ST. GEORGE’S CHURCH,

dedicated to the tutelar saint of England from the fact of its proximity

to the Chapel of St. George. It was built in 1832 by public

subscription. It is cruciform in plan, and has a small tower at the west

end. The style, with the exception of the tower, is the lancet, or

early-pointed. It will accommodate about 760 persons, and 460 of the

sittings are free and unappropriated. From St. George’s Church we step

back again into the main street, and instead of going on to the MOUNT

where Cadogan’s Fort stood, we cross to the right by the “String of

Horses,” a half-timbered gabled building erected in 1576. Proceeding on

we pass Chapel Yard, so called from its having been the yard attached to

Cadogan’s Chapel, and arrive at

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