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one of the figures was headless ; and it is observable that 
those on which iconoclastic fury had been prineipally be- 
stowed, were the Blessed Virgin and the figures of ecclesi- 
astics. Many of these were of great beauty, and the 
colouring and gilding were as fresh and bright as though 
only recently executed. At the time I was at Wells, no 
attempt had been made (or rather had only just begun to 
be made) to classify and arrange them ; but I have no 
doubt that since October last, (the period of my visit to 
Wells,) some progress has been made in ascertaining the 
appropriation of the various fragments. 
The blue lines in the upper canopies on the drawing in- 
dicate a presumed restoration of those portions, the whole 
of the projecting parts having been of course removed, to 
make a smooth face for the plaster. The lower range of 
niches present indications of what seems to me a great 
singularity, viz. of having had double canopies. On one of the 
compartments I have ventured to show something of what 
I conceive to have been the design, leaving the other com- 
partments as they exist at present. The colouring and 
giding generally is somewhat dilapidated, but enough re- 
mained to enable me to make a restoration. 
The reredos on the south side of the church is alto- 
gether of very different design, as will be seen by the 
drawing, and, as I think, of later date than the other. It 
was discovered nearly at the same time with that in the 
Lady Chapel. 'The chapel in which it exists is known 
both as St. Cuthbert’s Chapel and as Tanner’s Chantry ; on 
the south side, on the removal of some plaster, was found 
a mural inscription, in black letter :—* Annibersare 
Thomae Tanner est in festo Dte. Katerinae? The recum- 
bent figure of Jesse was evidently very boldly and beau- 
tifully executed, but, with the exception of the feet and 
