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the denomination of a barn, is to be {een 

 at Choulfey in Berkfliire, about two miles 

 from Wallingford. This barn is ftill larger 

 than that we are now furveying. It is fome- 

 what above a hundred yards in length ; and 

 eighteen yards broad. It contains four threfh- 

 ing-floors ; and is fuppofed to have belonged 

 to the rich abbey of Reading. Tho carrying 

 upon it the date of iioi, it is in good con- 

 dition ; and ftill performs the fundlions of a 

 barn. Mighty caftles, and churches in three 

 or four centuries have given way to time : but 

 here is a barn, which has continued doing 

 it's offices to fociety, through the fpace of 

 feven hundred years. 



From the ruins of St. Leonard's, the fame 

 woody road brought us foon to Buckler's-hard, 

 a beautiful femi-circular valley, or rather a dip 

 of the bank to the edge of the river, which 



forms before it one of its grandell fweeps. 



In this pleafing retreat the laft duke of the 

 Montague family, proprietor of all this part 

 of the country, propofed to build a town, 

 which was to bear his name. He was at 

 that time proprietor alfo of the ifland of 

 St. Lucia in the weft-Indies ; and as he 

 enjoyed all the privileges on the river, of the 



abbey 



