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roof are both in memory of Prebendary E. VV. Barnes, tbe last 

 vicar. The reredos is of coloured glass foptm scctilej, by Messrs. 

 Powell, of Whitefriars ; the central part representing the 

 Cruciiixion. 



The decoration of the chancel roof was designed by the 

 Rev. S. Cooper, and carried out by Messrs. Solomon & Co., of 

 Truro. The iron gates of the chancel were designed by Mr. 

 Cooper, and executed by Mr. Duff, of Probus. 



The fine E. window was given by Preb. Barnes : the subject 

 is the Ascension. 



We next proceeded to Golden, or " Wolveden," as it is spelt 

 in old documents. At present it is a farm house, occupied by 

 Mr. S Hearle, but bears externally a few traces of its ancient 

 splendour, a tine old Tudor doorway being the chief feature 

 of interest. In the grounds is a curious and very interesting 

 building, supposed h\ some (but without evidence), to have been 

 the hiding place of Cuthbert Mayne, chaplain to Francis Tregian, 

 of Golden. He was captured here in 1577, taken to Launceston 

 and executed, having the distinction of having been the first 

 seminary priest executed in this country. There is a partial 

 description and a drawing of the "hiding place" in vol. 13 of 

 this Journal. Inside the house is a very beautiful and well- 

 preserved old carved oak chimney-piece of the late Tiidor style. 

 The buildings now in use as farm buildings are very interesting. 

 Over the stable door is an ancient sundial, and an old and 

 beautiful stone fire-mantel forms the head of a doorway. 

 Remains of the old domestic chapel are seen in the stables, and 

 the winding staircase of the former tower is cut short at the hay 

 loft. Arched roofs, moulded granite windows, and many indica- 

 tions of the former beauty of the place are now but features in 

 the modern buildings. 



Before leaving the manor of Golden we went to the 

 adjacent site of an ancient camp. It has, unfortunately, never 

 been examined by any competent person, and the vistors each 

 arrived at his own opinion of its date. A note on it, accompanied 

 by a plan, will be found in the 30th report of this Institution, 

 p. 24. From the old walls a tine view of the surrounding 

 country, with the Fal valley, at its highest sources, is obtained. 



