Architecture And Archæology.

at the north-west angle . The tower and spire rise to a height of 100 ft ., with an attached octagonal stair turret , 53 ft . in height . The roofs will be high pitched and open timbered , surported by eight hammer-beam principals , springing from corbels , and will be stop-chamfered , stained and varnished . The height from the floor of the nave to the ridge of the roof is to be 40 ft . The walls are to' be built of

hammerdressed coursed stone , with tooled dressings . The materials will be obtained from a neighbouring quarry , the use of which has been granted by the Earl of Sefton . The nave is to be lighted by six windows of two bays each , filled with geometrical tracery . In the chancel , each transept , and at the west end of the nave , there will be windows of five lights each , all filled with tracery ofthe Mambovant

character . The style is that of the flowing Middle Pointed . The estimated cost is £ 2500 . Sittings will be provided for 420 persons , but the plan is arranged with a view to the extension of the accommodation by lengthening the transepts .

The new church of St . Mary ' s , Low Dunsporth , Yorkshire , is built in nearly the same situation as the old structure , which was of smaller dimensions , and owing to its advanced state of decay unsafe , and was taken down to make room for the present church , which consists of a nave and chancel , a tower and spire are placed at the southern extremity of the nave . The porch is underneath the tower ,

and the vestry is on the north side of the chancel . The church is built of stone , and the roof is high pitched and open timbered . On each side of the nave the scriptural mottoes— " In everything give thanks , " and " Ask and it shall be given unto you , " are illuminated on zinc ribbons , and inserted in the walls . The chancel is fitted with stalls , and the pulit is placed against the chancel arch on the

p north-east angle of fche nave . The seats in the nave are open , and of oak . The floor of the nave is paved with red and black tiles of diamond pattern , the chancel floor is of encaustic tiles from Maw's manufactory . The pulpit is of Caen stone , and rests upon a base of alabaster with marble columns . Ifc is hexagonal in shape , and upon the six faces are figures of St . Matthew , ; St . Luke , St . John , St . Peter ,

and St . Paul . The desk of the pulpit is supported by an angel with clasped hands and expanded wings . The font , which is placed at the south corner of the nave , is also of Caen stone , and rests upon an alabaster vase , with serpentine columns . The reredos comprises seven niches with marble columns . It is of Caen stone . All the carved stonework is by Mawer and Ingle , of Leeds . The windows of the chancel are filled with stained glass by Wailes . The east window is of three lights , the centre one being a

representation of the crucifixion , with the Yirgin mother at the foot of the cross , and beneath it Abraham offering up his son Isaac . The north side-light contains a figure ofthe Blessed Virgin , and the south side-light represents St . John the Evangelist , below the figure being the emblem of the Winged Eagle . There is a single-light window on the north side of the chancel , illustrative of Melchisedec offering bread and

wine to Abraham after he had been fighting with the kings . On the side of the chancel immediately opposite , is a window of similar character , the painted glass with which ifc is filled being a representation of the feast of killing the lamb in the Passover ; these two windows being emblematic of the sacrement of fche Lord ' s supper . Next to ib is another window of stained glass . It is of two lights , the subjects

being Christ blessing little children , and our Saviour meeting with Mary and Martha after the death of Lazarus . At the bottom of these lights are the scriptural mottoes , " Of such is the Kingdom of Heaven , " and " Thy brother shall rise again , " being a memorial window to two brothers . In the tracery of this window is the figure of an angel , with the motto " Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord . "

The High Church at Middle Rasen , Lincolnshire , after being closed for about fifteen years in a dilapidated and unsafe state , has at length been restored and added to , and was recently re-opened for divine service . The total cost of the works has been about £ 1500 , most of which has been raised by voluntary subscription , the Church Building Society granting £ 150 . Trinity Church , Weston-super-Mare , has been consecrated . The new edifice is the third district church in Weston . It comprises a lofty nave , with clerestory , and two side aisles ,

in the Decorated style . The plan of the building is cruciform . The arches on each side of the nave are supported upon sanded Pennant stone pillars , with stone bosses and caps . The roofs , which are of open timber-work , are stained oak colour . The east window , which is filled in with stained glass , has been presented by Mrs . Hayward , and comprises the history of the New Testament . The floor of

the chancel is laid with encaustic tiles ; and the pulpit and reading-desk are of carved oak . The seats are all open , and provision is made for about 600 . The structure is circled with grey stone , with Bath stone dressings . At the south-west end is a tower , surmounted with a crocketed spire . The west window is filled in with stained glass , illustrating the history of the Old Testament from Noah to

Solomon . The dimensions of the nave are 83 ffc . long by 21 ffc . wide , and 47 ffc . high ; the side aisles are 54 ft . long by 13 ft . wide ; transept , 25 ffc . long by 22 ffc . wide ; and chancel , 21 ft . long by 21 ft . wide .

The foundation stone of a new church about to be erected at Shipton Gorge , Dorsetshire , has been laid . The old edifice , except the tower , has been pulled down , and a larger building is to be erected . The walls are to be constructed of a stone similar to granite , which is obtained from a quarry only a short distance from the village , and will be faced with . Ham Hill stone , but the interior dressings will be of Bath stone . When completed it will be capable of accommodating a large number of persons .

The village church of Whitchurch , near Ross , Hereford , has been re-opened , after having undergone restoration on an extensive scale . The edifice has been enlarged , a new aisle having been added fco the north side . A bell turret , containing two bells , has replaced fche tower or steeple ; the roof haij been re-tiled , and now shows the timber-work ; open seats , most of which are free , have been substituted for the old pews ; and the pulpit , reading-desk , & c , are of varnished oak , with ornamental perforations . The work has cost between £ 800 and £ 900 , and has been about ten months

progress . The foundation-stone of a new Roman Catholic church at the South Parade , Bath , has been laid by Bishop Clifford , of Clifton . The edifice is dedicated to St . John the Evangelist , and is partly erected . The design is of the Decorated style of Gothic architecture ; the material , Bath stone . The length of the structure will be 106 feetthe width 66

, feet , and the tower and spire 204 feet high . There will be no gallery , except an organ gallery , and it is intended to build the chancel at some future date . The foundation of a dwelling-house for the priests has been laid by the side of the church .

On Thursday , the 19 th ult ., the foundation-stone of anew Wesleyan chapel was laid at Tintern by Mr . Pethick , of Bristol . The chapel will erected in the Gothic style of the Decorated period , plainly treated , and is intended to accommodate about 160 people . The walls are to be of the stone of the neighbourhood , with Bath stone dressings ; the timber of deal , stained .

The parish church of Chelwood , Somerset , has been restored . Instead of eighty sittings , accommodation has now been provided for 130 persons . In order to effect this , the chancel has been enlarged and re-seated . The worke comprise a new roof to tho nave , of high pitch , and a new south aisle , opening into the nave by three pointed arches , resting on circular shafts , and carved corbels . At the east

end of the south aisle a vestry has been constructed , which opens by two arches into the aisle and chancel , which latter is enclosed by ornamental screens , and by which an organ chamber is likewise provided . A new chancel arch has also been constructed , and Gothic windows have replaced the old debased ones , both in the chancel and nave . The tower has been entirely rebuilt from the belfry stage , with ,

new belfry windows and Gothic parapet , and a high pitched roof surmounted by ornamental and scroll work . In the tower is a new Gothic window , in which have been inserted some fragments of painted glass ( without any special design ) , which were found in the ancient windows of the church . The floor is paved with ornamental tiles , the roof being constructed of fir timber , stained and open . The ancient Norman font has been restored , and placed inside