WELLINGTON SCULPTURES,. 37 
church, is carved the singular crucifix represented in 
the accompanying plate: the cross is budding into 
lilies, symbolical of the life in death, and the purity 
imparted through the same: the buds are five, repre- 
senting the five wounds. The exact meaning of 
the lower symbols I am unable to explain ; but, 
perhaps the grotesque head, crushed by the pedestal, 
may signify the victory over sin. 
I may add that the chancel inclined considerably 
to the south, and that the east window (happily pre- 
served) is a very valuable example of transition 
work, probably late in Edward I. 
On the east gable 
ofthe nave stands the 
cross represented in the 
margin; it is an unu- 
sual and bold type, per- 
haps earlier than the 
fifteenth century work 
below it. Some traces 
of a former church of 
Norman date, were dis- 
covered embedded in 
the walls, with poly- 
u 
2 u 
=, 
chromatic decorations, ; 
including also a cushion shaped capital, with 
square abacus. 
On one of the bells is the inscription, 
* 08 resonare Jubent pietas morg atque boluptas.” 
