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pavement of the north aisle, and especially also those on the 

 exterior of the east end, must be taken into account, and although 

 not absolutely inconsistent with such a theory as was now pro- 

 pounded, yet it was far from clear that these remains at the east 

 end would adapt themselves to such a termination of the building. 



Mr. J. S. Bartrum referred also to the Norman remains 

 found during the restoration of the Abbey by Sir Gilbert Scott, 

 and also doubted whether a Cloister could have existed on the 

 south side of the Abbey Church, as the site was so much occupied 

 by the Roman Baths, the remains of which are known to exist 

 under the Chronicle Office. 



Mr. Cayley, in reply, stated that he had long thought upon 

 the difficulties in connection with the present eastern turrets ; 

 and, on the principle of comparative anatomy, had come to the 

 conclusion that they were "Norman in structure and originally 

 flanked the chord of the apse — a not uncommon position in 

 Norman work, but not usual at the corners of transepts, a position 

 they must have occupied on the theory of the present east end 

 being the site of the central tower of the Norman Church. As 

 to the evidence of the existence of Cloisters on the S , it was 

 admitted that the Prior's House existed there, and other buildings 

 connected with the Monastery, and, moreover, Benedictine Abbeys 

 always had Cloisters attached to them. 



There was a good attendance at this meeting, and Mr. Cayley 

 promised to illustrate his remarks on some future occasion by 

 taking the members round the Abbey and showing them some 

 of the points under discussion. 



The second meeting was held on January 9th, for Mr. Emanuel 

 Green's paper on " Bath Lay Subsidies, Hen. IV. to Hen. 

 Vin." (Vide p. 379 j Mr. Skrcne took the chair, and, whilst 

 expressing his admiration for the care Mr. Green had shown in 

 drawing up his paper, stated that he was under the impression 

 that an assessment of a tenth or fifteenth on property was a 

 fixed sum, and the levying of it in the hands of local officials, 



