454 Notes on the Churches of Ashley, Berwick Bassett, etc. 



Built into the north-east quoin of the nave, outside, are four 

 pieces of a coffin slab having a plain incised cross with stepped base, 



A nice wrought-iron hour-glass stand is fixed to the wall by the 

 pulpit, and bears the legend 1627 B.L. K.S. K.P. 



In the vestry is an oak table inscribed along the front rail :— 

 DEDCT (sic.) GVALTERVS. SLOPER. Also on the left end 16 and 

 on the right 78. There is also a long plain oak chest after the 

 seventeenth century manner with old ironwork. 



In the tower are four bells bearing the following legends : — 



1. THOMAS PUENELL AND AMBROSE SPENSER. CHURCHWARDENS 



1665. 



2. ANNO DOMINI. 1641. I.L. 



3. SEEKE THE LORD. I.W. 1617. I.H. S.P. 



4. J. WARNEU & SONS LONDON 1877. 



In the churchyard at the east end of the chancel is a large rough 

 sarsen stone which was placed, at his request, over the grave of a 

 former Vicar, the Rev. Thomas Thorold, buried Feb. 23rd, 1747-8.' 



