esturation arte Cnuer 
KEN of Canton Saint 
ar Alamaleı. 
At a Meeting held at the Market House, Taunton, May 
14, 1852, to consider the state of the Tower of the 
Church of Taunton St. Mary Magdalene. 
Rev. H. PARR, the Vicar, in the Chair. 
Present—Messrs. 
Steevens, Giles, W. Sutton, C. 
Porter, ! A Hayman, Sweet, 
Edwards, “ Hucklebridge, Todd, Major 
Badcock, H. Jeboult, Trenchard, F. A. 
Badcock, R. May, Trood, H. 
Baker, Pinchard, Turle, 
Beadon, E. Pring, Welch, 
Chard, Rawlinson, Woodland, W. 
Coker, W. Rendell, Woodford, W. 
Po, 4.0. Small, Wright, 
Fisher, T. Smith, Rev. F. J. 
A Report of the state of the Tower, with plans, from 
Messrs. Carver and Giles, was laid before the Meeting. 
A Summary of the Report with an Estimate having been read, 
it was moved by Mr. R. Bapcock, seconded by Mr. 
F. A. TRENCHARD, and resolved unanimously,— 
That this meeting receives the Report obtained by the late 
and present Churchwardens, as to the state of the Tower, 
and offers its best thanks to those gentlemen for the course 
they have taken. 
That the Report fully satisfies this meeting, that imme- 
diate proceedings are necessary for the repair and restora- 
tion of the Tower : with reference not only to its orna- 
mental character, but to the security of the fabrie of the 
Church. 
