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of the chancel is a stone ribbed recess 13th century — query, a 

 chapel or Easter sepulchre 1 The old parish chest with three 

 locks has been preserved in the nave, and a Dolomitic 

 Conglomerate slab close at hand records the fact that one 

 Goodwin Wolcombe, of Portbury, yeoman, died at the age of 

 95. On the north wall of the north aisle is a small quaint brass, 

 date 1621, to the memory of Sarah, widow of Walter Kemish. 

 Under the east window of the same aisle, and much out of the 

 centre, is a small niche, discovered during the restoration. This 

 gave rise to some discussion amongst the party as to its probable 

 use, but no satisfactory conclusion was arrived at. In the south 

 aisle is a Norman font, very similar to the one previously seen 

 in Weston Church. Attention was attracted to the piers 

 between the aisles, which are much out of the perpendicular, all 

 of them leaning outwards from the top, although there was no 

 evidence of the foundations having sunk at all. The body of 

 the Church was reseated at the restoration, but the old oak 

 benches were not destroyed, and have been placed in the south 

 aisle, where a second altar has been erected, and the aisle is used 

 now for early celebrations and special services. Passing out of 

 the Church the two magnificent old yew trees said to be as old 

 as the Church (why not older 1) were much admired. One of 

 them was measured by a member of the party and found to be 

 over 17ft. in circumference at a height of 5ft. from the ground. 

 The churchyard is entered through a lych gate, a structure 

 rarely met with now. The Priory, now a parish school, was 

 next looked at, and the 5.10 train afterwards taken for Bath. 



Every reasonable effort was made to carry out the bye-Excursion 

 to Bowood, but proving unsuccessful, owing to the return of the 

 Marquis of Lansdowne from Canada, it was postponed for some 

 future and more favourable opportunity. 



The weekly walks have been maintained with more or less 

 energy. Several proposed during the months of January and 

 February of the present year have been prevented by the snow 



