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Jones, who conducted them over the little church, remarkable for its 
beautiful tower, and above all, for its painted windows of very early 
date, and in unusually good preservation. Next they visited the old 
Manor-house hard by, the property of Mr. Tugwell, and over this, 
above stairs and below, they were very kindly taken by the tenant, 
Mr. Doel; and a great treat, and to most of the archeologists an 
unexpected treat, it was to see so excellent a specimen of medieval 
domestic architecture in so good a state of preservation, and so little 
injured by the hand of the restorer. Before leaving this charming 
old house, the President begged to propose a vote of thanks to the 
hospitable owner (Mr. Tugwell), who had most considerately sent 
up from Bath a cart laden with hampers intended for the refreshment 
of the whole party; but of which the early hour of arrival, caused 
by a change of route which had been decided on the previous evening, 
forbade them to make use: the vote of thanks was seconded by 
Prebendary Jones, and carried by acclamation, and the Secretary 
was requested to convey it to Mr. Tugwell. 
Bradford-on-Avon was the next halting-place, and here indeed our 
excursionists remained for a long time, so many and so interesting 
to them were the objects selected for inspection. First, by kind 
permission of Mr. Moulton, they rambled over Kingston House, or 
the Duke’s House, a well-known mansion of Jacobean architecture. 
Then to the fine old parish church, over which the Vicar, Rev. 
Prebendary Jones, conducted them, expatiating on the history of the 
building, and its restorations, and pointing out all that was most 
deserving of notice. Thence the Vicar conducted them to the now 
famous little Anglo-Saxon Chapel, lately opened out in great measure © 
from the rubbish which surrounded it, and rescued, as we sincerely 
hope, from destruction ; an unique specimen of very early architecture 
the “ecclesiola” of St. Lawrence, as William of Malmesbury calls 
it, and probably not much short of a thousand years old. This little 
building, rudely and quaintly constructed, has of late attracted the 
attention of antiquarians of all places, and thanks to the prolonged 
exertions of the Vicar of Bradford and the Rev. E. L. Barnwell of 
Melksham, it is hoped that contributions will be collected, enough 
to ensure its preservation. To this desirable end the Wiltshire 
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