Some further Dotes on Burton Abbey Plan. 
By H. A. Rye. 
READ BEFORE THE Society, NOVEMBER 20TH, 1902, 
AST Spring, whilst the building of the new Vestries at the Parish 
y Church was proceeding, our Secretary wrote to me, saying he 
had seen some of the ancient foundations of the Abbey Church, 
which did not quite agree with my plan. Ofcourse, this aroused my 
curiosity, as I was very certain that, with the materials at my 
disposal, when I wrote my first paper, [ could not be very far 
out. I wrote our Secretary saying I should be over in a day or two, 
as I know from bitter experience how chances go by, never to return. 
Permission to make further excavations in the Market Square 
having been obtained, I came to Burton and spent two days examin- 
ing the exposed portions of the ancient foundations of the Abbey. 
The result is that Iam pleased to be able to tell you that, so far 
from my endeavour to lay down the Ground Plan of Burton 
