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stone. Where these black fonts came from is a “crux” to 
antiquarians. The date of those at Winchester and East Meon 
is ascertained to be the episcopate of Walkelin, 1070-1107, but 
the stone is supposed to have been imported from Constantinople, 
and some think sculptured by Byzantine workmen. 
Continuing the walk at the exterior of the town walls, the 
party were admitted into a large groined storeroom, where 
formerly the provisions for the garrison of the castle overhead 
were landed from ships. The ribs of the semicircular roof have 
been purloined by some unknown builder, who required stone, 
and the entrance arch has been unfortunately restored lately in 
Bath stone, which does not match well with the Pembridge stone 
from the Isle of Wight, of which all the walls and ancient 
buildings of this neighbourhood are built. The stone is a fresh- 
water limestone, and is not now worked. A very handsome and 
strong machicolated tower stands at the north west angle cf the 
castle, of which little now remains, and then running due east 170 
yards the wall reaches the Bar gate. The total circuit of the 
walls is 2,200 yards. 
The Bargate embattled and crowned by machicolations is the 
most conspicuous ornament of Southampton, crossing the High 
street, and its chambers are used now for the Courts of law. 
Some parts of it are as old as anything in the town, but it has 
been so altered and overlaid with later work that it requires the 
practised eye of an antiquarian to discover the original plan of 
the structure. One of the leaden lions, which adorn the northern 
entrance of the Bar, fell lately from its pedestal, but the time 
being during the night, no loss of life occurred. The legendary 
hero Sir Bevois of Southampton, and the Giant Ascupart are 
painted on wood and hung in the Court Chamber on the first 
floor. The statue of Queen Anne, once standing in the southern 
front, but now replaced by George III. in Roman military 
costume, is also in this chamber. Bidding farewell to their 
talented conductor, Mr. T. W. Shore, the members of the Field 
