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handsome turret. The lectern is the work of E. K. 

 Dale, Esq., who has shown himself to be an accom- 

 plished turner. It is composed of oak (from the old 

 roof of the chantry), walnut, ebony, and holly ; and 

 the design is very beautiful. The carving in the 

 pannels of the pulpit is by Mr. Grassby, of Dorchester, 

 who also executed the greater part of the stone carving. 

 It stands on a base of Ham Hill stone, and is a re- 

 markable improvement upon the old one." 



The Chantry, 



or Glanville Chapel, which extends only from the 

 chancel to the porch, is built of flints intermixed with 

 Ham Hill stone and Purbeck marble. It was founded, 

 or rather refounded, by Sybilla de Glanville, in the 

 reign of Edward III. ; and was valued in the reign of 

 Edward VI. at 6 18s. There was one silver chalice 

 of nine ounces, and John Mylle was incumbent. The 

 patronage of it was always in the lords of the manor. 

 The following account is taken from the ' Dorset 

 County Chronicle' : " We come now to the Chantry, 

 which is truly an ecclesiastical gem, and a capital 

 example of the Decorated period probably in its 

 most palmy time, if we may judge by the exquisite 

 tracery and the flowing grace with which the windows 

 have been executed. The character of the windows 

 seems notably in one instance to indicate the work 

 of a French artist ; at least, there is something of the 

 Flamboyant style about it which betrays the foreign 



