14 MAY 1932, Page 12

The county never looked lovelier than at this moment, at

'the sweet o' the year." Like other Western counties, especially perhaps Herefordshire, it is singularly unspoilt by ugly roofs and the ugly delis-is of the motor-car. The trippers who flock to the Mendips and see the eaves fortunately leave the Cheddar pinks and other rare flowers unharried in their secret retreats, though a few gross instances of spoliation are on record. Wells Cathedral suffered a little from excess of motors, not beautifully garaged ; it is still famous (in a narrow circle of biologists) for the variety of its bats ! And the Glastonbury thorn remains a mediaeval mystery. But in two respects—one bad, one good—you may see as you cross the county warning signs of the times.

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