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Beginning a description of the architectural remains
we may first take up the public buildings - the
15 churches and the Praetorium - starting at the S.W.
angle of the city with the Southwest Church.

South West Church.
This church appears to have been one of the
later and less carefully built of the city churches.
It had a long nave, with 3 divisions, and a projecting
apse without side chambers, the doorways beside
the apse opening out of doors. There are 2 sq. piers on
either side of the main aisle, these carried arches; the
side walls are high and it is quite certain that
the side aisles and probable that the central aisle
was roofed with stone - a flat roof over all 3 aisles.
Over the E. door S. of the apse there are remains of mouldings
and ornament in stucco [illustration] which was painted. The
walls of the church were plastered within and without with
fine hard white plaster. South of the Church is a
large cloister with buildings on the S. and W. and, adjoining
these on the W., a large group of private houses about
a court, which form the S.W. angle of the city.