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spires were the conspicuous louvres in connection with the 

 bell chambers. At St. Brelade's is ihe staircase which led 

 to, in olden times, the Rood Loft, the only one I am aware of 

 in the Channel Islands. The windows are chiefly remarkable 

 for the number Avhich have been removed to give place to 

 larger ones. The reason is not far to seek. Generous 

 benefactors have given stained glass windows from time to 

 time, and gradually the light, which was none too bright for 

 the worshippers with the small windows, with clear glazing, 

 made some change imperative, unless recourse was to be had 

 to artificial light practically at all times. The small windows 

 were removed and replaced by larger ones, not always with 

 happy results as regards the exterior, but undoubtedly more 

 comfortable for the worshippers inside the buildings. Another 

 feature noticed was the tendency to remove the plaster and 

 leave the stones of the vaulting and walls exposed. This was 

 especially the case at St. Brelade's and St. Saviour's, and 

 though the effect was very interesting, it undoubtedly darkened 

 the churches. The true solution seems to be that the stone- 

 work was whitewashed, and frescoes such as were found at 

 St. Clement's, finer than any we have here, were intended to 

 be painted on this whitewash. 



Manor Houses. — These are in Jersey generally very fine, 

 especially in the interiors, the exteriors generally having been 

 plastered or altered in some way. St. Ouen's is of course 

 unique. It was most sympathetically restored some years 

 ago, and remains as befits the seat of the premier family of 

 Jersey, the finest specimen of the ancient Jersey Manor 

 House existing. Trinity Manor is disappointing. It is 

 undoubtedly a fine specimen of architecture, of good pro- 

 portions and imposing scale — a modern rendering of a 

 Normandy chateau. But it is not Jersey. Rozel Manor is 

 interesting internally ; but the exterior bears a strong family 

 resemblance to Castle Carey, Elizabeth College and other 

 places in Guernsey which were covered with the Roman 

 cement produced at the Varde Mill, near Montville, so much 

 so that one wonders if the same architect — J. Wilson — the 

 builder of our Old Market, was not employed there to change 

 its appearance from a comfortable looking square house to 

 what the house agent would term a castellated mansion. The 

 Manor House at Longueville ranks next to St. Ouen in 

 interest. It has a fine 16th century entrance doorway and, 

 with its beautiful grounds, well keeps up to the reputation of 

 the Jersey Manor House. St. John's Manor has been 

 practically rebuilt to modern ideas ; also Dielament Manor, 



