very remote periud. One is evidently a Norman corbel, often 

 used under a cornice and parapet. Another may have been 

 the head of a window. It is a semi-circular arch cut out of a 

 single stone, a thing often met with in Norman work On 

 the same stone, over the top of the arch, is carved a rude kind 

 of zig-zag. 



There are also a numljer of interesting sculptured stones built 

 into the walls of the Chancel, in rather a random fashion, and 

 showing on the outside, the Chancel having been re-built 

 within the last forty years. 



Egton (St. Hilda). 



The old Churcli ac Egton, described by Graves, Ord and 

 Atkinson in their " Histories of Cleveland," was taken down 

 twenty years ago, and a new Church Avas erected nearer the 

 town. The present Vicar, the Rev. R G. Glennie, informs 

 me that a good deal of the old Norman work was incorporated 

 in the new Church, but the stones were nearly all re-faced. 

 But the old style of the Norman Arches, on each side of 

 Nave, resting on solid Norman pillars, of one large block of 

 stone, still is seen in the new Church He believes tluit the 

 greater part of the materials used was the actual stone from 

 the old Churcli. 



The ancient Cliurch is thus described by Graves : - " The 

 Church or Chapel of Egton is an ancient and venerable 

 structure, with a side Aisle on the south formed by round 

 pillars supporting circular Arches. The Chancel is separated 

 from the Nave I)}- a pointed Arch of modern architecture. 

 It is situated about half a mile to the west from the town, 

 uijon the summit of a gently rising eminence " 



The pillars of tlie Nave Arcade were six in number with 

 capital and base, and tlie Arches were of two orders with 

 square edges 



Yakm (St. ]\Iary Magdalene). 



This Churcli was re-built in 1730 in a pseudo-classic style. 

 The west end hoM^ever is old and very interesting. The lower 

 part of the Tower is Norman. There are two narrow Avindows 

 with semi-circular heads eacli cut out of a single stone, and 

 there are three similar window heads built into the upper part 

 of staircase turret on each side of the Tower These were 

 probably placed there when the Church was re-l)uilt. Alx.ut 



