27 JUNE 1931, Page 3

Runnymede . It is good to know that the proposed

Egham by-pass is not to encroach on the historic Runnymede, which Lady Fairhaven and her sons gave in memory of her husband, the late Mr. Urban Broughton, to the National Trust two years ago. All parties concerned are now in agreement, and the donors of the great Thames-side meadow where King John agreed to Magna Carta in 1215 have secured ready approval for the simple and dignified entrance gates and gatehouses that Sir Edwin Lutyens has designed for the property. Presumably even -Mr.. Snowden will exempt Runnymede from land tax, so that it may remain open for all time as a historic playground, easily accessible when the new road is made.