The Henson Journals

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Monday, September 16th, 1918.

1505th day

The wet weather continues. About noon Archdeacon Winnington–Ingram arrived, & accompanied me on a little tour of inspection. We visited 4 churches: 1. Stretton Grandison, 2. Ashperton, 3. Canon Frome, 4. Munsley, all in the Deanery of Ledbury. The first two are under the charge of the Rev C. C. Randle: the last two under that of the Revd L. G. Hunt. The patroness of them all is Mrs Hopton. We lunched with Mr Randle: had coffee with Col. & Mrs Hopton: & had tea with Col. & Mrs Campbell, (churchwarden of Munsley). In Stretton Grandison there is a notable tablet to Col. Hopton, the Cavalier, underneath which is one of his gauntlets. The inscription is very quaint & interesting. Ashperton Church is woefully dilapidated. It contains nothing more interesting than a tablet with the garter largely carved on it. This has no inscription, but is said to commemorate the Lady Salisbury, in whose honour the Order of the Garter was founded. George Nimmins arrived during our absence: he is bronzed and broadened, but less changed than I had expected. Christian Caröe also arrived. Her uncle, Dr Rendal, lately headmaster of Charterhouse, came to dinner. So we made quite a pleasant dinner party.

I wrote to Sir Edward Clarke and the Bishop of Manchester on the subject of my projected motion on the report State of our proceedings on the Church & State Ctee. Kitty most kindly made a copy of my letter to Sir E. Clarke.

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