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so u th - w e s t fro m D e d d in g to n a n d 9 n o r th fro m W oo d s to c k , in th e N o r th e r n d iv is io n of th e c o u n ty , h u n d re d
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d e a n e r y of D e d d in g to n a n d a rc h d e a c o n ry a n d dio cese of
O x fo rd . T h e c h u r c h of th e H o ly T r in i t y , a lm o st e n tire ly
r e b u ilt b y M r. D e r ic k in 1844, is an ed ifice of sto n e in
th e D e c o r a te d s t y le , c o n s is tin g of c h a n ce l, n a v e of th re e
b a r s , s o u th a is le , s o u th p o rch a n d a to w e r on th e so u th
sid e of th e n a v e , e r e c te d in 1849, a n d c o n ta in in g 2 b e lls :
th e c h u r c h p la te in c lu d e s a c h a lic e of s ilv e r w ith co v er
d a te d 1 5 7 4 : th e o ld fo n t, a N o rm a n w o rk , is now at
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W R O X T O N is a p a ris h a n d v illa g e , 3 m ile s w e s t-n o rth J o h n B u rd e n , 16 8 7 : th e fon t is o c ta g o n a l w it h ca n o p ie s
w e s t fro m B a n b u r y s ta tio n on th e n ew d ir e c t lin e from
an d f ig u r e s o f g o o d D e c o ra te d w o r k : t h e to w e r, w it h th e
L o n d o n to B irm in g h a m of th e G r e a t W e s te rn r a ilw a y ,
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fro m V e r n e y J u n c tio n of th e L o n d o n an d N o rth W e ste rn P e r p e n d ic u la r s t y le in 1748 : a la r g e n ew o r g a n w as p laced
in a g a lle r y a t th e w e s t en d in 18 79, a t a c o s t of ^ 2 8 0 :
r a ilw a y an d 25 n o rth -w e s t fro m O x fo rd , in th e N o rth e rn
t h e r e a r e 300 s itt in g s . T h e r e g is t e r d a te s fro m t h e y e a i
d iv isio n of th e c o u n ty , h u n d re d of B lo x h a m , B a n b u r y
1548. T h e liv in g is a v ic a r a g e , w it h t h e c h a p e lr y of
an d B lo x h a m p e t t y se ssio n a l d iv isio n , u n io n a n d co u n ty
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re s id e n c e , in th e g if t of th e E a r l of H a r r o w b y , a n d held
a n d a rc h d e a c o n ry a n d d io cese of O x fo rd . T h e c h u rc h
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c e 1907 b y th e R e v . A r t h u r H a ig M .A . of P e m b ro k e
of A ll S a in ts , s itu a te d u pon e le v a te d g r o u n d a t th e e a st
C o lle g e , C a m b r id g e . T h e C a th o lic c h a p e l, b u ilt in 1894,
end of th e v illa g e , is a n ed ifice in th e D e c o ra te d sty le
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p e r s o n s ; th e W e s le y a n c h a p e l, b u ilt in 1864, h a s 100
n av e of fo u r b a y s, a is le s , so u th p o rc h , an d an e m b a ttle d
w e ste rn to w e r s u r m o u n te d b y fo u r p in n a c le s a n d co n ­ s i t t i n g s ; a n d t h e r e is also a m is sio n h a ll. T h e p o o r’s
a llo tm e n t of 17 a c re s p ro d u c e s £ 2 1 y e a r ly fo r fu e l, and
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w it h a fla t ca n o p v of m a r b le , s u p p o rte d on Io n ic p illa rs
w ith c ir c u la r a rc h e s , a n d fin e ly c a rv e d re c u m b e n t L o n d o n , B a n b u r y a n d C h ip p in g N o rto n d iv e r g e , th ere
e ffig ie s of S ir W illia m P o p e b a r t. K .B . 1st E a r l of sta n d s a k in d of sto n e o b e lis k , d iv id e d b y m o u ld in g s
in to t h r e e d im in is h in g s t a g e s , on th e u p p e r m o s t of
D o iv n e, ob. 2 J u lv ,x 6 3 i, a n d L a d y A n n e , h is w ife , d a u g h t e r
of S ir O w en H o p to n a n d r e lic t o f H e n r y , 3rd B a ro n ‘W e n t­ w h ic h a re c a r v e d h a n d s, p o in tin g to th e n a m es of places
c u t on t h r e e of th e s id e s, an d on t h e e a s t sid e is an
w o rth ; sh e d ie d in M a y , 1625 ; th e fo rm e r is h a b ite d in
h a lf-a rm o u r , m a n tle and r u ff, and w e a rs an ea rl’ s in s c rip tio n r e c o r d in g th e g if t of t h is “ h a n d -p o st ’ • by
M r. F r . W h ite in 1686 ; it is su rm o u n te d b y a squ are
c o r o n e t ; th e l a t t e r is c la d in a lo n g ro b e , w it h r u f f and
v e i l : a t th e h e a d k n e e l tw o so n s an d a t th e fe e t one ' h e a d , a p p a r e n tly in te n d e d fo r s u n d ia ls , and on th is
d a u g h t e r ; a ll t h r e e h o ld b o o k s ; o v e r th e ca n o p y is th e ! is a g lo b u la r fiiiial. W ro x to n A b b e y , t h e s e a t of L o rd
sta n d s in a b e a u t ifu l p a rk of u n d u la tin g
a c h ie v e m e n t of a rm s an d th e m o tto “ A u s p ic a n te D e o ,’ I N o r th J .P
c h a r a c te r an d r ic h ly w o o d ed , a l it t le d ista n c e south
an d a t th e a n g le s a r e e m b le m a tic fig u r e s ; on t h e s o u th
sid e is a l a r g e m u r a l m o n u m e n t to C a th e r in e , C o u n te s s , of th e c h u r c h ; t h e g r e a te r p a rt of th e p re s e n t m an ­
sion
w as b u ilt in 1618 b y S ir W illia m P o p e b a r t. K .B .
