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‘Supposed Stone-Circle near Abury. 253 
in Salisbury Cathedral belongs. There remained in the church 
before its restoration portions of old seats of Perpendicular character 
with carved poppy-heads, the best of which have been replaced in 
the new fittings of the chancel. One has a sprig of a tree issuing 
from a tun, a rebus which is probably Ashton,! with an inscription. 
Another elegant poppy-head, apparently a lily, has been copied. 
There are also, preserved in the vestry, a number of paving tiles in 
a very worn state, many of which seem to be of unusual design. 
The family mausoleum of the Earl of Radnor, which lies to the 
north of the chancel and parallel to it, has been lowered as much as 
was possible consistently with not disturbing the interments. For- 
merly, I think, it over-topped the chancel, and decidedly detracted 
from the effect of the church. Ifa higher pitch could be given to 
the roof of the nave, and the upper part of the tower could be re- 
modelled externally, the appearance of the whole building would be 
much improved. 
To the north-west of the church is a picturesque brick and stone 
building, with mullioned windows, which I understand to have been 
formerly the parsonage house. 
Supposed Stone-Cirele near Aburp. 
SZTASNE mile south of Silbury the wanderer over the down in that 
\ (0 4 district may have noticed a few sarsen stones lying scattered 
in an irregular line on the brow of a hill commanding a full view of 
Silbury to the north, with Abury beyond it. 
A close examination of these stones some years ago caused me to 
suspect that though now overthrown, and so moved from their 
original position, they must have once formed the segment of a large 
circle. But though I have many times visited them, and speculated 
on their probable intention, it was not till this autumn, when a more 
17¢ has been suggested to me that the rebus may stand for Baynton, as one 
| _ of that family had the Britford manor for a few years as trustee. The foliage 
however appeared rather to be that of an ash. 
