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between Decorated and Perpendicular, and at right angles to its 
Western end is a finely panelled dining room, and at the rear a 
remnant of a circular tower, formerly, it may be, a staircase to the 
bedrooms. 
It being past one o’clock no further delay was possible to 
examine this interesting old Court, so the brakes were mounted and 
in two miles the welcome hostel of “‘ The Battle Axes” at Wraxall 
offered the members the necessary refreshment. It is a fine new 
Inn, erected, it is supposed, by the munificent owner of Tyntes- 
field, at whose charge the parish church is now undergoing a 
thorough repair, but accommodation is not provided for such a 
party as 27 hungry men. However, full justice was done 
to the repast in spite of the lack of room, and a start was made 
on foot for the magnificent Church, with its lofty pinnacled tower, 
sanctus-bell turret, and Churchyard Cross. 
The interior of the Church is exceedingly fine, and contains 
a handsome monument to Sir Edward Gorges, and his wife, 
Agnes, of the date 1512, Formerly it stood in the centre of the 
Chancel, now in a recess to the North of the Altar. Both figures 
are highly coloured, and the lady lies to the right of her husband, 
a very unusual position. In the will of this lady there is 
mentioned the recent building of the North aisle, which is of 
massive Perpendicular work; only one capital has carving, but 
that seems to have been the work of some amateur parishioner. 
This Church was lately endowed by the late Richard Vaughan, 
esq., of Elms Lea, Bathwick Hill, with £40,000, and with another 
£20,000 for a Curate’s stipend. The Rectory before was worth 
£500 per annum with a house. 
Leaving this Church the whole party walked through the Rectory 
_ grounds and the Glebe to Tyntesfield Park, the magnificent seat 
_ of Anthony Gibbs, esq., passing by the lawn of a lady’s private 
residence, in order to see the extensive view of the Bristol Channel 
with the Steep and Flat Holms, Crook’s peak and the Mendip: 
range, Dundry tower, and Breandown, and Worlebury. 
