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from the floor of the church, its east wall resting upon that of the nave, and its other three walls independent of any other. The west wall has a large pointed arch, quite plain, of one order, with a simple chamfer; the chancel-arch is round. Through

inside of Brittpsfleld church, shewing Tower.

the north and south walls of the tower are curious openings into the recesses formed by its projection into the nave. These openings consist each of half an Edwardian arch, with a plain chamfer, resting upon a massive engaged column of Early English or early Decorated character; a sketch will explain this better than any description. There is (at present) no eastern window, but the masonry of the east wall has not a very ancient appearance. The font has some delicate panelling. Altogether this church, though of no great promise as seen from the Cirencester road, (via Herminia,) well repays the trouble of diverging to it.

Opening through the South Wall of Tower, Brimpailcia Ch

I need not inform the reader that the above notices comprise but a small portion of the objects of interest in this neighbourhood. The little cross church of Dowdeswell, though of late character and exceedingly simple, exhibits much beauty of proportion, and some