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on the upper floor. On the skewput of the W [West] gable
at the S. [South] side are the initials D W K R and the date
1686.
To the NW. [North West] of St. Peter's church is an ancient building
used as a granary. It has been entirely renewed
inside but it is doubtful if it was originally a
dwelling house. On a corbel at the S.W. [South West] angle
are the initials WS. KP. and on one of the upper
quoins at the opposite side of the gable the date
June 1627. This house is said to
have been the bishop's granary but I do not
know if there is any evidence for this statement.
At the end of the alley which runs W. [West] from
Davidson's Entry is an old house with its
back to Bank St. Architecturally it presents
no feature of interest but in a room on the
first floor is a fine old carved mantelpiece
of stone dating probably from the end of the
17th century. It is 4' in length by 1'.1" in
depth. Along the top runs an egg en:
:richment. In the centre of the panel
beneath is a heraldic shield charged in
the first quarter with [--]

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in the second are set the letters GMM. [middle M centred above G M] and in
the third & fourth respectively the initials I and
S. Over all is the engrailed cross of the

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