354 ANTIQUITIES OF NORTHUMBERLAND. 



. At the foot of the village is the church, with a tall fpire, a fine 

 contrail with the o<Stagon-tower ; the flreet feeming as a fpacious 

 avenue between them. In the tower is a large clock ; the fol- 

 lowing inscription on the dial-plate. 



W. R. 



1700. 



EX DONO GEO. LAWSON, GLOSTER-HILL, 



GENEROSI. 



Within the church, at the fouth-wefl end, by the entrance, is the 

 funeral-monument and effigies of a Knight-Templer, with this 

 inscription. 



The effigies of Sir Hugh de Morwick, who gave the 

 Common to this town of Warkivorth. 



In a pain of flamed glafs, in the eaft window of the fouth ifle, 

 are two female figures ; the name of St. Hilda by them, in Saxon 

 characters. It is a handfome church ; a neat veftry in it ; two 

 good bells in the tower ; the chancel wainfcotted to the bottom of 

 the windows , the roof cielcd, and adorned with arched and 

 knott-v/ork. 



By the entrance into the chancel, on the right hand, is a very 

 neat mural monument of the 5fr//n-freeftone, with this in- 



fcription. 



Juxta'hunc locum 



Jacent rcliquite 



Wilfridi Latvfon, 



Hujus ecclefise vicarii. OlJiit. 



J - .:': < -, 



Apr. i. 1732. .,.>. 



In vita, labor et periculum, in moriendo 

 Pax, et rcfurgc.ndi fecuritas. 



On 



