He said there had once been a cathedral.

It was now a brewery; he pointed it out to me.

He said he thought some portion of the original south wall had been retained.

He thought the manager of the brewery might be willing to show it to me.
"And the fountain ?" I demanded, "and all these doves!" He said there had been talk of a fountain.

He believed the design had already been prepared.
I took the next train back.