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the members in due course. Entering by the porch the members 
rambled through the interior of the house (by the permission 
of Mr. Gibbs) and inspected the work of renovation going on in 
hall and chamber, Jacobean chimney pieces, oak panelling and 
elaborate ceilings. Over this porch is a shield containing a fesse, 
between three’ cross-croslets fitché (query arms of Gore). 
Having finished the inspection of the interior Mr. Scarth 
took the members -to the west end of the Church, close adjoining 
the Court house, where the recent discoveries had been made. 
These consisted of a square patch of encaustic tiles with various 
patterns and coats of arms. Some of the bordering letters 
were read as following, beginning from the left hand :—DAM 
oe JOANNA D ACTONE MISERERE. . . . . Mr. 
Browne said that some of the tiles with double birds on them 
reminded him of those found at Keynsham Abbey, and he 
considered them of the date of the 14th century, and that 
they once formed the pavement of the nave of the Church, 
which extended west in that direction. Amongst other arms 
those of the de Clares—three chevrons—were clearly made 
out. On the south side some human bones had been found. 
The Church consists of a nave and south aisle, with tower at west 
end of nave. Part of the south aisle walls appears to have 
belonged to the old Church, and there is a Transitional pointed 
arch between tower and nave. The tower is of Perpendicular 
work. The rest of the Church is of poor design, the windows of 
a debased gothic—probably dating about 50 years back. In the 
south aisle are several monuments of Elizabethan and Jacobean 
date. The Church did not contain much to interest the 
members, 2 monumental slab with floriated cross, found in the 
churchyard and placed inside the west door, was the chief piece 
of archeological interest. In the churchyard the pedestal of the 
cross lately erected was considered to be merely the base of a font 
of the 13th century style, the cross and steps being modern. The 
very durable-looking freestone composing the coins of the house 
