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REPORTS AND MEMORANDA THE BRECKNOCK SOCIETY IT is quite impossible within the compass of these pages to write fully on the work of the Brecknock Society since its founding in the twenties by the late Col. Sir John Lloyd. However, a brief outline of the Society's history might be of interest. The Brecknock Society, which is the parent Historical Society of Brecknock, was founed by Col. John Lloyd and a few interested persons in 1927. It arose from the simple request of the Welsh National Museum to the Breconshire County Council for the Victorinus stone. The incident, trivial in itself, called attention to the fact that there were some relics of the past still left in Brecknock though the county had irretrievably lost many articles of antiquarian interest, and that unless something were done, and that soon, to collect and preserve those remaining, they too would disappear. Two events then occurred to quicken the interest in archaeology in the county, namely the discovery of an old canoe in Llangorse Lake, and the excavation of the Roman Camp, Y Gaer, at Brecon by Dr. (now Sir) Mortimer Wheeler. These events led Col. Lloyd to call public meetings in 1924 for the purpose of discovering whether local interest was sufficiently strong to warrant the founding of an archaeological Society, and what steps might be taken to enlist the sympathy and help of those who favoured the project. Although disappointed at the results of these meetings, Col. Lloyd was undeterred, and decided not only to form the Brecknock Society, but also to start a Museum. A building that might be adapted for the purpose was found in the old Glamorgan Street Chapel, and in March, 1927, the Museum was officially opened by Lady Buckland. The constitution of the Society was soon decided upon and its objects were defined as follows: "To take and encourage amongst the people of Brecknock an interest in Archaeology, Geology, Natural History, Art, Literature and History, especially of their own county, and to maintain a Museum and Library as the centre of such work". The methods by which, it was thought, these objects would be secured were "By recording on 6ins. Ordnance maps the sites of all ancient monuments and relics of the past, extant in the county, and the compilation of lists, with descriptions of such monuments and relics as they now exist". "By preserving of such monuments in situ or by removing them to the County Museum. Where removal is impractical, to have reproductions thereof made for the Museum". "By endeavouring to secure that none but qualified persons shall excavate or otherwise interfere with such monuments or relics".