. Quiet roads and sleepy villages. he tintings oforange lichen and the rich green of the moss, withthe darker masses of foliage behind—^went far toperfect the picture. Of course, the top of thisgraceful structure was knocked off during thefashion for iconoclasm, and for centuries the shaftstood meaningless, and not until a comparativelyrecent restoration was the top piece, or tabernacle,discovered amongst the litter that filled up thestairway leading up to the Rood-loft. Upon entering the church the first thingnaturally noticed is the brave old oaken doorswinging upon enormous hinges. It has s
. Quiet roads and sleepy villages. he tintings oforange lichen and the rich green of the moss, withthe darker masses of foliage behind—^went far toperfect the picture. Of course, the top of thisgraceful structure was knocked off during thefashion for iconoclasm, and for centuries the shaftstood meaningless, and not until a comparativelyrecent restoration was the top piece, or tabernacle,discovered amongst the litter that filled up thestairway leading up to the Rood-loft. Upon entering the church the first thingnaturally noticed is the brave old oaken doorswinging upon enormous hinges. It has stoodthe wear and tear of no fewer than six the north transept stands a large canopiedtomb of a knight and lady of the Lloyd family,who held the manor in the sixteenth century. Theseven kneeling daughters all wear the large, un-gainly head-dress of the time (yet vastly morebecoming than the pudding-basin and coal-heaveradornments of our day). Five sons are alsokneeling, their heads gravitating in size, out of all 130. Cross, Ckucis
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