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this portion of the county, yet in the history of the Walwyns of Much Marcle, 
there will be found, at page 15, an excellent summary of the Wyatt conspiracy as 
far as it relates to this county, and to which this paper has been considerably 
indebted. 
The paper was listened to with much interest, but there was no time to discuss 
it, for the carriages had to be taken as quickly as might be for Birley, and again 
passing through a sea of beautiful corn, the Club soon arrived there. 
Brrtey Cxurcu is very striking and picturesque in its general aspect. A 
large massive tower, early English, covered with ivy, and a projecting south tran- 
sept with timber-headed work, are its peculiar features. The ivy springs from a 
single trunk, which measured round its outer surface, 4ft. 6in. The church is 
entered by an early Norman doorway, and the newness of the interior contrasts 
strangely with its outer aspect. The floor throughout is of unexceptional encaustic 
tiles, to the rejection of the old pavement and every inscription that might chance 
to be on the stones. What remains of the old work about the chancel arch is very 
interesting, but the upper portion has been modernised past speaking about. A 
small three-light lancet window in the east end has been surmounted by a large 
circular wheel window, modern enough; let nothing more be said of it. The fine 
ash tree at the churchyard wall, on the west side, measured 13ft. 7in. Mr. Joseph 
Parry, who kindly supplied a steed to the Club’s chronicler, very hospitably 
received such members at the Court as failed to fall in with the cider at the camp 
—and then “‘ Forward” again was the cry, and the way was taken over Bush 
Bank to Pyon. 
Canon Pyon Cuurcu is approached by a small lych gate into a fine church- 
yard, where it is said many gipsies come to be buried, and indeed there are many 
brought into the parish at times of hop-picking, &c. The entrance to the church 
is on the south side, under the lofty square tower. The interior is spacious, with 
open aisles on each side the nave. The arcade is very striking, the pillory arches 
being all of good early English design. Those on the south side have fallen out of 
the perpendicular, and are only kept from further displacement by internal flying 
buttresses. These are also beginning to give way, in two or three instances, and 
require immediate attention. Thechancel is separated from the nave by a pierced 
oak screen, chiefly of old work. There are also some remarkable oak stalls with 
movable ‘‘miserere” seats. The extreme plainness of the modern roof of the chancel, 
little better than simple boards with small plain rafters, and the beautifully neat 
_ whitewashed walls were very striking with what had been previously seen. It is 
painful to think it was done so recently as 1867. There is a very interesting slab 
which formerly contained the brasses of two figures—now filled with cement— 
which is placed on the floor under the lectern, sadly exposed to further mischance. 
The font is curious. It consists of fragmentary pieces of stones of various periods. 
There are five bells in the tower, the largest bears the date 1728, and has on it this 
inscription :— 
** T to the church the living call, 
And to the grave do summons all.” 
