Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-10-17

away us NaAAIANNA Ntlllfa AIN tAaNANNANAAN
suggestive ~ antiquity and repose Near
inc the city, IL rises from a tnonotonnas
champaign country. little wooded. and
With an unpleasant red n the tlayey soil
-hcckeriuz ,he fields and outlining tho
rather lonesome and hedgelsss adjacent
highways Catering the city from any ~
rection, modern streets bordcroi with
modern houses hint Of spouging GU, OF
all the old hooks and nests. aud give a
forcboling sense OF gainless quest. But
once well into High street, 70 tic right and
LEFT, In every objection and IN inicrminable
maze, aiu narrow thnroughfarc- winding
and intorlaclng In quaint and charming
confusion. G,divn- aud Pccping Toms b..
gin 10 smile and glover upon you from
every niche and window
Up there To The right leads n narrow
street Your impulse leads you thithcr
Not \ hundred yards more and down %
your left opens one Of the most character
ful thuroughfarrs 10 all Europe. Il IL
Butchers' Row. You Instantly step from
tho Nineteenth 20 the Sixteenth century.
Aday's lettering would be amply rcNarie
hutc. Just behind its ramshacklo oil
houses, aud perhaps primeyal trees tung.
Ing ashadowy close, into which ARE huddlel
the churches OF St. Mlchael's aud Trinity.
All about them Is almost unrecordoi age
IN architecture. llnlf timbcfod houses.
two. three, four and Eve centuries old,
crowd around the place In all manner Of
fantastic angles and facades. Al the cornet
Of Hay Lane and Barley Lane, just where
the line old picture u mcllowost a. you
look hnok upon the hail ycrilurc covered
mna,os Of angles and carvings. stands q
30 ycnfold ian, restored TO IT, zIgzag pac
tern " oak nud mortar. black aud Lavender
paint and oycrhangbg stories. that the
visitor may know how the old town looked
when it, builder, had left their work spick
aui span la the glory OF firat completion.
\ ltilc beyond, IT, low, wide front,
mtss Of crumbliug carving. stands one Il
the most Interesting structures ola former
aye In England. This Is 81 Mary's Halt
The other to me. most fascinating spot 10
Coventry l. foris Hospital In Gray
frlars Lane, Au nlmshousc for old. old
women. There hru many, many uthrf
structures most tnrc aud curious hesu,
among them, st. Mchaol's Church, oyci
which even a Hawthorne could be- warmed
into cxclaiming 80 old. got enduring, 70
huge, - rich. with such Intricate minute.
ne. In It's inish that, look ~ long "a you
will ~ IL, you can always discover some.
thiug new directly beiofe your eyes" aud
that, "uf all Engl. d things have seen. mo.
thinks the ehurchr. llanppolnt me least"
Trinity Church, with IL pulpit accounted
'the very finest Ia the kingdom aud
Bonds Hospital. remarkable structure,
founded nearly 400 Year, ago rs q home
for aged men hut these two places are 10
perfect In their linking u Au ollcn With
the present day, preserve Ia themselves
such striking pictures of n remote and
mell1wpast, and withnl present 10 fully and
AZ a glance the very rlnlc aud mold Of that
which has held oil English speaking lands
10 the pleasant pages from the golden age
Of English literature, that one comes 90
them Ia thclr hale and sturdy ago as we
turn with heart thrill and delight to the
beamlng iacci u dear old friends
As nearly as eau be- asecftaincl by an.
tlqunHans thu date Of st. Mary's Hall "a be-.
tweeniiO0 aud 1895. II Is therefore nearly ~
Year, old. The ancient guilds OF Coventry
were famous for their wealth aud sumptu.
Gus hospitality, aud this hall was tho gath.
Cring place Of tho clty's united guilds. II
stands entire Just ~ 10 was built II Is also
remarkable "a being one Of the few plqcrs
Of public interest 20 which strangers are
admitted IN England where a fun i not do.
manded or expected. That alone make.
one fond % the splendid antique. it, en-.
trance gate il opposite ~. Michaels Church.
The carvings, though crumblcd badly were
originally almost a. rich rs those Of Mel.
rose Abbey, This archcd way leads through
sumptuously decorated court over m
open gallery directly to tho great hall Of
entertainment. In the other buildings
upon which the court opens are seen the
arrangements Of ages In which the whole
business Of festival was conducted within
tho walls OF one establishment. The kitch.
en-, entered beneath the gallery. Is one Of
tho hugest and most antique now existing
In England. Its lofty arches aro supported
by octangulAr columns. A tremendous
arch vaults the copper, and ne each side Is
an angel holding shield. The four chin.
neys are the largest Of this kind now OK.
iaut, and haveoummunloatlng arches. Ad.
joining the kitchen are the vaults In which
were stored records, treasure, wines aud
alcs. II 1. said that the oellarage Of no
hing OF potontate surpassed these In their
day. They are In every particular today as
they were used In the timo OF their early
and splendid wassailry.
The outlrc walls and ceiling OF the In
torlor OF the great hall Il solid mass Of
sculpture. painting. tapestry aud carving
blomatlc decoration for 60 yoars has found
expression here. aud, more extraordinary
than all else, each object or design stand.
In It's respective place Just As IL left some
masters hand. Coventry folk thomselye,
have no adequate comprehension OF the
niue OF art wealth these rotting walls con.
tain. have the word OF famous London
connoisseur that ho had, out Of personal
curiosity. attempted careful valuation,
but had given up In encouragement after
he had bat fairly begun and had reached
the sum Of esOo,OO0 or about $1,000
Only little was from 81. Mnry's Hall.
down narrow wynd called Gray Friar's
Lane. IS found Fords Hospital, unique
specimen Of architecture prevailing ia the
early part Of the Sixteenth century. The
entire front Is covered with tho richest Of
wood carving. Three huge and canopled
gables project from tho second story. A
Wide, low, carved arehwny leads to n long,
narrow court, open 10 tho sky, whose sldeH
nru wholly composed OF carved supports
and frames set with countless tiny pnnes.
Thirty old women arc IN the charity. Six.
teen are housed here In H. sixteen quaint.
ct rooms 10 bO found IN the British Isles
/ The entire structure stands precisely ~ IL
was built 912 years ago, and Is absolutely
untouched by innovation. The sixteen
housed hospitgllrrs receive each per week
/ four shilliugs, free washing aud physcian's
attendance, and annually two tons OF
coal. They cook their own food and como
aud 30 NJ will. Those living outside no.
celve the same allowance, aud all are given
nix shilling and eight pence per annum for
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