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arches inserted to support the original ones under the 

 central tower, and the coloured glass, occupied much 

 attention, as also did the quaint clock, the work of one of 

 the Monks in the 14th Century. The East window of 

 the Lady Chapel, and the exquisitely groined roof of the 

 Chapter House were very much admired. 



By kind permission of the Bishop a visit was then paid 

 to the lovely grounds of the Palace, where an unusually 

 fine specimen of the Ailanthus, said to be the largest in 

 England, was seen. The Church of St Cuthberts was 

 then inspected, and its tower, probably the finest example 

 of perpendicular work in the County of Somerset, attract- 

 ing special attention. 



An agreeable evening was spent at the Swan Inn, and 

 the next morning the party took an early train to Glaston- 

 bury, where they were met by Mr J. G. Bulleid, President 

 of the Glastonbury Antiquarian Society, who had kindly 

 undertaken to act as guide for the first part of the day. 

 The old Manorial Building (1480) in which the Abbots 

 formerly held their Court, and which is now used as an 

 office by Mr Bulleid, was much admired. The Arms of 

 Edward IV. are still to be noticed over the doorway. Mr 

 Bulleid then took the party to the ruins of the magnificent 

 Abbey, and explained most lucidly the many points of 

 interest. His complete knowledge of all that can be 

 ascertained of the history of the Abbey, and his love and 

 veneration for the ruins which have been to him a fife- 

 long study, were evident in every passage of his most 

 interesting description. 



The party then proceeded to St John's Church, the 

 tower of which is almost as beautiful as that of St Cuth- 

 berts, and from thence to the Abbots' kitchen, erected 

 from 1 303- 1 34 1. This edifice is built entirely of stone, 

 with four fire-places and an oven. The Louvre system of 

 ventilation is so excellent that it is said to have been 

 copied in a recent laboratory building at Oxford. The 



