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SOME MILTON ANTIQUITIES. 



Therese." There is a sketch in the parish of the Milton 

 "ruins," made about eighty years ago, and underneath are the 

 words "La Therese." 



"The Ruins" suggest a cruciform shape; but are, of course, 

 incomplete. There is no roof. The chancel is the most 

 complete portion of the building. Its width is 23 feet, and its 

 length almost the same. It contains two north and two south 

 window-arches (one of which has recently fallen down) and a 

 large east window-arch. There are no mullions or glass, and 

 all the window-arches are what may be called (for want of a 

 better term) " Imitation Pointed." Those on either side of the 

 chancel are separated by an "Imitation Pointed" door-arch, 

 without any capitals or doors. Just outside the south door-arch 



EXTEEIOE OF "THE ROTNS," MlLTON ABBEY PAKE. 



a large yew-tree is growing, and the ivy, which was planted 

 inside the chancel, has largely covered the interior walls, crept 

 through the windows, and makes a brave show on the exterior 

 walls. In the south-east corner of the chancel a carved stone 



