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out to see London.
First of all I had a good meal at the War Chest Club and paid for a bed for the night. The place is new and very well managed, and the whole place clean and attractive.
About 4 pm I started out on my tour with 6d in coppers for expenses. First of all I went around to the Cathedral. it is a very majestic looking edifice and a splendid sample of Byzantine architecture, a most beautiful, and artistic effect being attained with the brickwork
Inside, it is great to stand in the centre of the nave which is very lofty and see the beautiful stained glass effect of the magnificent windows on the coloured marbles. The altars are all fine specimens of the sculptors art work and of the brass founder also.
After a look at the tombs of the great Catholic Cardinals Newman,