Walter Wood has given some books relating to Worcester to the Society, and it is hoped that others may follow his example, that the Library may expand and become valuable for reference and study.
Your Committee have agreed to exchange publications with the Birmingham Midland Institute, and their excellent volumes for 1892 and 1893 have been received, Some letters and newspapers which belonged to the late Miss Pyndar, and relate to the notorious Oddingly murder in 1806, have, through Major Hill, been given to the Society, and with Mr. Noake's Paper founded upon them, they have been bound up for their better preservation.
An agreement has been made with the Worcestershire Historical Society that "Until further orders a copy of all the Society's publications be forwarded to the W.D.A.A.S. to be preserved with their records, and to be open only to Members of both Societies.'
A discussion took place in November relative to the desirableness of renting the old galleried house in the Trinity for the sole use of your Society, and a Sub-Committee was formed to consider the subject. Upon the presentation, however, of their report, it was almost unanimously agreed that the proposal could not be satisfactorily carried out.
Two Excursions took place during the year, one on June 5th to Gloucester, and the other on September 18th, to Ripple, Tunning, Bredon, and Strensham.
A General Meeting was held in the Guildhall on January 25th, 1895, to hear a Paper from Mr. Willis-Bund, on The Early History of Evesham Abbey (see Report), and a Paper by Dr. Cameron on Blockley Parish Church (see Report).
Large sums of money continue to be spent on church building, and on the repair and embellishment of churches. Many new stained-glass lights, varying in size and character, have been inserted; new porches and reredoses erected; bells have been re-hung; organs repaired; and electric lighting introduced or substituted for other modes in use. The Official Year-Book of the Church of England states that ?210,240 17s. has been spent in our Diocese, and for church work generally, and of that ?43,656 18s. 5d. upon the fabric, and ?8,498 18s. lOd. upon the fittings of our churches.
An account of some of the principal work is given below.
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