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The Bulletin
Fix this text“THE ROARING DAYS”—B-PAGE LAWSON VERSE-PICTORIAL
Fix this text“The Bulletin,” Vol. 74—No. 3838
Fix this textWednesday, September 2, 1953
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Fix this textRegistered at the General Post Office, Sydney, N.S.W., Australia, for Transmission by Post as a Newspaper
Fix this textSeppelts
Fix this text“THE LANTERN OF ENGLAND”—BATH ABBEY
Fix this textAT the eastern end of the Mendip Hills in Somerset is the graceful city of
Fix this textBath, the leading spa in Britain which is also rich in history and
Fix this texttradition. The Romans, who came to Britain in the year 47, left much
Fix this textevidence of their appreciation of Bath in the magnificent buildings which still
Fix this textexist today and are the most important Roman remains in Britain. In 1882
Fix this textthe great Roman Bath was uncovered, the floor of which still retains its
Fix this textoriginal lead covering.
Fix this textUnder the Romans Bath, or Aquae Sulis as it was then known, served
Fix this textas a pleasure city, but with the departure of the legions it fell into ruins
Fix this textand was later rebuilt by the Saxons.
Fix this textWhen Queen Elizabeth I visited the city in 1591 it was in such a state
Fix this textof dilapidation that she complained of its smell in no uncertain terms.
Fix this textWith the Restoration, however, Charles II visited Bath and the city was once
Fix this textmore in the front rank of fashion. It was not until the beginning of the
Fix this texteighteenth century that Bath became the beautiful city it still remains today.
Fix this textThe famous Beau Nash, as master of ceremonies and presiding genius
Fix this textof the gaming rooms, attracted to Bath all the fashionable world of the day.
Fix this textAs a fitting background for this elegance the architectural genius, John
Fix this textWood, swept away the medieval city and built the splendid, dignified streets,
Fix this textcrescents and classical buildings which give the city its own character and
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Fix this textBath Abbey, renowned for the beauty of its medieval fan-vaulting and
Fix this textfor its West Front, is known as the “Lantern of England.” It stands upon
Fix this textthe site of a seventh-century Saxon church in which King Edgar was crowned
Fix this textin the tenth century. This was followed by a Norman cathedral of which
Fix this textonly fragments now remain in the fifteenth-century Abbey built by Bishop
Fix this textKing and restored in 1874 by Sir Gilbert Scott. The Abbey escaped with
Fix this textonly slight damage during the enemy air raids of 1942 which caused so much
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Fix this textOf the many links which bind Australia to the historic city of Bath none
Fix this textis of a closer or more enduring character than that of the city’s association
Fix this textwith Captain Phillip (1738-1814), first Governor of New South Wales and
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