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Identifier: mazeslabyrinthsg1922matt (find matches)
Title: Mazes and labyrinths; a general account of their history and developments
Year: 1922 (1920s)
Authors: Matthews, William Henry, 1882-
Subjects: Labyrinths
Publisher: London, New York, etc. Longmans, Green
Contributing Library: Boston College Libraries
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Fig. 67. Turf-Labyrinth, Hilton, Hunts. (Photo: W.HM. a splendidly preserved maze, of curious plan, in a cornerof the green in the rambling and out-of-the-way butcharming village of Hilton (Fig. 66). These turf labyrinths are in most cases liable toescape the notice of all but the intentional seeker, owing
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Fig. 66.—-Turf Labyrinth, Hilton, Hunts. (W. H. M.) to their flat and grassy nature, and the difficulty is accen-tuated in the case of Hilton by reason of the fact that themaze is at some little distance from the road, and is,moreover, sunk to a depth of several inches below thegeneral level of the surrounding turf. It may easily belocated, however, if one remembers that the centre ismarked by a square stone obelisk surmounted by a ball. 85 This obelisk has indications of a sun-dial on the northface, with the words A.B. hoc. On its south face itbears a coat of arms, engraved within a circle, and theinscription: Sic transit gloria mundi. GulielmusSparrow, Gen., natus ano. 1641. Aetatis sui 88 quandoobiit, hos gyros formavit anno 1660. On the east faceis engraved, William Sparrow departed this life the25th August, Anno Domini 1729, aged 88 years. Thewest face bears only the words Dep. hoc. Our photo-graph (Fig. 67) shows the obelisk and as much of themaze as could conveniently be incl

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  • booksubject:Labyrinths
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