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undercroft to the north east corner of the enclosure, reveals at 

 once the exceptional beauty of this magnificent pile ; quite 

 continental in its proportions, broken up into infinite variety of 

 pinnacle, buttress and gable, crowned by the magnificent tower 

 and spire. With all its variety of outline and its exceptional 

 wealth of detail, its strength and beauty lay in the repose — 

 except where the eye is attracted to the useful but sadly 

 incongruous tin tallboy over the vestry chimney. 



From Eedcliffe the party went to Canynge House, in Redcliffe 

 Street, where by the courtesy of Mr. Charles Jefferies they were 

 enabled to examine a most interesting and beautiful roof, tiled 

 floor and other relics of the house of William Canynge, one of 

 Bristol's greatest merchants and most eminent divines. 



Thence they proceeded to Temple Church, believed to have 

 been founded by the Knights Templars, about 1145. The oldest 

 part of the present Church cannot be dated earlier than the 14th 

 century. A Chapel at the east end of the north aisle, known as 

 the Weavers' Chapel, which, with a certain piece of ground 

 adjoining, was granted to the ancient Guild of Weavers 1299. 

 The interior of the Church, with the exception of the Weavers' 

 Chapel and a few Decorated windows, may be said to be of 

 the 15 th century or Perpendicular period. The tower is remark- 

 able on account of its leaning ; it is 14th and 15th century work ; 

 is about 120 feet high and has an inclination of 5 feet. There 

 is some interesting wrought-iron grille work and an old brass 

 candelabrum in the chancel. 



A walk through Maryleport Street, one of the most picturesque 

 and best preserved streets in the City, where there are some 

 excellent specimens of 15th, 16th and 17th century half-timbered 

 town houses, led the way to St. Peter's Hospital, formerly the 

 mansion of the Nortons in the 15th century, a magnificent piece 

 of domestic architecture of that date. It passed into the hands of 

 the Corporation of Bristol in 1698, and was converted into a 

 Workhouse for the poor. There ia much interesting work of 



