La Junta tribune., 1908-10-31


groups. But a small part of this
old building Is to be seen from with
out, as II is surrounded by buildings
Of various styles of architecture and
used for various purposes. all brick.
OF various colors, and some OF stone
the brick. black, clay yellow and rus
ty. This buile ing is called the Guild
Hall having been erected by the vari-
Gus London guilds many centuries
ago The guilds were labor trade or
ganizations. such as tailors. masons.
gold smiths. weavers. and others.
some OF which have long since drop
ped out Of existence.
The Guild Hall is In the vicinity Of
the Bank Of England. the Royal Ex-
change, the Mansion House, which
Is an old building. the residence OF
the Lord Mayor. and several of the
great English banks, and not far
from the great Saint Panl's cathe-
dral. Here is said to be the most
valuable spot In London. The Bank
of England. called everywhere in
London 1.-THE Bank" is hard. old
stone building, without windows. and
but few entrances, black, bare
stone wall, low and without archttec-
tural form or beauty. 1t looks more
like a prison than like bank. for
| II impresses one as IL its main OBJ
ject was to shut out the light and
shut In those who may be within It's
walls. 1t is very large building
II do not know it's dimensions. but
would judge it is fully five hundred
feet square. have just learned
that 1t covers four acres. ! will
have more to say OF this great in
stitution later, as l have visited 1t
since writing the above.
No place In London is probably
more widely known than Westminste
Abbey. This Is great church.
built In the latter part of the thir-
teenth century, by Edward the Con
fessor. A church was built on this
SPOT. by the Saxon King Ebert. about
the year 600 A. ID. There was con-
nected with this church a Benedie-
| tine monastery, or, as II was also
called, Minister" from which the
present name, Westminster, is de-
rived. Another minister, the Ciser-
clan Abbey Of St. Mary. occupied a
site eastward. hence, this was des-
iynated Westminster. The building
Is 5i3 feet long, Is in the shape OF
| latin cross, the transept or cross part
being 200 feet long. The nave.
the lengthwisc OF the church. is but
seventy-five feet wide, while the
transept is eighty feet wide. The
church is 102 feet tieh, towers zz5
feet. 1t shows tho centuries In Its
time eaten, biackened walls. 1t I'M
presses one with It's great age. Tor
as you look Upon this stately edi-
| flee, your mind Is carried back into
the forgotten ages--with Its once
beauty and grandeur the great
revolutions In history which 1t has
| witnessed-with the great religious
and national sentiment which 1t rep
resents-with the reverence which 1t
inspires in your heart, not only for
the religion of which 1t stands the
symbol, but for the sepulcher and
pantheon of England's great dead,
for within its sacred walls lie the
remains of kings, princes. lords, bish-
ops, the great poets, painters, sculp-
tors, historians, statesmen, lawyers.
lphllanthropists, actors, philosophers.
men OF science and the distinguished
In every field Of life's activities. TIL
last honor England confers upon her
great SONS and daughters. and their
great and last ambition, is to have
sepulchre for their remains and a tab
let to their memory, within Westmin-
ster Abbey.
The church fronts westward. 1t
is a gothic edifice. with its painted
arch windows, steep roof, towers and
pinnacles, and stands In an open spac
with wide streets on three sides and
plat of green on the north ana
spot in the southeast. On each
side of its front rise its two beauti-
full old towers. II is an old, black
stone building of nose beautiful archi
tectural design. The interior is darl
with its numerous chapels. inches.
corners, and narrow, winding pass
sage ways. 1t is difficult to get
about. for there are many hidden re-
cesses, beside great crowd is al
ways there. stopped moment,
as reached the interior. and looked
ND to the beautiful old, arched cell
ing, almost one hundred feet high.
and then cast my eyes towards the
,ra and opd thon tOwardR the ofher,