EXPLANATION OF THE PLATES.

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Plate XLIII. Interior of St. AdhelnCs Chapel. T. W. del.

This view represents the state of the building in 1812. It was then used as a sortof storehouse. See page 189.

Plate XL1V. Stare Cove.

This cove is the very reverse in its character to that of Lulworth. Instead of security

and shelter, here all is violence and uproar. The strata of the rocks which form the

farther end of it, are twisted and bent in the strangest manner: they are of thePurbeck limestone, but still more contorted than those of Lulworth. T. he south sideof the cove, that on the right hand, is the Portland bed, on which the otheis rest.it is in a position nearly vertical, and is perforated in several places by large cavernsthrough which the sea constantly pours with a tremendous noise, the bottom of thecove being covered with fragments, and the whole of the strata surrounding it exhi-biting marks of the utmost disturbance and confusion. In this view, the head ofLulworth cove is seen on the right side of the centre, and to the left Gad cliff.

Plate XLV. Dnrdle Cove. T. W. del.

This little bay is defended from the great violence of the sea, as the waves aresomewhat broken by the arch and the line of rocks that runs across the entrance.

These rocks are the last remains of the oolite stratum to be seen along the coast ;

the strata are quite vertical, as are also those of the chalk cliffs at the farthest sideof the bay called Bats corner. This projecting point is perforated by a small arch,and a column of chalk rises out of the sea near to it.

The rellection from the chalk cliffs renders this place intensely hot in the earlypart of the day, but when the sun has got round sufficiently to throw them intoshadow, the appearance of the bay is enchantingly still; the water is deep andextremely clear; and the variety in the strata surrounding it, the glittering purity ofthe chalk, the grave and massy Portland, the gaiety of the colours in the bright redand yellow ochres that are found in the sides, with the singular position of the strata,and the magnificent natural arch, with the cleanness of the pebbly beach, give italtogether so interesting an aspect, as will always repay the trouble of visiting it.The isle of Portland and Weymouth are seen in the distance. One caution may notbe altogether useless. At low water the shingles extend round Bats corner, andthe visitor may be tempted to extend his walk to some distance under the cliff,without having a boat in waiting : but as it is quite impossible to get up the cliffbeyond that place, should he remain till the tide comes a good deal up, he will belocked in by the sea at Bat, and will experience great danger. See page 195.

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