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Yeovil, Montacute and Stoke-sub-Hamdon, July 15th, 1902.—On 
Tuesday, July 15, ten Members of the Club made their way to 
Yeovil by the 10.26 train. After luncheon at the Three Choughs 
Hotel, the Church of St. John was visited. This is one of the finest 
Perpendicular Churches in the County, and has been very well 
restored. The undercroft beneath the Chancel, now used as a 
vestry, is considered to be of Early XIII. Century work, and part 
of the old Church. There are some old brasses, and the lectern, 
of which both sides are alike, bears an incised figure and an 
inscription referring to one Martin Forester, on brass. 
Passing Preston, with its fine barn, at which the time at their 
disposal did not allow of a halt, the party drove to Montacute 
House, which the owner (Mr. W. R. Phelips) had kindly 
permitted them to visit. The house was built for one of the 
Phelips’s family, whose portrait hangs in one of the rooms, by 
John of Padua, who also built Longleat and Burleigh. The 
garden front is the work of John Thorpe (John of Padua) pure and 
simple. Nine curious statues are set upon this front, locally 
called the ‘‘ Nine Worthies.” They are supposed to represent 
three Christians—Arthur, Charlemagne, and Godfrey de Bouillon ; 
three Gentiles, Julius Ceesar, Alexander the Great, and Hector ; 
and three Jews, Joshua, David and Judas Maccabeeus. But they 
are all very much alike. The balustraded garden is very quaint, 
with its garden houses and temples, and formal flower beds. 
The Western facade has been embellished by a beautiful stone 
screen, brought from the Manor House of the Horseys, at 
Clifton Maybank, and still bearing their arms, three horses’ heads, - 
couped, or, on a field azure. The Horseys intermarried with 
the Lytes, of Lytescary. Over the door is the hospitable 
inscription, “And yours, my Friends.” The absence of a grand 
staircase is probably owing to the depth of the house being so 
small in comparison to its length. The great hall is a fine 
room, entered by a curious screen. At the further end is a large 
bas-relief, representing the custom of riding “Skimmington,” 
