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wings where the spring of the arches would ordinarily be. The 
font partakes of the general scheme of colour. The old Rectory 
near the church is an interesting building with numerous coats-of- 
arms. Mrs. Waldy conducted the members past the new Rectory, 
and the party went on to Chew Magna, where there is a fine 
church, the tower being especially remarkable. In the church is 
an effigy of Sir John Hauteville. This Knight was engaged in 
the Barons’ wars in the time of Henry III., and accompanied 
Prince Edward to the Holy Land, on his return from which he 
settled in the parish of Norton Hawkfield, or Hautefield, where he 
built a castle. When the church there was pulled down his monu- 
ment, made of a single block of Irish oak, was removed to Chew 
Magna Church. The whole figure is in armour, with a loose red 
coat without sleeves, and bound round the waist with a leather 
girdle fastened by a gilt buckle. He has a helmet and gilt spurs. 
On the opposite side of the church are the effigies in stone of Sir 
John St. Loe and his wife. That of Sir John is 7ft. 4in. in length 
and 2ft. 4in. across the chest. He is represented with his legs 
crossed, but nothing seems to be known about him. One of his 
descendants, another Sir John St. Loe, was one of the four 
husbands of “Bess of Hardwicke,” with whom he resided at 
Sutton Court. The steps and shaft of a cross are in the church- 
yard. The font is Norman, and there are other interesting 
features in the church. Some of the Members visited Chew 
Court, a little beyond the church, where there is a fine old gate- 
house. The sundial on the lawn bears the date 1665 and the 
letters I A M. After lunch at the Pelican, the drive was continued 
to Stanton Drew, where the party was met by the Rev. H. D. 
Perfect, who guided them round the stone circles, pointing out 
the avenue which joined two of them, and read a paper describing 
and explaining the arrangement of the stones, their probable age 
and object in considerable detail. He also read a paper in the 
church. noting the various points of interest and drawing attention 
to the base of the font which he believed to be Saxon, the bow! 
