On the quayside is the old Priory Mill, now called Place Mill, which is mentioned in the Domesday Survey. It stands on the very brink of the river; its foundations are deep set in the water, and its rugged and buttressed walls are reflected stone by stone in the clear, tremulous mirror. The glancing lights on the bright stream, the wealth of leafy foliage, the sweet cadence of the ripples as they plash against the walls of the Quay, and the beauty of the long reflections--quivering lines of grey, green, and purple--increase the beauty of what is probably the most picturesque corner of the town, while over the tops of the trees peers the grey tower of the ancient Priory church. These three buildings--the Priory, the Castle, and the Mill--sum up the simple history of the place. The Castle for defence, the Priory for prayer, the Mill for bread; and of Christchurch it may be said, both by the historian and the modern sightseer, _haec tria sunt omnia_. * * * * * PRINTED IN GREAT BRITAIN _At the Villafield Press, Glasgow, Scotland_ End of Project Gutenberg's Bournemouth, Poole & Christchurch, by Sidney Heath