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his extremely pretty ehureh, whose position too. lying- snugly under 

 the downs in a hollow, could not fail to attract the admiration of 

 strangers to this locality. From Bratton a short drive conducted to 

 the grand old church at Edington, and here the venerable Vicar, 

 the Rev. S. Littlewood, received the now largely-increased party, 

 and called attention to the chief points of interest, and read many 

 extracts of facts which he had collected in reference to the mag- 

 nificent church of which he had so long been Incumbent; not omitting 

 :_e hhtety ;: its nntitt:::!. :y TThh-in :: Eingt-:::. -cr the 

 histitt: tin :f the peoehhir Order of Augustine Monks, called " Boni- 

 -:-~ : ~e= 1 \ {•." The hne :II tine :r Sir Zi— ird Lewis, 

 on the south side of the Chancel, attracted much attention, and also 

 the famous monument to Sir Simon Taylor, by Chan trey ; but above 

 all the two headless figures standing in niches, in the centre of the 

 Chancel walls, one on either side, and whose exquisitely graceful 



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And now the " Monks Well," as a spring of remarkably clear 

 and cold water, Sowing from a grotto, with a groined roof, is styled, 

 was visited ; the extensive well- walled gardens and the large fish- 

 ponds, all so essential to monastic comfort, were inspected : and then, 

 while the bells rang oat a merry peal, em route was the word given, 

 and the Archaeologists proceeded to the pretty little town of Steeple 

 (Staple or Market) Ashton - and where again they were met by the 

 h;e^h:: the h.en A. O. Hartley, who had very considerately 

 provided a short paper on the history of his Church, which he pro- 

 ceeiei t: reei t: the rent s ettstntion of his numerous visitors ; who 

 were also much struck with the many admirable features presented 

 by this really handsome church. Indeed, it was the remark of more 

 than one of the excursionists, that a visit to four such churches as 

 those of Westbnry, Bratton, Edington and Steeple Ash ton was of 



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however, the only feast which our Archaeologists 

 ; for now they drove to Rood Ashton, quite pre- 

 to the magnificent banquet to which the hospitable 

 n_ r . — s:_ hei nn tei then. As they tessrl 

 - near some of the lodges, they found loftv arches 



