Frontispiece: When Nature painted all things gay (1881) by Alfred Parsons.

Copp, CJT, Taylor, MA and Thackray, JC. Charles Moore (1814-1881), Somerset geologist. Volume 140 (1997), 1-36

King, PW. The cupola near Bristol. Volume 140 (1997), 37-51

Jessop, O. A recent geophysical survey of the gardens of West Bower Manor, Durleigh. Volume 140 (1997), 53-60

Lewis, A. Stained glass from Glastonbury, Volume 140 (1997), 61-67

Fitzpatrick, AP. An iron-age shield mount from Meare Village East ‘lake village’, Somerset. Volume 140 (1997), 69-72

Kent, O. Ceramic finds from archaeological excavations at Glastonbury Abbey, 1901-1979. Volume 140 (1997), 73-104. Note: see volume 141 for corrected drawings

Galbraith, S. Dr Joshua Parsons (1814-1892) of Beckington, Somerset general practitioner. Volume 140 (1997), 105-119

Penoyre, J and J. Some Bruton town houses. Volume 140 (1997), 121-132

Webster, CJ and Croft, RA. Somerset archaeology 1996. Volume 140 (1997), 133-159

Somerset County Museums Service summary list of 1996 accessions, Volume 140 (1997), 161-165

Book reviews. Volume 140 (1997), 167-175

Officers, council, committees and AGM. Volume 140 (1997), 176-177

Obituaries: Jebb, P. of Alred Watkin. Dunning, R. of CA Ralegh Radford. Clements, C. of Joan Davena Peden. Volume 140 (1997), 178-182

Additions to the library and articles of Somerset interest in non-Somerset periodicals. Volume 140 (1997), 183-185

Ecology in Somerset

Editorial. Volume 140 (1997), 192

Thompson, RJ. White-clawed crayfish, Austropotamobius pallipes, in the River Tone: Current status and projections. Volume 140 (1997), 195-207

Farr-Cox, F. Eel populations in rivers in the ‘Somerset’ catchment. Volume 140 (1997), 209-212

Hill-Cottingham, P. Hoverflies in wood: An example of management conflict. Volume 140 (1997), 213

Gillard, C and Hill-Cottingham, P. Somerset invertebrates group: Mollusc atlas project. Volume 140 (1997), 214-215

Liebert, T and Sutton, R. Somerset lepidoptera 1996. Volume 140 (1997), 215-216

Book reviews. Volume 140 (1997), 217-221