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on slightly rising ground. The north and 

 east sides of the churchyard abut on a very 

 picturesque farmyard and out-buildings. The 

 tower is square, and of brick, probably 

 eighteenth century work, but capitally pro- 

 portioned, and adding greatly to the beauty of 

 the landscape from many points. There are 

 two sundials on the walls : one modern, on an 

 angle of the tower ; and the other, much older, 

 on the south wall of the aisle. I send you a 

 sketch of this latter, as it is rather quaint and 

 peculiar. The dial a circle is clasped to 

 the wall in the arms of some man or angel ; 

 though, if the latter, I can see no trace of 

 wings. I fancy I can make out on the top half 

 of the dial an A and O, but the 11 is a little 

 doubtful. The other sketches I enclose are 

 from some mural decorations which have been 

 discovered on the south wall of the aisle, 

 behind the pulpit. The whole wall seems to 

 have been decorated at some time. There is 

 a small frieze of figure subjects divided by 

 lines and scroll work along the upper part, 



