The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1873-10-28 00:00:00

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CohniCRATTON Or • BURIAL GliouirD.—The ohureh
of Bete ktegis, which has for some period past been la
an extremely dilapidated oonditica, Isabela% to undergo
restoration at so stimated cost of 4870, plans for
the work having been prepared by Mr. G. Z. Street.
Foremoet 'mooed these contributors is Mrs. Lloyd
Fgeinton, the prinelpal proprietrem of the parish, at
who.° solo expense the chancel and south aisle are ta be
restored. A yention of the williset—Mr. Street int rrtit
na—belooge to the Transhoned Norman period, but is
assigned by tradition to King John. The roof of the
caves has historical irotor..ut" &I being o,nneeted with
the memory of Cardinal Morten, ose of the groat
patrens of architecture during the 15 h eseotory." Its
tplandid carving is in • state of utter decay. It
presents specimens of remarkable workmanship,
amongst which the figures long ceppoeed, and at
last eit finitely settled—after the earclal elimination of
photographs—to represent the tools* Apostles, form •
ocroap'cuons feature. The delicate work numbed in
this part of the building oil he executes! from ohm% •
ttrupoiery platform b,inr erected for the purp.sp, oral
lbe coat will lae about £6eo The probable expeoso of
that p,rtion of lbo work ancreed to be tand,rt•lrco 1.7
the e.tromittee is £2 500, aod they appeal to tie
public for assiatanee tu rat.ing the funds. The church
has lo patio work of 11110 characeer, mainly of
aaa.l xe and 1.,2r; cLilionlar or Third Pointed. It -
carding toe roof of 1116116 v. Mr. Street remark. that
this Ga.ure, More thin others, excites minaret' p; to
ffootis vary fine. There la a rude snagnllleenee
etollt it whiob is veil Striking ; ouch 'unitive tim•
here, et,vered with such rich act quaint carving, are
rah 'y to be met wish, art! the eerie, of Ague a which
do duty oa the hainna,r beams ore extremely
tie ur.tque. rater tunate'y, in spite of the great
eoliditY of the edema construcelon, wet bee be.
allowed to rewash the timber, met only too to u,h of it
I. now in • state of etas,' but the mole of c matruo•
thor was good aod str..i.g. end Mr. Street has no II HT
but Met, by ear folly replacing all deemed timber.,
the ro,f soy be r,served for • !mg trine to come.
Fortunately the repairs nest root interfere in soy way
with the original d-stren of the roof, or with arty of the
*ld carved work, which Is it. 'peeled glory. The other
work, of restoration are such es of owssaity have long
been neglec'ed In meet other churobos• The restora-
tion committees oomprise : The 8,,r1 of Ei.loo, Mr.
Montagn• Guest, M. P., Mr. Cheers liambro, AI P.,
Mr. lie,b,rt Mr. C, J. Radcliff, j so., Mr.
N. Bord, Mr. Arthur Memel, Mr. F. LT., the Vicar,
at d the COurchwarl.ne. The View., and also Monte.
Woiliame and Co., of the Dorshmter beak, have pro.
w.i.cd ro noels. sitworeptiona The conseeration of
the additLwal burial ground took pleas on Tuesday
afternwn. In adit tion to the Bight Rev. Diocesan
(Dr. Moberly) there were persent—the vicar of Bere
Reels (the Rev. F. Warm), Ray. Prebendary Nash,
Rev. CA,IOII C.-wrote, Rev. 8. U. Cleto•nts, Rat. F.
Carte, R.v. 0 P. Qambridie (111 ox vorthl, and the
vicar of Milburn., Bt. Andrew (Mr. Waironl). The
sleepy formed in procession at the vicarage, and in their
eurpikas proceed to the obureh, at the entranoe of
which they were ml by t' e church varlet)* (Ile- era C.
B. cot, a, d John T. 11. Scott), who presented to the
Bishop the petitioo for oonmerstion. Yhe arvioe wag
eonducted by the vicar, the 1t.., Francis Wane. The
first limo woe read by the Rev. IL U. Olorneete ; the
wood lesson by the Rev. F. Carta, corste of KlogeWn.
TI:o Bebop, who occupied the pulpit, dWoooreed from
St. Luke ix., 37 and 38. The tronseeratton of "Gore
sore" then proceeded acerording to the prescribed
form.