The wanderings of a pen and pencil . t r 243 CHAPTER fter an early meal and a glass of sound sherris, such as can ever be found in thecellarage of the host of the Old PostingHouse, we made good speed to see themonumental glories of the ancient church atEwelme. The road lay through steep andintricate lanes, of the most irregular con-struction in the world, but full of wildbeauty, and rife with the buds and thewreaths of the exuberant off to the right abruptly, instead ofpassing direct through Cuxham village, wecame all at once, after a quarter of an hoursride, upon a pa
The wanderings of a pen and pencil . t r 243 CHAPTER fter an early meal and a glass of sound sherris, such as can ever be found in thecellarage of the host of the Old PostingHouse, we made good speed to see themonumental glories of the ancient church atEwelme. The road lay through steep andintricate lanes, of the most irregular con-struction in the world, but full of wildbeauty, and rife with the buds and thewreaths of the exuberant off to the right abruptly, instead ofpassing direct through Cuxham village, wecame all at once, after a quarter of an hoursride, upon a park mansion, clustered habita-tions, and a most interesting church in apicturesque situation, flanked by deep verdure, upon an emi-i nence skirting the downward road, along which we had beendirected to travel by the intelligent haymakers in a neigh-bouring meadow. We at once slackened speed, and foundthat we were in the heart of the village of Brightwell Baldwin. The principalfeature of this fine church is the west end of the tower, which is elaboratelyw
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