30 PAPERS, ETC. 
Srulpturos in Church af St. Sub Boptiat, 
Wollingten, Dameret. 
BY MR. C. E. GILES. 
ib the spring of the year 1848, while the decayed 
chancel of the church of St. John Baptist, 
Wellington, was being pulled down, some beautiful 
sculptures were found in detached pieces, turned 
upside down, and forming the floor of the space 
around the altar. Further examination shewed 
that the faces of the figures, and all the charac- 
teristic features, had been destroyed by the hammer, 
while the rich colouring and gilding were nearly 
perfect, owing, perhaps, to a coat of plaster which 
had been spread over their surface, to receive the 
decalogue in black letter with red capitals. Evi- 
dently these sculptures formed a portion of a very 
.elaborate reredos, which the iconoclastic spirit of 
the Reformation had not spared, and probably in 
after times the final blow had been dealt, when 
they were thrown down to form a part of the pave- 
ment. Exposure to the air and other causes des- 
troyed the colours, so that now little oftheir original 
splendour can be traced. Having, however, made 
correct sketches at an early period, and marked 
