. Cathedrals, abbeys and churches of England and Wales, descriptive, historical, pictorial . smine, and other ornamental creepers, whicli, withthe abounding greenery of the churchyard, give a delightful rustic tone to theplace. Eversley Church was restored in 1876, at a cost of £1,200, as a memorialto Canon Kingsley. The churchyard is entered through a picturesque lych-gate, and the short approach is by an avenue of cypresses. In a corner of thissequestered Gods-acre a white marble cross, with the inscription Amavimus,Amamus, Amabimus, has been placed over the grave of Charles Kingsley and his
. Cathedrals, abbeys and churches of England and Wales, descriptive, historical, pictorial . smine, and other ornamental creepers, whicli, withthe abounding greenery of the churchyard, give a delightful rustic tone to theplace. Eversley Church was restored in 1876, at a cost of £1,200, as a memorialto Canon Kingsley. The churchyard is entered through a picturesque lych-gate, and the short approach is by an avenue of cypresses. In a corner of thissequestered Gods-acre a white marble cross, with the inscription Amavimus,Amamus, Amabimus, has been placed over the grave of Charles Kingsley and hiswife. The name and date of his death (January 23, 1875) are carved upon the EVEUSLBY.] A NEGLECTED FAIUSIL 305 pedestal, and around the head of tlie cross are tlie words, God is love. Thegrave is close to tlie boundary wall, and is overshadowed by one of the outlying branches of a group of Scotch firs inthe rectory grounds, which are separatedfrom the churchyard by a low iron rail-ing. On the wall of a modest bap-tistery inside the church a brass platebears the following inscription:—. IN PIAM MEMORIAM CAROLI KINGSLEY s ri:Ti;i wkstmonastkuiicnsis canonici HV1VSC1-: ECCLKSMi IKR XXXI ANNOSRECTOUIS DILECTISSIMI. CHAULK8 KINGSLEY. The parish of Everslcy, known inlatter days as the home of Kingsley,and as the centre of a tract ofbreezy heath - land, where the gorseis golden in sunnner, and the dark firsare fragrant all the year round, was, in ancient times, a manor granted to the monks of Westminster, and by them held for generations; and the original charter of Edward the Confessov proves that there was an Eversley Chuixjh even at that period. When Kingsley became j^astor, in 1842, of this sparsely inhabited wild, it was in a deplorable condition. The services of the church had been for many years utterly neglected, and the young curate had at first to work upon the most unpromising ma-terial. He found sheep feeding at large in the church}ard; and Holy Communion was celebrated
Size: 1546px × 1616px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1890, booksubjectchurcharchitecture
