The illustrated London news . rollicking party in t,le. The artist has realiseepisode with a free hHighly congenial spirit, CHURCH, ISLE OF picturesqueand somewhat precipitous hill amid a wealth of ioliae-a<miet and prosperou- village ehiM enngrouna its base. On the summit, of this hill lisesa <; ancient church, of ruiHalerahle nivhi-,., ,, . | , .... ,,<[ ... i, , ,;? ,),,- ??! v, ihgreen graves and time-soiled tombs, whereinthe forefathers of the hamlet sleep. Thevillage derives its nana, OxUhill. evidentlyenough, from the singular position of itsable church on this lone, abr
The illustrated London news . rollicking party in t,le. The artist has realiseepisode with a free hHighly congenial spirit, CHURCH, ISLE OF picturesqueand somewhat precipitous hill amid a wealth of ioliae-a<miet and prosperou- village ehiM enngrouna its base. On the summit, of this hill lisesa <; ancient church, of ruiHalerahle nivhi-,., ,, . | , .... ,,<[ ... i, , ,;? ,),,- ??! v, ihgreen graves and time-soiled tombs, whereinthe forefathers of the hamlet sleep. Thevillage derives its nana, OxUhill. evidentlyenough, from the singular position of itsable church on this lone, abrupt hill. flfrom Vennbles Guide to the Isle of Wight some particulars of the village and church :—There are few prettier villages than Godahill. : east end, with its doubledecorated window half overgrownwith ivy, is a picturesque object; at the westend of the north aisle stands the pinnacled tower,of Perpendicular date, probably the work of the ?ane- arte! as (.lie iiei:l,„>nn;,- tower- at (.hale, Gatcombe, and Carisbrook. A small transeptal n. il-:i? _ 1 ea either ?!?!..? i helen-th. < in the gable of that to the south is aSancte U- It Cot. The walla of the church areiacrnsteil with many-colouredorange, black, white, and grey, ? the conquest, when it was one iby Fitz-O-born on the Abbey of Lire, On thedissolution of the alien priories it was given toShene, and, reverting to the Crown, was pre-sented by Charles I. to Queens College, church was struck by lightning inJanuary, 1778, and considerably damaged. Thehghtning descended the church, pnirv,.,|r,|ength of the wall above the a portion of the mouldings, and made its way intothe ground belc THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS
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