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the sun shines, or if the rain pours down upon 

 them! 



I have been greatly impressed with the im- 

 posing grandeur of this triumph of modern 

 Gothic architecture. The cathedral will stand 

 in a clear and open space of twenty-two acres. 

 It will possess not only the highest vaulted roof, 

 but the highest twin towers in the country, the 

 height from the ground being 260 feet, and 

 above sea level 415 feet, its superficial area 

 about 90,000 square feet, exceeding that of any 

 other cathedral in the kingdom. Mr. Bodley, 

 R.A., and Mr. G. Gilbert Scott are the joint 

 architects. Its exterior will be full of originality, 

 and really not the least feature will be its extra- 

 ordinarily conspicuous position, for it will be 

 the first object in the distance as seen alike by 

 ships coming up from the sea and by travellers 

 by road or rail. 



My next stopping place was Church Stretton. 

 This charming big village or little town is now 

 in the full flush of greenery and flowers. It lies 

 on the lap of the Stretton Hills of the Long- 

 mynd range and is faced by the classic hill 

 known as Caradoc, where Caractacus defeated 

 the Romans. I should much like to stay a month 

 there to drink its wonderful waters and climb the 

 surrounding hills, but it has one drawback 

 there is no river there. If such a river as the 

 Teme ran along the valley where the noisy rail- 



