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styles, viz., the Early Decorated and the Perpendicular, and lie has 

 adopted the former with considerable success. 



In carrying out the work several antiquities were discovered, and in 

 every instance these have been carefully preserved. The removal of 

 the old plaster brought to light a piscina, together with an arched 

 doorway and flight of steps leading to the old rood loft, while the 

 clearing away of the gallery exposed to view the tower arch, which 

 had been entirely hidden for many years. The old chancel arch had 

 to be removed to make way for the eastern extension of the nave and 

 has been carefully re-erected in the new chancel, where it forms the 

 entrance to the organ chamber, so that everything really worth 

 keeping has been preserved. 



The tower will not compare with other Somersetshire towers, but 

 the south porch, one of the most interesting features in the church 

 will well deserve careful restoration hereafter. 



In tlie churchyard the remains of an ancient cross were pointed out, 

 but of its history and architecture nothing is known. 



Kilmersdon Church was the next point reached, some cutting 

 across the fields on foot, others going round the road in the 

 break. The Rector of Babington and some ladies here joined the 

 party, and pointed out the Norman remains, both on the outside 

 and inside. The fine perpendicular tower was especially admired, 

 and after some time given to the details (curious gargoyles, 

 Norman corbel tables, and scallop mouldings) a further advance 

 was made past Ammerdown to the Tor Rocks, a mass of Mountain 

 Limestone picturesquely situated overlooking Mells Park. Here 

 Mr. McMurtrie unfolded some admii-ably drawn diagi'ams and 

 sections, illustrating the extraordinary geology of tliis district, 

 and gave a clear and succinct account of his own researches both 

 above and under ground, which had gone far to clear up many 

 points hitherto doubtful, and to confute the erroneous notions of 

 the geological survey who had attempted by faults which had 

 really no existence to explain the position of the Mountain Lime- 

 stone masses overlying the Coal Measures. The botanists having 

 searched, and not without success, for plants worthy of their 



