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PROCEEDINGS COTTESWOLD CLUB 
1917 
had nuirried a daugliter of Do Boluin. Tlic Church (of Norman middle 
period) was no doubt built iu the reign of Stephen or Henry I. 
The Normein method of dressing the stones diagonally is here well in 
evidence. The Church originally comprised a Norman nave of two bays, a 
north door, and probably a south Norman door.' The two members ‘and 
abacus of the main chancel-arch had been cut into in order to receive a 
wooden screen in pre- Reformation days. There are traces of colour on the 
stone work, which point to vanished mural drawings. Numerous interesting 
masons’ marks can be seen on the east wall : the stones bearing them 
were probably originally used inside the Church. An important feature 
of the Church is the Norman inscription (as at Clapton) on the Abacus 
(south) of the chancel-arch, which proves to be the re-dedication of the 
Church to St. Stephen. With much pains Mr Baddeley has succeeded in 
reading most of the inscription, which, through his kindness, is here for 
the first time printed so fully. 
(1) (ISTA. Basi) Lica. Fuit. Dedicata. 
(2) (Nomine. Domini, n (ost)ri. Iesu. Christi. ex. in. Honorem. 
(3) (Beat.®. Mari®. Vir)ginis. ex. Ssancxi. Sxephani. Proto 
(Martyris). 
(4) ? (ex) ? Dedicare. 
(5) ? Diepa . . YS. 
The Tympanum in the north porch is described by Mr C. E. Keyser^ 
as follows : — 
“ St. Michael has the nimbus and outspread wings, flowing robe carried 
down to his feet, long spear in his right hand, pressed into the open jaws of 
the dragon, and a large circular shield in his left hand. The dragon seems to 
be endeavouring to escape to a wood, represented by foliage on the right, 
but has its head turned back towards the archangel, behind whom are several 
figures, probably intended for rescued souls.” 
The porch shows evidence of having been used as a fortified chamber at 
some time in its history. On the south side of the Church are three examples 
of ‘ scratch ’ or ‘ mass-marking ’ dials, so frequently met with on Churches 
in this and other counties. “ Such dials (usually made by the Priest) wei'e 
set for nine o’clock. 
While in the churchyard the President took occasion to exhibit (for the 
Ethnologists) a line specimen of a Chellean paleolith^ found in the gravel- 
pit in Upton Lane, near Barnwood, which is of especial interest as being 
possibly the first found in the county. He al.so read notes^ of other finds at 
Barnwood. After walking over the moated-mound, and discussing the 
probability of discovering the ground-plan of the castellated mansion of the 
De Valencjs and their Talbot successors mentioned by the President, 
Members returned to the launch and journeyed back to Gloucester. 
1 I^Iemorials 0/ Old Glouccstershiyc (1911). Also illustrated in the same writer’s Nonttan 
Tympana (1904). 
2 Dom Etlielbert Horne lias published (Taunton, Barnicolt and Pearce. 1917) an interesting 
Work on I’ riinitii'c Sun Dials or Sua'ch Dials, which contains illustrations of Dials at 
I taglingworth and Sainibury, Glo.s. 
3 See illustrations, pp. 234, 235. 
4 Printed pp. 233-235. 
