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nave o f three b a y s, side ch ap el, w e st p o rc h an d on e bellI in th®
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(Table ; it has 400 sittin g s , an d is serv ed b y th e c le rg y o f S t. J la r y tue
V irgin .
Aj . t , S a i n t s ’ C h u r c h , in D ow n sliire squ are, erected a t a cost o f ab ou t
£ 9 000 an d enlarged in 1874 at a c o s t o f £ 3 ,6 3 0 , is a b u ild in g o f B risto l
stone, w ith P iatii ston e dressings, in the D e co ra te d stv le, con sistin g o f
aosid al chan cel, nave o f fiv e ba ys, aisles, tra n sep t, g a lile c p orch and an
eastern S e t C ontaining on e bell : th ere are 697 sittin gs. Thus church
is also a tta ch ed t o S t. M a ry th e V ir g in .

C ttrtst O n w n rn is an ecclesiastical parish, form ed Jan. 16, 1863 : the
ch u rch , in C h rist C hurch ro a d , in th e h a m let o f W h itle y , is a b u ild in g
o f ston e in th e D ecora ted sty le, c o n sistin g o f chan cel, n a v e, n orth and
south aisles, transepts, and a tow er on th e n o rth -w est w ith an gle butferes»*?» risine in to pinnacles, from w h ich sh ort fly in g buttresses su p p ort a
graceful octagonal sp ire : th e to w e r contains one bpll : the w in d ow s are
filled w ith stained g la s s : th ere are «nm e g o o d frescoes on the east w a ll :
the e le c tr ic light, w as installed in 1906. th e sanctuary b ein g lig h ted bv
concealed reflectors : th e ch u rch w as enlarged in 1874, a t a cost o f
£ 4 .3 2 6 . and affords 749 «ittin g s, all o f w h ich are free. T he register
dates from th e vear 1863. T h e liv in g is a v ica ra ge, n et y ea rlv value
£ 2 3 0 , w ith residen ce, "in th e g ift o f th e B ish o p , o f O x ford , and held
since 1896 b y th e R e v . J o h n F rancis W a rre n M .A . o f K e b le C olleg e,
' O x ford .
G r e v F rta r s is an ecclesiastical p arish , form ed A u gu st 3 0 ,1 8 6 4 , ou t of
the parishes o f St. M a rv and St. L auren ce : the chu rch, hu ilt o f flint, and
situated a t the corn er o f Cavershain m a d . was re-con stru cted in 1863 from
the ancient church o f the m onastery o f th e G rey F ria rs, th e north transept
being n ew from th e fou n d ation s, and th e w e st and sou th w alls o f th e south
transept, w ith th e tw o eastern colum ns o f th e sou th aTcade, r e b u ilt : it
now consists o f a v e r y w id e nave o f five h a ys, aisles and transepts, hu t has
at present n o chancel, it havin g been fou nd im possib le to acqu ire the
ground u p on w h ich it should stand : th e aisles are separated from the
nave b y P o in te d arches su pp orted b y clustered colu m n s, an d the w est
w in d ow , a p o rtio n o f th e an cien t stru ctu re, is on e o f th e larg est and
finest exam ples o f reticu la ted tra ce ry in ex isten ce, and in its g m o v e s
fragm ents o f stained g lass o f great thick ness w ere met, w it h , and a
few old tiles o f p ecu lia r d esign d iscov ered in the floorin g have been
relaid : un der the n orth p ie r o f th e chan cel aTch a- p e rfe ct skeleton was
found w ith o u t a n y coffin , e v id e n tly laid in th e fou n d ation s w h en th e
church was first b u ilt, and arched ov e r w ith m a s o n r y : th e church w as
reopened D ec. 5, 1863, b v the late B ish op W ilb e rfo ro e . o f O x ford , in
the p resen ce o f th e M a y o r and C orp oration : th e restora tion w as
accom plished at a co st o f £ 1 2 .0 8 0 b y th e sole efforts o f thp la te V =n.
W . W . P h e lp s, archd eacon o f C arlisle, u n der the d irection o f the late M r.
W o o d m a n , arch itect, o f R e a d in g : th ero are sittin gs fo r a b ou t 760 persons.
400 b e in g free. D u rin g th e excavation s in 1902 fo r th e n e w h o t w ater
system , m any hum an bpnes w ere d isco v e r e d , w h ich h ave carefu lly been
re-interred. T h e reg ister dates from the year 1864. T h e liv in g is a v ica r ­
age, en d o w m e n t £ 1 4 3 , p e w ren ts v a ria b le , net y e a rly valu e ab ou t £ 3 2 0 .
in the g i ft o f tru stees, an d held sin es 1905 b y the R e v . W illia m A .
D o h e rty B .A . o f S t.J o h n ’ s C ollege an d R id lc v H a ll, C am bridge. T h e
b ou n d ary o f th e e cclesia stical p arish w as altered S ep t. 6 , 1892. to in clu d e
parts o f H o ly T r in ity an d S t. M ary.