In "Bell's Cathedral Series" (G. Bell and Sons, Is. 8d.
net) we have The Cathedral Church of Llandaff, by E. C. Morgan Waimea. Llandaff Cathedral is not very striking in itself, and has gone through periods of neglect, but it has a very interesting history, of which visible traces are still to be observed by those who care for such things. To such Mr. Willmott's little book will be found most valuable, a worthy example of the excellent series to which it belongs.—In the same series we • . , have another meritorious work, Bangor Cathedral, by P. H. Ironside-Bax.—With these we may mention Romsey Abbey, by the Rev. T. Perkins (same publishers, le 6d. net). The Abbey is one of the churches in which monastic buildings have been utilised for the permanent benefit of the place. In this instance the building was bought by the parish. Of course things were done in the way of destruction and restoration that one would wish undone, but the story is more satisfactory than =my others —We have also received Our Honieland Churches and How to Study Them, by Sidney Heath (Homeland Association, Es. net). This is practically a popular manual of ecclesiastical architecture, in which various styles are described, while details are supplied about various portions of the edifice and its furniture.
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