o f G u ilfo r d an d C o u n te s s D o w a g e r of R o c k in g h a m , 3rd
1st
E a r l of D o w n e, w ho w as
n e p h e w to S ir T h o m as
w ife of F r a n c is , 3rd B a ro n an d 1 s t E a r l of G u ilfo r d , d ie d
P o p e , fo u n d e r of T r in i t y C o lle g e , O x f o r d ; t h e m ansion
22 D eo . 1 7 6 6 ; L a d y L u c y ( M o n ta g u ), h is fir s t w ife , d ied
o c c u p ie s th e s ite of a p r io r y , fo u n d e d b e tw e e n 1200 and
7 M a y , 1 7 3 4 ; a n d E liz a b e th , V is c o u n t e s s D o w a g e r of
1209 b y M ic h a e l B e le t fo r a p r io r a n d s i x ca n o n s o f the
L e w is h a m , h is se co n d w ife , d ie d 21 A p r il, 1743 : th e re are
tw o s e d ilia , u n d e r a tre fo ile d a r c h , a n d flo o r sto n es in ­ o rd e r of S t . A u g u s t in e a n d d e d ic a te d to t h e V ir g in M a r y ;
so m e E a r ly E n g lis h a rc h e s a n d l a t e r r e m a in s of the
s c r ib e d to B e a t a ( P o o le ) , w ife of S ir T h o m a s P o p e k t. 3rd
b u ild in g s a re in c o rp o ra te d in t h e b a s e m e n t an d d ifferen t
E a r l o f D o w n e, d . J u ly , 1660, a n d o n e w it h in c is e d a r m s to
p o rtio n s of th e p re s e n t s t r u c t u r e ; th e h a ll, 4 5 j ft . b y 2 5 ^ th e E a r l h im se lf, w h o d ie d 11 J a n . 1667-8 : th e re a re also
in s c rip tio n s on b r a s s to M a r g a r e t, w ife of W illia m T o p e, 1 has a c u r io u s sc reen an d m in s tr e ls ’ g a lle r y a t th e lower
c h a m b e r s on th e upper
g e n t. 1 5 5 7 ; A n n e , w ife o f S i r O w en H o p to n , 15 9 9 ; and 1 end , le a d in g to so m e of t h e
s t o r e y : it is h u n g w it h t a p e s tr y , b a n n e rs a n d p ic tu res,
J a n e ( W e n tw o r th ) , d. 1652, w id o w of S i r J o h n F in e t k t.
