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seen that the staircase is fair with the east face of the main body of 
the tower, and is treated as an integral part of it, the parapet and 
cornice being carried all round. 
It is possible that, either during his lifetime, or at his death, the 
knight, whose effigy lies under the beautiful recessed tomb in the 
south aisle, was a benefactor to the Church at this time, and the 
piscina adjoining the tomb indicates a chantry founded for his 
benefit. There is a recumbent effigy of a second warrior under the 
last bay of the south nave arcade, his head resting on a cushion 
supported by angels and his feet upon a lion. His shield bears the 
three lions rampant, but I believe his identity has not yet been 
established. [Heralds Visitation, 1620, mentions Rous of 
(Imber) three lions rampant. (Hereford 44.)] 
There are a few bits of old glass in the windows of the south 
aisle and tower, the most noticeable being a representation of our 
Lord’s head, with nimbus, in the upper part of the east window of © 
the chapel at the end of the aisle. 
This Church is unusually rich in post-Reformation oak work. 
The pews and pulpit in the nave and the two benches and two chairs 
in the chancel are good examples of the earlier work of the seven- 
teenth century. There is a characteristic oval window in the 
south wall of the aisle—inserted, probably, to light the squire’s 
pew—an interesting relic of the early Georgian era, which should 
be retained in any restoration, as a mark of history: it will 
become increasingly valuable as time goes on. The chancel and 
vestry were erected in 1849, and there is no record of what the 
old chancel was. The only remains of it are the two carved label 
terminals, representing a king and a bishop, to be seen inside the 
vestry. 
Att Satnts Cuurcn. BisHorps LavineTon. 
: This Church presents a plan of unusual variety and interest for a 
village Church—the result of many alterations, some of which are 
not easy to make out. In the study of it we must bear in mind 
_ that it was not the practice at the period we are considering to build 
