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tomb, with a recumbent female figure, erected by Sir Thos. 
Longe, Knight, to the memory of his aunt daughter of Thos. 
Berkeley, by Elizabeth daughter of Thos. Seymer. The 
Marshall's lock or fetterlock round the North face of the tomb is 
the cognizance of the Long family. At the East of this chapel are 
two canopies, with a piscina in the South wall and a hagioscope 
into the chancel. At the foot and on the North face of the per- 
pendicular pier supporting the arch of the transept is a short 
pedestal with a Norman or Transition capital apparently adapted 
as a stoup for holy water. Passing out through the south door, 
and by the late doorway into the Long Chapel, over which wag 
cut in stone the letters, “R. An. Diii, 1566 L.” (the fetterlock and 
stag’s head on either side), and through the neatly kept church- 
yard, the members followed a lane to the North-east for a short 
distance, and crossed a field to the fine manor house, now in the 
hands of architects, builders, and “restorers!” Admittance was 
most unfortunately denied us, but the tenant, Mr. Wright, 
most courteously showed us round the outside, and brought out 
“Walker's History and Antiquities of the Manor House of 8S. 
Wraxall”—a rare book, and one which he evidently appreciates 
and prizes. From his conversation it was gathered that during 
the recent pullings down evidence was found which indicated a 
date to some portion of this house earlier than that of the 
15th century ; 1480 being the usual date assigned to this beautiful 
specimen of domestic architecture. Obliged to be content 
with walking round the outside thereof, surveying its fine 
mullioned windows, and above all, its elegant octagonal chimneys 
{why should not chimneys be made an ornament to modern 
houses instead of a hideous disfigurement ? there are many such 
models as these for builders to copy), the members thanked Mr. 
Wright for his courtesy, returned to the break, and, through 
shady lanes and devious ways, found themselves in front of Holt 
manor house instead of Great Chalfield. The mistake being 
rectified, the object of their search was at length found, and 
