New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-23

- ono way or another associated with that
~eto =. hattie. There 4 visited coming
,.,rors,one in a party led by the learned
from or, po, p B. Brodie, Of Rowington, and
anu So W G Frerron, of Coventry, and w. q.
inT,uu If Stafford, both scholars and
"n usSnIise Culey church has low square tower
.hort stone spire, and there is heritage
"-o,,iro mon its tower and its roof 1t is a
s,;,dino of the fourteenth century, ono mark
:, This period being it's perpendicular stone font,
an octagon in shape, and much frayed by time
In three arches of it's chancel, on the south
,de the sculpture shows tre-foliated leaves, o;
sxceptional beauty. Several of the church
windows are fiambuoyant, and in the cast window
there are fragments of old glass, rich IN color
and quaint and singular. The churchyard Is
full of odd gravestones, various in shape ana
irregular in position. An ugly slate-Stohe IL
much used in Leicestershire for monuments 10 the
dead Most of these stones record modern ouri"S'
the older graves being unmarked Inc grass
grows thick and dense all over the church1"ru'
Upon the church walls are several me speciu'enS
of those mysterious ray and circle MARKS WIN"
have long been a puzzle to the archaeoiosIoSi ca
nlorer. Such marks are usually found IN bhe
last bay but one, on the south side OF tne naNe'
toward the west end of the church oh l"'u-
clife Culey church they consist OF cehtrui points
with radial lines, like a star, but u'". are
not enclosed, as often happens wlth circIe LIee'
Various theories have been advanced ny anu
ouariaps to account for these designs MY own
impression is that they were CUT upon ohe
churches by the pious monks OF DID, as emoiens
81 o,crnitv and of the Sun of righteousness.
sbepton Hall. long and still the seat Of the
,ombatants at Bosworth Field, and the fury of the
,.,,ls must have ragged all around them. The
Hall has been recased and, except for its old gate
house and semi-octagon bays, which are OF the
Tudor style, it presents a modern aspect It's
windows open toward Redmore Plain and Ambien
Hill. the scene of the conflict between the Red
Rose and the White. The church has been en-
tirelv rebuilt-a handsome edifce Of crucial form,
containing costly pews, Of old oak together WIN
interesting brasses and busts taken from the ola
church which it has replaced The brasseS com
mpmorate Richard Coate and Joyce his wife, ana
Richard Evcrard and his wife, and are dated looo,
1897 and 1916 The busts are OF white marDe,
dated 1866. and are commemorative of William
WooIlaston and his wife, once lord and lady OF the
manor of Shenton It was the rule, in building
chprcbes that one end should face TO the east and
The other to the west, but You frequently ma an
old church that is set at a slightly different angle
that. namely, at which the sun arose on the
birthday of the saint 10 whom the church was
dedicated.
Darlington was Richards extreme left on the
d9v Of the battle and BOsworth was his extreme
right These positions were intrust7d TO the
Stanlevs both of whom turned traitor and ne
,rayed their King William Stanlcys headquar-
tcrs were at Darlington and traces Of the earth
works then thrown up there, by Richards com
mand, are still visible Darlington church has
almost crumbled TO pieces, and more interesting
relic could not be conceived 1t is little, low
structure, with wooden tower, succeed walls
End tiled roof, and it stands in graveyard full
CT scattered mounds and slate-stone monuments
II was built in Norman times, and although suli
used it has long been little better than rum.
One of the bells in it's tower is marked Thomas
Arnold fecit, 1763"-but this is comparatively a
modern touch The church contains two pointed
aches and across its roof arc five massive oak
leans almost black with age The plaster ceiling
las fallen, in several places, so that patches OF
)aths arc visible in the roof The pews are square,
box-like structures, made of oak and very ola.
The altar is plain oak table supported on carved
legs, covered with cloth. On the west wall
appears mural tablet inscribed Thomas Eames,
CnQfcn-NdfOeU, HIEHg human NNNi'''NN'
arranged in regular tiers were found in Dadling-
ton churchyard, when a much-beloved clergyman,
the Rev. Mr. Bourne, was buried, in 1881; and i
is believed that these are remains of men who fell
at Bosworth Field.
II YOU like queer epitaphs,-and most people
do-you will be pleased with the following comic
specimen, copied by me from a gravestOne in Dad
lngton churchyard. IT is Thomas Boland, 765,
a., mind in M rpmin-
iscence
al lovd my Honour'd Parents dear
lov'd my wifc's and Children dear
Iov'd my Brothers & Sisters too.
And hope shall them in Heaven view,
lov'd my Vncle's. Aunt's, q Cousins too
And pray God TO give my children grace
the same to do
Stoke Golding church was built in the fourteenth
century. II stands now, a gray and melancholy
relic Of other days, strange and forlorn, and
yet august and stately. in little brick village,
the streets of which are paved, like those of a
city, with blocks of stone. 1t is regarded as one
OF the best specimens eXtant of the decorated
style OF old English ecclesiastical architecture.
IL has nne tower and spire and it consists of
nave, chantry and south aisle There is a perfor.
sted parapet on one side but not on the other.
The walls OF the nave and the chancel are contin-
uous. The pnnacles, though decayed show that
they must have been beautifully carved One Of
the decorative pieces upon one of them is a rabbit
with his laid back. Iicben and grass arc
growing on the tower and on the walls Thu roof
is of oak, the mouldngs of the arches arc Of rare
grace, and the capitals of the five main columns
present in marked diversity. carvings Of faces and
flowers and leaves The tomb of the foundcr is
on the north side, and the stone pavement il
everywhere lettered with inscriptions of burial
There is fine mural brass bearing the name of
Brokesiey, 1888, and a superb "stoclle chest y
1855; ana there is sculptured font, of exquisite
symmetry Some Of the carving upon the oak
roof Is more grotesque than decoratve-but this i,
true OF most other carving to be found in ancient
churches such, for example, as you may see under
the miserere seats in the chancel of the Holy
Trinity at Stratfordup Avon There wa,
formerly hnnntifnl