. Vanishing England . rves andsaves for future generations treasures which otherwisemight have been destroyed. Happily all decoration ofchurches has not been carried out in the reckless fashionthus described by a friend of the writer. An old Cam-bridgeshire incumbent, who had done nothing to his 158 VANISHING ENGLAND church for many years, was bidden by the archdeacon tobrighten matters up a little. The whole of the wood-work wanted repainting and varnishing, a serious matterfor a poor man. His wife, a very capable lady, took thematter in hand. She went to the local carpenter andwheelwright an
. Vanishing England . rves andsaves for future generations treasures which otherwisemight have been destroyed. Happily all decoration ofchurches has not been carried out in the reckless fashionthus described by a friend of the writer. An old Cam-bridgeshire incumbent, who had done nothing to his 158 VANISHING ENGLAND church for many years, was bidden by the archdeacon tobrighten matters up a little. The whole of the wood-work wanted repainting and varnishing, a serious matterfor a poor man. His wife, a very capable lady, took thematter in hand. She went to the local carpenter andwheelwright and bought up the whole of his stock ofthat particular paint with which farm carts and wagonsare painted, coarse but serviceable, and of the brightestpossible red, blue, green, and yellow hues. With herown hands she painted the whole of the interior—pulpit,pews, doors, etc., and probably the wooden altar, usingthe colours as her fancy dictated, or as the various coloursheld out. The effect was remarkable. A succeeding. Carving on Rood-screen, Alcester Church, Warwick rector began at once the work of restoration, scraping off thepaint and substituting oak varnish ; but when my friendtook a morning service for him the work had not beencompleted, and he preached from a bright green pulpit. The contents of our parish churches, furniture andplate, are rapidly vanishing. England has ever beenremarkable for the number and beauty of its the Reformation the roods were destroyed and manyscreens with them, but many of the latter were retained,and although through neglect or wanton destruction theyhave ever since been disappearing, yet hundreds Their number is, however, sadly decreased. InCheshire restoration has removed nearly all examples,except Ashbury, Mobberley, Malpas, and a few churches of Bunbury and Danbury have lost somegood screen-work since i860. In Derbyshire screens 1 English Church Furniture, by Dr. Cox and A. Harvey. VANISHING CHURCHE
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