WILLYBROOK HUNDRED 



KING'S CLIFFE 



gable being pierced, and the openings enriched with 

 dogtooth. The base of the spire comes half-way 

 down these windows, with excellent effect, making 

 them practically spirelights. Over them are two 

 tiers of spirelights, the upper with single trefoiled 

 openings, the lower of two lights with dogtooth on 

 the angles, and a central shaft. The top of the 

 spire has been clumsily rebuilt. 



The north transept has a 15th-century east win- 

 dow of four trefoiled lights under a four-centred head, 

 and a square-headed north window of three lights 

 with three cusps on the underside of the head in 

 each light, and one on each mullion. The same 

 detail occurs in Collyweston church, where it seems 

 to be of 15th-century date. In the west wall is a 

 small square-headed I yth-century window, low in 

 the wall. The pitch of the gable has been lowered, 

 and the square-headed north window and the diagonal 

 angle buttresses date from this time, but the walls 

 belong to the 13 th century and there is a corbel-table 

 with masks of this date on the west wall. 



The south transept has east and south windows of 

 three trefoiled lights with two quatrefoils over, the 

 window arch being segmental of low pitch. At the 

 north-east of the transept is a small doorway with a 

 four-centred head. On a buttress at the south-east 

 angle is the date 1694, denoting some repair. Both 

 transepts open to the aisles of the nave with moulded 

 arches having the same details as the nave arcades, 

 and dying out at the spring. 



The nave arcades are of four bays, with octagonal 

 shafts, embattled capitals, and arches of two orders 

 with a hollow between a wave-mould and a hollow 

 chamfer. The clearstory is of the 15th century, with 

 two-light windows trefoiled, and a quatrefoil in the 

 head. The west window of the nave is of three 

 lights with flowing tracery, c. I 340, the jambs and string 

 at the sill inside belonging to a former 13th-century 

 window. Above the window the line of the 14th- 

 century gable, before the addition of the clearstory, 

 is plainly to be seen. 



In the north wall of the north aisle are two three- 

 light windows like those in the south transept, and 

 in its west wall a three-light 15th-century window. 

 The north doorway has a four-centred arch with 

 continuous mouldings, and the north porch has small 

 pointed lights on the east and west, and a four- 

 centred outer arch with engaged shafts and octagonal 

 capitals. Over this arch is a stone with the initials 

 LT TB dated 1663. The south aisle has two south 

 windows and a west window like those in the south 

 transept, and the south doorway and porch are like 

 those on the north, except that the porch has no 

 windows. 



The woodwork in the church is mostly modern, 

 but in the pulpit and reading-desk some pieces of 

 I jth-century traceried panels are inserted and some 

 thirty of the bench-ends are ancient.' The nave has 

 a 15th-century roof with cambered tiebeams and 

 braces, intermediates with carved bosses of foliage, 

 and stone corbels of angels holding shields. The 

 other roofs are plain and for the most part modern, 

 the south transept h.ivlng stone corbels with 15th- 

 century detail in its east wall, while those in the west 

 wall are left in the rough. 



The font is at the west end of the north aisle of 



1 They came from Fotheringhay church. Sec the account 

 of Folheringhay by Dr. Bonncy, p. 54. 



the nave and has a round bowl with four quatrefoils 

 alternating with circles ; the shaft is also round, 

 flanked by four smaller shafts with moulded capitals 

 of the 14th century. 



In the west window of the nave are a few pieces 

 of ancient glass, as also in that of the north aisle, 

 with angels holding musical instruments. In the 

 south aisle is the eagle of St. John, and several quar- 

 ries, some bearing a fetterlock. 



The plate comprises a silver cup, cover paten, and 

 flagon of 1 75 I, two bread-holders of 1691 and 1692, 

 and four pewter plates. 



There are five bells, the treble by Henry Pcnn, 

 1 7 14, the second of 161 9, inscribed — 



Multi vocati pauci elccti 1619 Richard Bardon Nicolas 



Baili Gardian 

 Mistris Maria Hartleie Widdo Casthis (j/V) bell 1619, 



the third by T. Mears, 1832, the fourth of 1592, 

 and the tenor by Thomas Eayre, 1738. 



The first book of the registers contains marriages 

 and burials from 1590 to 1640, and baptisms from 

 1590 to 1639; the second, third, fourth, fifth, 

 sixth, and seventh contain baptisms, burials, and mar- 

 riages, consecutively, from 1642 to 1776. Book viii 

 contains baptisms and burials from 1 7 76 to 1812, 

 and marriages from 1776 to 1783 ; and book ix 

 marriages from 1784 to 1808. 



John Thorp in 1688 gave three 

 CHARITIES houses in Park Street as poor dwell- 

 ings, and the buildings are kept up 

 at the expense of the parish. 



Under the will of Mrs. Elizabeth Hutcheson, who 

 died in 1 781, supplemented by that of Mrs. Hester 

 Gibbon, of 28 November, 1786, ;^300 was settled 

 upon the almshouses and 4J. 6d. a week is divided 

 among the three poor women inhabitants. The 

 official trustees hold a sum of ^3 90 consols in trust 

 for this charity. 



Ann de Rippe by her will, proved 2 June, 1806, 

 left ;f 100 consols for the same object. The stock is 

 held by the official trustees. 



Richard Wildbore gave, on 9 October, 1688, an 

 annuity of j^5, secured on property here, for the edu- 

 cation of eight poor boys of the parish. 



In 1744 Mrs. Elizabeth Hutcheson established a 

 school for eighteen poor boys, which she further en- 

 dowed. In 1727 the Rev. William Law established 

 a school for fourteen poor girls with endowment. 



The above-named foundations are regulated by 

 a scheme under the Endowed Schools Acts, dated 

 19 August, 18S9. The gross income from endowment 

 for the year 1 890 was approximately ^^609. Under 

 the scheme a yearly sum of ^^185 is applicable for 

 the benefit of the almspeople. The official trustees 

 hold a sum of ^(^1,769 Js. dd. consols in trust for this 

 foundation. 



Mrs. Charlotte Bonney's charity, founded by will, 

 proved at London 27 March, 185 1, consists of 

 jf454 \s. \d. consols with the official trustees, the 

 dividends on which are under the trusts of a deed, 

 dated 30 June, 1 85 I, applicable as to one moiety to 

 the Sunday Schools, and the other moiety in clothing 

 for the poor. 



Rev. John Law by will, proved at Winchester in 

 1868, left /700, now represented by ^674 9/. ()d. 

 consols, with the official trustees, the proceeds of 

 which are also applicable in clothing. 



Louisa Perry under her will, proved in 1869, 

 bequeathed ;^6oo for the National and Sunday 



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