and extending the little slide showed the exact length. He mentioned besides that he was the gravedigger's son, and was present at the disinterring of the said bone." * * * * * Mr. Stanhope adds, "My brother (Mr. John Stanhope) said the bow was removed from the Church to the Hall at Hathersage for better security."
In entering the pleasure-grounds from the park on the east side, passing over the foot-bridge, is an arch from the former porch of Silkstone Church, with the tracery of the late tower window of Cawthorne Church on your right. On our left going down the walk towards the south is a window with other masonry from Silkstone Church, the window at the bottom being the east window of Cawthorne Church previously to its former restoration—or, more accurately, alteration—in 1826. The arch beyond it was the entrance to Cawthorne South Porch previously to the recent restoration. One of the two Fonts in the grounds came from the farm-yard of Mr. Stanhope's farm of Wheatley Hill, near Scissett.
ARMS:
Spencer: Azure, a fesse erm. wavy between six sea-mews' heads erased ar.
Crest: A rock ppr thereon a sea-mew also ppr.
Motto: "Dieu defend le droit." ("God defends the right.")
Stanhope: Quarterly: ermine and gules.
Crest: A tower azure with demi-lion rampant issuing or, ducally crowned gu., holding between his paws a grenade firing, ppr.
Motto: "A Deo et Rege." ("From God and the King.")
Collingwood: Arg. a chevron sa. between 3 stags' heads erased of the second.
Crest: A stag at gaze, in a holly bush, proper.
Motto: "Nil conscire sibi."
Roddam: Gu. on a bend arm three cinque foils sa.
Crest: A stump of an oak tree comped, sprouting out leaves; ppr.
Motto: "Nec deficit alter."
