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However, no other suggestion as to the age or use of the remains 

 could be made. 



THE CHUKCH OF LANGLEY BURRELL was the next item on 

 the programme — a very interesting building and well and carefully 

 restored, the chancel by Mr. C. E. Ponting, the nave by Mr. H. 

 Brakspear, who acted as guide to the party throughout this day's 

 excursion. 



DRAYCOT CERNE CHURCH came next. Here the restoration 

 of the fine brass of Sir Edward Cerne and his wife to its original 

 slab in the middle of the chancel floor, from which it had been 

 removed and fastened against the wall, was generally approved of. 



The next place on the programme was CHRISTIAN MALFORD 

 CHURCH, the cross now enclosed in an orchard being visible as the 

 brakes drove past. Here Canon Mayne gave some account of the 

 Church, followed by Mr. Brakspear. What appeared at first 

 sight a magnificent 15th century screen turned out on close in- 

 spection to be very largely of plaster. Certain ornamental circles 

 carved on the south buttresses, apparently in the 14th century by 

 masons in their idle hours, attracted a good deal of attention. 



Returning to SUTTON BENGER CHURCH, the many interesting 

 points in the architecture were dwelt on by Mr. Brakspear, whilst 

 the Eev. E. H. Goddard added a word on the fine piece of English 

 embroidery, formed out of the orphreys of a pair of tunicles, which 

 until quite lately was used to cover the reading-desk, but is now 

 to be preserved in a manner more consonant with its value, in a 

 glazed frame. This interesting piece of work — one of the very 

 few pieces of mediaeval embroidery still preserved in the Churches 

 of the county, has been fully described in the Wilts Arch. Mag., 

 vol. xxx., p. 348. In the churchyard the original head of the very 

 curious and interesting niche in the centre of the beautiful east 

 window of the south aisle, which was evidently cast out years ago 

 when the Church was " restored " — a new head, which is not even 

 a faithful copy of the old one, being most unnecessarily substituted 

 for it — was found lying amongst the graves. A hope was expressed 

 that the Yicar, the Rev. R. Dawson, would arrange to have this 

 stone preserved in the Church for the future. 



