Gents Mag 1853 part 1 p.127

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	Gentleman's Magazine 1853 part 1 p.127 is nearly of the same size as the former, but its masonry is evidently that of the earliest period. The woodcut represents it as it appears to one standing on its southern edge. Three of its sides consist of strong masonry, the fourth has been formed by three flags of large dimensions, backed up with clay; two of the flags remain in their position; but the third (the middle one) has been laid prostrate by the pressure from behind. A flight of steps leads to the bottom of the vault, and the entrance is closed by a stone slab moving in a groove upon two pairs of small iron wheels. A slit in the neighbouring wall allows of this door being pushed back into it. In many modern railway stations we see doors of similar construction.
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