The cottages and the village life of rural England . ,rp;.:;,:.^. <. CROWCOMBE CROSS, SOMERSET the feet of many pilgrims, and the shaft is crowned with a Greekcross. It is situated in the middle of the roadway, at the entranceto the quaint little village of Crowcombe, which nestles so prettilyat the base of the Quantock Hills. Two of the illustrations show Berkshire crosses. One is atEast Hagbourne, where there is a second cross and the base of awayside cross in a hedge. It is one of the most picturesquevillages in the country, a true example of the old English type, full no. LIFE OF RURAL
The cottages and the village life of rural England . ,rp;.:;,:.^. <. CROWCOMBE CROSS, SOMERSET the feet of many pilgrims, and the shaft is crowned with a Greekcross. It is situated in the middle of the roadway, at the entranceto the quaint little village of Crowcombe, which nestles so prettilyat the base of the Quantock Hills. Two of the illustrations show Berkshire crosses. One is atEast Hagbourne, where there is a second cross and the base of awayside cross in a hedge. It is one of the most picturesquevillages in the country, a true example of the old English type, full no. LIFE OF RURAL ENGLAND of old half-timbered cottages, some of brick set in zigzags, andsome with tiled roofs which stand out well against the backgroundof fine trees. It is naturally a favourite haunt of artists. Thecross forms the foreground of as beautiful a picture of an Englishvillage as one would wish to see, while behind it stands the fineand noble fifteenth-century church, with massive Perpendiculartower, on which is a beacon turret intended to guide travellers whomight have lost their way in the open country. You can see, also,on the tower a very perfect sanctus bell-cot, pinnacled andfoliated, whence the little bell sounded forth its sweet notice tothe villagers when the Host was raised at the celebration of theMass, bidding them, though engaged in their daily tasks, unite inheart and will in the service of the sanctuary. There is much tointerest us within the church, wherein we can find the work of theearly English builders in the chancel blended with that of themasons of the
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