. The Victoria history of the county of Bedford. Natural history. LOWER GRAVENHURST a farm, and has remained in the Grey family. Lord ' Lucas and Dingwall being the present owner. In February, 1637-8, there was some trouble in collecting ship-money in Lower Gravenhurst, two men refusing to make a tax upon the town ; their resistance, however, does not seem to have been very prolonged as the sheriff was of opinion that if the calling of their names was forborne, they would con- form to reason without troub- ling the ; The church of CHURCH OUR LJOr has an aisleless chan- cel and nav
. The Victoria history of the county of Bedford. Natural history. LOWER GRAVENHURST a farm, and has remained in the Grey family. Lord ' Lucas and Dingwall being the present owner. In February, 1637-8, there was some trouble in collecting ship-money in Lower Gravenhurst, two men refusing to make a tax upon the town ; their resistance, however, does not seem to have been very prolonged as the sheriff was of opinion that if the calling of their names was forborne, they would con- form to reason without troub- ling the ; The church of CHURCH OUR LJOr has an aisleless chan- cel and nave without structural division and of the same inter- nal width, 19 ft., the chancel being 16 ft. 6 in. long, and the nave 32 ft. At the west is a tower 10 ft. 8 in. by 9 ft. 4 in. within the walls. The church is fortunately dated by docu- mentary evidence, having been built by Sir Robert de Bilhemore, who died in or before the year ; The tower is a late fourteenth-century addition. The chancel has an east window of three lights, and two-light windows on the north and south, all of the original work. At the west of the chancel is a fifteenth-century screen with remains of colouring, especially on the lower panels, where the positions of the nave altars may be seen. On the north side of its central opening is fixed a wrought- iron hour-glass stand which formerly stood on the old pulpit. On the north of the east window is an em- S A BI N z. Baronet. Argent a scallop sable and a chief sable with tvjo pierced molets argent Lower Gravenhurst Church : Interior, looking East M Feet of F. Beds. Hil. 16 Eliz. 25 Chan. Inq. (Ser. z), vol. , No. 172. a« Ibid. (Ser. 2), vol. 476, No. 144. W Anct D. (), B. 3875. 28 Complete Peerage, i. »9 Harl. Chart. 55, F. 38. 80 Blaydes, Beds. N. and Q. iii, 302. 8^ Lysons, Mag. Brit, i, 89. ^^ Blaydes, Beds. N. andQ. ii, 110. 337 " Lysons, Mag, Brit, i, 89. " Dom. 1637-8, p. 271. '* Line. Epi
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