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Rh head, and 1 ft. at the foot. Mr. Goodwin stated that as far as he could ascertain no coffins were found with them, and that he was inclined to suppose they had been brought from Gogarth, where the bishops of Bangor had a palace, a few miles distant from Ormshead. At the time when the slabs were found, the church of Llandudno was dismantled, and a fine screen, which, according to tradition, had been brought from Gogarth, was, as well as the carved roof of the chancel, carried away to serve as fuel.

A letter from the Rev. W. H. Owen, vicar of Rhyddlan, was then read, inviting the attention of any members of the Committee or Association, who might visit Flintshire, and requesting them to examine the beautiful roof of carved oak brought from Basingwerk abbey, now to be seen in the church of Cilcain, about four miles from Mold. The trusses are supported by figures of angels bearing escutcheons charged with the emblems of the Passion, and grotesque figures ornament the corbels. The roof is in a very insecure state, and must shortly be taken down; Mr. Owen therefore expressed a desire that some person conversant with the peculiarities of mediæval timber-work should examine this highly ornamented specimen, previously to the repairs which have become indispensable.