A HISTORY OF HAMPSHIRE 



the restoration of 1860 was drastic, and part of the 

 history of the church doubtless disappeared at the time. 

 The chancel has a modern east window of three 

 lights, replacing a three-light fifteenth-century win- 

 dow. In the north wall is a recess with shafts in the 

 jambs, a door to the vestry, and an arch to the 

 organ-chamber, all being modern, and in the south 

 wall a lancet window, the stonework of which has 

 been renewed, and a modern window of two lights 

 replacing a single-light opening. At the east end of 

 this wall is a square recess, and to the west of it a 

 cinquefoiled fifteenth-century piscina and two thir- 

 teenth-century sedilia, with arched heads, and shafts 

 with moulded capitals and bases. 



The chancel arch is modern, of two chamfered 

 orders, the inner of which springs from corbels. 



The nave is of four bays, the north arcade having 

 pointed arches of a single order with a label of half- 

 round section, square scalloped capitals with the angles 

 chamfered off, and circular columns with moulded 

 bases. The eastern arch of this arcade has an added 

 inner order. 



The south arcade has pointed arches of two hollow- 

 chamfered orders with moulded labels, and circular 

 moulded capitals with octagonal abaci, resting on very 

 slender round columns, only 1 1 in. in diameter. 

 This arcade is very well designed, though rather a 

 daring piece of building, the springers of the arches 

 being no less than 12^ in. wider than the columns. 

 No old details remain in the north aisle, and the 

 windows of the south aisle replace square-headed 

 windows with transoms, while the south porch is also 

 the modern successor of a former porch. In the 

 south aisle is, however, a late thirteenth-century piscina 

 with a shelf, and to the west of the first window in 

 the south wall a recess with an arched and moulded 

 head. 



All the wooden fittings of the church and the 

 roofs are modern, the latter being covered with red 

 tiles and 'carried in one span over nave and aisles. 

 The font is modern, a round Purbeck marble bowl 

 standing near the south doorway of the nave. 



A painting of St. Christopher was found over the 

 north arcade of the nave in 1860. 



In the bell-turret are two bells by John Warner, 

 1861. 



The plate is modern, consisting of a chalice and 

 paten of 1855, a flagon of 1 86 1, and a pair of cruets. 

 The registers of both Wymering and Widley are kept 

 here. The two earliest books run from 1655 to 

 1699, and 1700 to 1744. The third book, with 

 Wymering entries only, goes from 1745 to 1748, 

 and the fourth, which is for Widley only, from 1738 

 to 1812. The fifth has Wymering entries 1738-90, 

 the marriages stopping at 1754, and the sixth is the 



marriage book for Widley, 17541813. Theseventh 

 and eighth books both belong to Wymering, and 

 contain respectively the baptisms and burials 1791- 

 1813, and the marriages 1755-1812. 



The vestry book for 1744 to 1834 is preserved, and 

 contains a list of church goods in 1 744. 



Wymering church "" was assessed in 

 ADVOWSOU 1291 at 8.'" In 1535 the vicar- 

 age was worth 8 2/. lM The ad- 

 vowson of the vicarage was held by the prior and 

 convent of Southwick until the Dissolution, 110 after 

 which it followed the descent of the manor of South- 

 wick until 1817. From this date until 1847 it 

 was held alternately by Thomas Thistlethwayte, the 

 lord of the manor of Wymering, and by Winchester 

 College. 111 



Wymering vicarage was consolidated with the 

 rectory of Widley at the beginning of the nine- 

 teenth century U1 ; and the right of presentation to 

 the consolidated benefice was bought by F. T. Nugee 

 from Thomas Thistlethwayte in 1847,"* and has re- 

 mained in his family until the present day. 



THE COSHAM ALMSHOUSES. In 1600 

 CHARITIES Honor Wayte, by deed, granted to 

 trustees her interest in a lease for 

 5,000 years acquired by her in 1594 of a messuage, 

 orchard, and garden in Cosham, upon which she had 

 settled a poorhouse for four poor, honest women, and 

 a yearly rent of 61. Sa 1 . to be paid out of ' Stakes 

 Garden,' and a yearly rent of 6 to be paid out of 

 her manor of Denmead to the intent that the said 

 messuage and premises should for ever remain a 

 dwelling-house for four poor sole women of Wy- 

 mering, or failing such out of the parish of Wickham ; 

 the said yearly rent of 6/. 8J. to be employed about 

 the repairing of the said house, and such uses in 

 charity as the trustees should think most meet, and 

 the said annuity of 6 to be divided equally among 

 the four occupants. 



The rent-charge of 6/. 8</. is duly paid by Mr. 

 Thomas Thistlethwayte, and the annuity of 6 is 

 paid by Mr. John Kennett and equally divided 

 among the four occupants, who also receive the 

 benefit in fuel of the interest of 100 consols be- 

 queathed in 1818 by the will of John Soaper and 

 of 100 consols given in 1839 by the Rev. James 

 Henville. The income of another sum of 100 

 consols belonging to the charity of the Rev. John 

 Taylor is also received by the occupants. (See parish 

 of Widley.) 



The said Honor Wayte by her will, proved in 

 December, 1600, also charged her manor of Den- 

 mead with a further yearly rent of 2O/. for sick and 

 aged poor. The annual sum of 2O/. is duly received 

 and applied. 



W V.C.H. Hann, i, 451. 



106 PofeNicb. Tax. (Rec. Com.), lilt. 



108 Valor Eecl. (Rec. Com.), ii, 23. 



110 Epit. Rig. (Hanti Rec. Soc.), 50; 

 Wykebam's Register (Hant Rec. Soc.), i, 

 109,1 97,100: Egerton MSS. 203 1-4, iv,i 3. 



111 Clerical Guide, 1817-36 ; Clergy List, 

 1841-47. lla Clerical Guide, 1817. 



118 Clergy Lilt, 1847-1904. 



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