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bend Or and (blank) between 3 scollop shells or," which Canon 

 Jackson cannot identify with any family allied to the Hungerford's. 

 The shield with 2 yokes show the " device" of an old Wiltshire 

 family, the Tropenells, who had property at Hassage, which is in 

 Wellow parish. A similar device was also at Clialfield House or 

 Church, which belonged to the Tropnells and on a great 

 monument at Corsham Church the margin is covered with yokes. 



The history of the Hungerford Chapel is somewhat uncertain. 

 Judging from the architecture it would be rather late 15th 

 century work and is probably somewhat later in date than the 

 North Aisle and Nave. The present representative of the 

 Founder's family, W. S. Gore Langton Esq., has, with Lord 

 Hylton and the Vicar, contributed largely to the cost of the 

 restoration of the Aisle and Chapel roofs and the parishioners have 

 contributed the rest of the cost. 



There are several monuments to members of the Hungerford 

 family of 1 7th century date, on some of which the coat of arms 

 displays the crescent as a difference, marking the 2nd son or 

 junior bi-anch of the family. 



On the East wall are some curious fresco paintings, representing 

 figures facing North and South and probably meant for prophets 

 or apostles, but they are not sufficiently clear for identification. 

 In the centre, close under the roof is a painting of a small figure 

 in the act of benediction. The figures have been covered with 

 several coats of yellow wash, some of which has been removed. 

 No doubt with great care and labour more of the paintings might 

 be uncovered, but it involves great risk of the yellow wash and 

 painting coming off together, as I found on trying it myself in 

 several places. 



I cannot conclude without directing your attention to a curious 

 thing in the colouring of the timbers of the Hungerford Chapel, 

 where you will see by the drawing that a part of the pattern 

 on the transverse ribs was painted only on the West side, and 

 OHiitted on the East. Whether there is any special meaning or 



