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Mr. Wm. Dickson's notes : — 

 " Other parties having described the battle-field of Flodden, 

 where 



" Shivered was fair Scotia's spear 

 And shattered was her shield," 



Mr. Knight, Mr. Baird, and myself confined our walk to a 

 visit to Etal. 



The most attractive object is the Mortuary Chapel, a work 

 of affection and piety. 



The Right Hon. The Lady Augusta Fitzclarence of Etal 

 and Clarencedale, widow of the late Right Hon. Lord Fred- 

 . erick Fitzclarence, in the year 1859, built and endowed for 

 the accommodation of a portion of the inhabitants of the 

 parish of Ford, a chapel situate in the manor of Etal, in 

 memory of her late husband and their only child, and which 

 has been completed and consecrated by the name of " The 

 Chapel of the Blessed Virgin MaryT The patronage is 

 vested in Lady Augusta and her heirs. The chapel is about 

 80 feet long and seated for 80 persons, of which 40 are free. 

 There is a south chapel adjoining the principal one, and 

 which, in fact, forms part of it. The architecture both within 

 and without is remarkable for its beauty and strict attention 

 to details, the inside is rich, the walls smooth as velvet, and 

 the roof radiant with gold and colours. This little chapel 

 is situate near the public highway on the right hand side of 

 the drive leading from the village to the hall. 



The architect was WiUiam Rutherford of Adam Street, 

 Adelphi, London. After taking leave of the chapel, we next 

 proceeded a short way along the road northwards, and cross- 

 ing a rich grassy pasture, towards the river Till, we entered 

 the long drive made by the late Lord Frederick Fitzclarence 

 along its banks, cut out of the slopes and through the wood- 

 land glades. The drive is continued a long way down the 

 river, by the romantic rocks of Tipthoe and Tindal House, 

 now called Clarence Dale. 



As you enter the woods, and between the drive and the 

 river, is the site of St. Mary's Chantry or Chapel. The foun- 

 dations lie exposed, so that the site is well developed. There 



