By C. E. Pouting, F.S.A, 451 



ornaments at the angles of the square base ; altogether a rather 

 poor piece of work of the period. A seventeenth century cover of 

 «ix rude scrolls around a central turned shaft seems to suit it well 

 (Plate XX.). 



There are fifteen good Jacobean pews, also a plain oak chest 

 inscribed "JOHN reeves church : warden 1699" on the end. 



The pulpit is a well-preserved specimen of An^^lo- Italian Ke- 

 naissance, having large panels with carved borders, and a frieze 

 in the more ordinary Elizabethan manner — the door remains. The 

 reading-desk has two similar panels. Over the south doorway 



inside, on part of a traceried head, is cut p a supported by two 

 scrolls. 



In 1857 the sum of £1000 was spent on the fabric, £500 of 

 which was contributed by the then rector — the Kev. W. F. Harrison, 

 who was killed through a fall from his horse on the road to Broad 

 Hinton, at the spot now marked by a stone at the roadside. 



Sir Stephen Glynne's notes on this Church, taken 29th April, 

 1850, are as follows : — 



\_Wintcr'bowrnc Basset — ^S*. Catherine. This Church has a nave 

 with north aisle and transept, chancel, west tower, and south porch. 

 Tho north front has an irregular appearance, from being formed 

 into two gables (besides that of the transept) — the western con- 

 taining a small two-light window of Third pointed character, 

 the other a door slightly ogeed having bold foliage continued down 

 the arch mouldings. The tower is Third pointed and of tine 

 masonry, embattled, having an octagonal turret at the north-east, 

 S(|uare in the lower part, corner buttresses, and small pinnacles 

 uj)on the lowest set-offs. The belfry windows of two lights with 

 some stone lattice-work. The west window of three lights, the west 

 door ofjee and la1)oled. 'J'he arcade on the north of tlio nave is of 

 1 liiHM' ])l;un ])ointed arches, with mouldings continued down ihc piers, 

 without capitals, probably 'i'liird iioiiiU'd. ( »n the south of 

 \}w. nav(^- is a large four-liglil s(|uarc-Iicadcd window anil anotlier 



\ thrc(^ liuhts. The south door is j.lain and laic; the outi'r uno uf 

 the south ponli is lal-clliMl. Tlicrc is a small are'li I'r.'m the aisle 



