Visited by Hie Society hi 1889. 



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seen that the staircase is fair with the east face of the main body of 

 the tower, and is treated as an integral part of it, the parapet and 

 cornice being carried all round. 



It is possible that, either daring his lifetime, or at his death, the 

 knight, whose effigy lies under the beautiful recessed tomb in the 

 south aisle, was a benefactor to the Church at this time, and the 

 piscina adjoining the tomb indicates a chantry founded for his 

 benefit. There is a recumbent effigy of a second warrior under the 

 last bay of the south nave arcade, his head resting on a cushion 

 supported by angels and his feet upon a lion. His shield bears the 

 three lions rampant, but I believe his identity has not yet been 



established. [Heralds Visitation, 16^0, mentions Rous of 



(Tmber) three lions rampant. (Hereford 44.)] 



There are a few bits of old glass in the windows of the south 

 aisle and tower, the most noticeable being a representation of our 

 Lord's head, with nimbus, in the upper part of the east window of 

 the chapel at the end of the aisle. 



This Church is unusually rich in post-Reformation oak work. 

 The pews and pulpit in the nave and the two benches and two chairs 

 in the chancel are good examples of the earlier work of the seven- 

 teenth century. There is a characteristic oval window in the 

 south wall of the aisle — inserted, probably, to light the squire's 

 pew — an interesting relic of the early Georgian era, which should 

 be retained in any restoration, as a mark of history : it will 

 become increasingly valuable as time goes on. The chancel and 

 vestry were erected in 1849, and there is no record of what the 

 old chancel was. The only remains of it are the two carved label 

 terminals, representing a king and a bishop, to be seen inside the 

 vestry. 



All Saints Church. Bishops Lavington. 



This Church presents a plan of unusual variety and interest for a 

 village Church — the result of many alterations, some of which are 

 not easy to make out. In the study of it we must bear in mind 

 that it was not the practice at the period we are considering to build 