an d co n ta in s n u m e ro u s o b je c ts an d re lic s of much
o f W e s t K e e le , L in c o ln sh ire , m a s te r of th e ce re m o n ie s ;
in t e r e s t, in c lu d in g th e e m b ro id e re d o ffic ia l b a g belo n g­
he d ie d 12 J u ly , 1 6 4 1 : th e c o m m u n io n r a ils are of ca rv e d
in g to F r a n c is , 1st B a ro n G u ilfo r d , as L o r d K e e p e r of
oak : b e y o n d th e s e , w e s tw a r d , is a m u r a l m o n u m e n t, by
F la x m a n , w ith a s t a t u e g ro u p of B r ita n n ia and lion to t h e G r e a t S e a l, 16 8 2 -5 : h e re also is p r e s e r v e d o n e of the
F r e d e r ic k , 2nd E a r l o f G u ilfo r d E . G . p r im e m in is te r (as tw o g r e a t m a c e s fo r m e r ly b e lo n g in g to t h e C orporation
of B a n b u r v , b u t so ld b y t h a t b o d y in 1832 to the
L o r d N o r th ) , 1770-82, a n d C h a n c e llo r of t h e U n iv e r s it y
o f O x fo rd , d . 5 A u g u s t , 1 7 9 2 ; flo o r sto n e s in s c rib e d to N o r th f a m il y : th e e a r lie r of t h e tw o m a c e s , o rig in a lly
m a d e in 16 51, w a s r e - p re s e n te d to t h e corporation
T h o m a s , 3rd E a r l o f D o w n e, m e n tio n e d a b o v e ; F ra n c is ,
1 s t B a ro n G u ilfo r d , d ie d 5 S e p t. 1685, an d v a r io u s o th e r b y th e la t e R ig h t H on. J . S . & L a d y N o rth in 1875, and
m e m o ria ls t o t h e N o r th an d P o p e fa m ilie s , 16 7 8 -17 19 : th e th e la t e r one. s t il l a t W r o x to n , d a te s fro m 1715-16:
th e lib r a r y an d ch a p el w ere b o th e re c te d d u r in g the
lo ft y c h a n c e l w a s u n til 1892 c lo s e ly h u n g on b o th sid es
D e c o ra te d 'p e rio d , a n d th e f o r m e r , as w e ll as t h e dining­
w it h th e fu n e r a l b a n n e rs of th e P o p e s and N o rth s , and
ro o m , c o n ta in s a v a lu a b le c o lle c tio n of e x c e e d in g ly in­
o n th e w a lls w e re su sp e n d e d s e v e ra l c o ro n e ts, an e m ­
t e r e s t in g fa m ily p o r t ra it s : th e D e c o ra te d e a s t w in d o w of
b ro id e re d s u r c o a t, a h e lm e t w it h m a n t lin g , g a u n tle ts ,
th e ch a p e l w as fille d w ith s ta in e d g la ss b y V a n L in g e m
s p u rs an d sw o rd , b e s id e s se ve n h a tc h m e n ts , b u t all th e se
1623. T h e a b b e y w a s s u r r e n d e r e d b y th e la s t prior,
w e re re m o v e d to W r o x to n A b b e y in th e y e a r n a m e d : a
T h o m a s S m ith , an d 8 m o n k s, 6 A u g . 1534, an d on i j
s c re e n of D e c o ra te d c h a r a c te r , w ith a c e n tr a l a rc h , fla n ke d
A u g . 15 3 7, p a r t of th e b u ild in g s an d u te n s ils w e re sola
on e a ch sid e b y t h r e e of s m a lle r size , se p a r a te s th e
to T h o m a s P o p e esq. : th e p o sse ssio n s of t h e m o n aste ry a
ch a n c e l an d n a v e , a n d is c u r io u s ly o rn a m e n te d w it h p o r­
its su r r e n d e r w e re v a lu e d a t .£104 7 s. 4 d . : a d jo in in g t 6
tio n s o f c a r v e d w o rk of fo re ig n e x e c u t io n ; t h e p u lp it and
a b b e y a re b e a u tifu l p le a s u r e g r o u n d s a n d flo w er gardens,
th e s t a ir c a s e le a d in g to i t h a v e b e e n s im ila r ly t re a t e d :
la id o u t in t e r r a c e s : on th e h ig h g r o u n d a b o v e th e pars
th e n av e is D e c o ra te d an d h a s a F e r p e n d ic n la r c le r e s to r y ;
sta n d s a t a ll o b e lisk , th e b a s e of w h ic h b e a r s inscription
e a c h a is le h a s so m e in d ic a tio n s o f a re re d o s u n d e r th e
in L a tin , r e c o rd in g th e v is it in 1739 of F r e d e r ic k R r“ ^ e.
e a s t w in d o w , an d th e n o rth a is le r e ta in s a p is c in a :
W a le s an d h is P r in c e s s , an d of G e o r g e P r in c e of
a m o n g th e m u r a l m o n u m e n t s is one to T h o m a s
( a ft e r w a r d s G eo . T V .) in 1805. T r in i t y C o lle g e , Oxfor«.
S a c h e v e r e ll e s q . 1675 ; a n d th e flo o r sto n es in t h is an d th e
ow ns th e m a n o ria l r ig h t s a n d C h r is t C h u r c h , O xford ,
s o u th a is le in c lu d e one to R o b e r t B u rd e n , of B a ls c o te ,