has of late years been preserved with the utmost care and attention; and the principal front and cloysters, by the taste and judgment of the architect in conducting the repairs, ftill retain their ancient and Gothic ftyle.

THE internal part of the cloyfters, indeed, have undergone fome very material changes from their original destination; for, instead of crucifixes, holy water, and faints bowing under their own, or the iniquities of their worshippers, we now find their places supplied by the horns of animals of every denomination, from the days of Nimrod to the prefent. Within this venerable building are many noble and spacious apartments, decorated with pictures of fo fuperior a class as to render them worthy the attention of the connoiffeur; while others, of a more curious kind, will be found not lefs attractive to the antiquary,

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THE western front of this building is from a design of Inigo Jones, and is not unworthy his name. From the apartments in this afpect, the views are beautiful; and in one of them, which includes the antient city of Coventry, the elegant spire of its principal church forms a very striking feature: the eafy winding of a fpacious fheet of water, upwards of two miles in length, that runs at a proper distance from the front of the abbey, highly enriches the scenery of the very extenfive park in which this antient mansion ftands. Returning towards the Avon, we pass the village of Brinklow, where formerly stood an antient caftle belonging to the Mowbrays, of which there are fcarcely any veftiges. The famous John Rous, the antiquary mentioned in a former fection, was defcended from an antient family of that name, who were natives of this town. The remains of a Roman encampment at Brinklow, are yet exifting, and in a more perfect

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state than might be fuppofed from the lapse of so many ages: they ftand upon the Roman foffe way; and the eminent fituation of the Prætorium commands a very beautiful view of Warwick, Coventry, and the furrounding country. This encampment is about one mile above Bretford Bridge; from which place the river, in an easy and narrow channel, pursues its course towards Wolfton, a distance of about two miles. The scenery on the approach to this place is peculiarly attractive: in the fore ground is an antient ftone bridge, with a gentle fall of water iffuing through one of its arches; while the venerable tower of the church, rifing in a due distance, is happily relieved by the diverfified scenery in the grounds of Gen. Scott, through which the gentle Avon winds its easy and serpentine course.

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