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FIFTH SERIES.—VOL. I, NO. III. JULY 1884. NOTES ON THE OLDER CHURCHES IN THE FOUR WELSH DIOCESES. BY THE LATE Sir STEPHEN RICHARD GLYNNE, Bart. {Continued from p. 104 ) DERWEN (ST. MARY). Nov. 20th, 1849. This church has but one aisle or space, without archi¬ tectural distinction of chancel; a south porch; and a western bell gable for two bells. The latter has two apertures, in shape of flattened trefoil, and bears the date 1688 on the western side, but this is probably a reproduction of the original belfry. The north door, now closed, has fair mouldings to the hood in red sand¬ stone, which appears to be First Pointed. The roof is of the sort very common in North Wales, and open ; the timbers forming a flat arch, above which is a quatrefoil in the centre, with trefoiled spandrels. There is a rude gallery at the west end, part of which is enclosed and curtained. Many of the benches are open, with plain round-headed ends. The windows of the nave are mostly bad modern insertions. The chief feature of this church is the fine and nearly complete rood loft, with its screen, of advanced Third Pointed work. The loft has open tracery, and a vine cornice with Tudor 5th skr.. vol. i. 12