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practical architect, being in charge of the reparation of the ruins, 

 but is also a skilled and sympathetic antiquary. Glastonbury 

 Abbey is so well known, that no description is necessary here. 

 Suffice it to say that attention was duly called to the exquisite 

 architectural beauties contained in the S. Mary's Chapel, the 

 Galilee, and the Grand Church, the series of buildings terminating 

 on the east with the site of King Edward's Chapel. The total 

 length of the fabric in its prime was 580 feet. 



x\fter this, the Church of St. John, in the town, was visited, 

 and then the party ascended Glastonbury Tor, and gained a magnifi- 

 cent view over the surrounding country. On the way back, the 

 Abbot's Barn and the Abbot's Kitchen were inspected, each 

 furnishing fine specimens of the work of the mediaeval builders. 



proceedings of Sections. 



Chairman : G. Beownen, Esq., f.c.s. 



The activity of these conjoint sections of our Society for the 

 past year may be seen in the interesting variety of the subjects or 

 objects noticed or discussed. 



„ • At the first meeting of the opened 



The Churches of our wintgr session hM Q ° ^ Nove ^ b 



iocal.ty ment.oned in the g fte chair Mr . Browne in 



Domesday of A.D. 1086. reading ^ pap ^ attentioQ tQ 



the Saxon and Norman antiquities still in existence. 



. . ™_ , rv 0 This paper was read by Mr. Brownen 



John Prophete, D.D., Rector ./-p. , J 0 , ... , 



~* n- ~ h on 10th December, 1908, and will be 



of Rmgwood, Hants. f , . r n , 2 



found m full at page 60. 



Plan < of Ancient ° n January, 1909, oar Secretary, Dr. Dixon, 

 Plans ot Ancient exhibited by the kind permission of the Bourne- 

 Earthworks, \-u u r 1 j 

 &c in Dorset mouth authorities, a number of plans drawn to 

 ' scale, of the Earthworks, ancient Castles and Mote 

 Houses of Dorset, and these elicited an interesting discussion from 

 the members present. 



