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This may be seen in Almondbury Church, near Huddersfield. 
The masonry externally, instead of being jointed with roman 
cement, is repaired in plaster, and then the joints are de- 
fined by a broad line of 1^ inch wide, as at Elland church, 
near Halifax. The clustered pillars of the nave receive the 
assistance of the plasterer, and alternate streaks of yellow, 
black and white, are introduced to distinguish the various 
mouldings, destroying the effect of light and shade, and 
thereby giving to the whole an appearance as pert and 
spruce as the creditable domicile of some tidy village school- 
mistress. This may be observed in Lincoln and Bristol 
Cathedrals, Saint Cross Church, Winchester, and Londes- 
borough Church, East Riding of Yorkshire. Is a sounding 
board thought requisite? the village carpenter supplies one 
with Roman pediments on each side, as at the beautiful little 
church at Lockwood, near Huddersfield. Is the ancient 
altar screen mutilated? some " pseudo antiquary" is called 
in, and after carefully looking at the details, and poring 
over " Batty e Langley's Gothic," a sketch is produced, 
from which a piece of half-inch board is quaintly cut into 
crockets, and placed horizontally upon the old screen, 
uniting but not assimilating with it. This has recently 
been effected at Almondbury Church, and also at Hartis- 
head Church, near Huddersfield ; and these abortions are 
considered to be decided proofs of talent in the designers ! 
How different was the feeling in former days ! If a 
church required re-pewing, it was done in the style of 
Gothic then prevalent, and became an historical incident 
in connection with the structure. In such a case, we can 
excuse the harmless vanity displayed by the official persons, 
in leaving their names to posterity. Thus, in the screen 
of Methley Church, near Pontefract, we have the donor 
and the churchwardens immortalized with their work : — 
