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From this date we do not hear of Stalls Church being em- 

 ployed for any ecclesiastical purposes, although the parish 

 retained for many years its ancient name. 



A reference to the valuable collection of Bath maps made by 

 the late Mr. Eussell may here be interesting. 



The map of the city erroneously attributed by Wood to Dr. 

 Jones, dated in 1572, and Speed's map, issued in 1610, both 

 show Stalls Church. Gilmore's map, under date 1694, shows a 

 Uank where a part of the Church stood, and later maps show 

 the site of the Church. Strachey's Map of Somerset, published 

 in 1732, shows the corner where the Church stood by a cross, 

 and the reference " St. Mary de Scalys, now dwelling-houses." 



These maps are so manifestly copied from each other, and 

 contain so many obvious mistakes^ that they are not at all reliable 

 as evidence of dates. 



Strachey's statement as to the conversion of the Church into 



dwelling-houses is no doubt correct, for in 1632 we find leases 



granted of houses described as "in the Church." During the 



Civil Wars the Church was used as a military prison and hospital. 



In 1656 we read in the Council book : — 



"Whereas the Tower of the Church of Stalles in this 

 City is now much fallen into decay and cannot be 

 repaired. Whether the said tower shall be taken 

 down so far as the roof of the said Church or so far 

 as need required or not, the profit to be employed to 

 the use of the Abbey Church, and the churchwardens 

 of the said Abbey Church to undertake the care and 

 oversight thereof" 

 This resolution was carried, and three aldermen were elected 

 to oversee the work and take the churchwardens accounts. 

 In 1659 the Church itself fell down, for we read : — 



" Whereas Stalls Church within the said City is fallen 

 down, and the materials, by a formal order, appointed 

 to be employed to and for the use of the Church of St. 



