"The 21st anniversary of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle was held at their apartments in the building of the Literary and Philosophical Society. Mr. Adamson read the report, which embodied an account by the Rev. John Hodgson, secretary, of the excavations carried on at the expense of the society, aided by a voluntary contribution, in the Roman station Borcovicus, at Housesteads, in the years 1830, 1831, and 1833, and of the researches made by the Rev. A. Hedley at his station of Vindolana, or little Chesters, and by the late Mr. Crawhall, at Amblogama, or Burdoswald. The members afterwards dined in their library, which was tastefully fitted up for the occasion with the armour in the society's museum, to which Mr. Falla kindly added some beautiful specimens belonging to him. About twenty-five dined, Sir Charles Monck in the chair; Mr. Adamson acted as his vice. It was a true antiquarian feast, and the evening was agreeably spent."

From: T Fordyce, J. Sykes. Local records; or, Historical register of remarkable events which have occurred in Northumberland and Durham, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and Berwick-upon-Tweed..., published 1867