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American window representing the seven ages of man from “As 
you like it” in Scriptural characters. The eastern window is 
poor and is to be removed for another American window, when 
-300 has been subscribed for its cost, and placed in a transept. 
The Altar is the ancient “Mensa,” discovered beneath the floor 
of the South aisle, 1892, supported on a stone altar tomb and 
black marble columns at the ends. The stalls have ‘“ miserere ” 
seats with very quaint carvings beneath, and in the nave at the 
West end of the church are the remains of the old Font in which 
Shakespeare was baptized, and the Parish Register under glass, 
showing the entry of his baptism and marriage, with two registers 
to receive the names of visitors, one being reserved for Americans. 
There is much beside of interesting character in this fine church, 
but time did not allow of longer delay, so walking back through 
Church street, the Chapel of the Guild, and old Oak-built 
Grammar School whereat Shakespeare was educated, were visited, 
then in Chapel street “ Ye five gables,” a charming timber house, 
was admired, and in the High street another ancient house dated 
1596 with a very fine carved Front (the early home of John 
Harvard’s mother), and coming finallly to the “Red Horse” © 
Washington Irving’s Inn, in Bridge street, the welcome luncheon 
awaited the party, some of whom subsequently walked to Ann 
Hathaway’s cottage at Shottery, one mile distant. On the road 
to the station the fine Fountain and Clock Tower, presented to 
the town by Mr. George Childs, of Philadelphia, U.S.A., was 
passed, and at 3.30 the party bid farewell to the Shakespeare 
country, and before 8 o’clock found themselves back in Bath, with 
pleasant reminiscences of the historical and archeological treasures 
of Warwickshire. 
Berkshire White Horse and Wayland Smith’s Cave.—The last 
regular excursion of the season of this club took place on Tuesday, 
the 19th September. Notwithstanding a falling barometer and 
stiff south-west breeze portending rain, 12 members started by 
the 10.5 a.m. train on the Great Western Railway, for Uffington, 
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