sss LUGWARDINE. church, dedicated to St. Peter, was extensively altered and completely restored in 1871 at an expense of about £3,312, defrayed by sub scription. It consists of nave, chancel, north and south aisles, and a massive square tower containing six bells and a clock. The tower is ornamented with some grim-looking specimens of antique sculpture. The interior of the church is lofty, and contains several stained glass windows, one at the east end and one at the west end by Messrs.
Clayton & Bell, one in the south aisle by Messrs. Burlison & Grylls7 erected by friends and parishioners to the memory of the Rev. A. H. Price, the late vicar, who died in 1884 ; subject, the Saviour and the woman at the well of Samaria. The organ was rebuilt in 1872 by Nicholson, of Worcester, chiefly at the expense of Sir Her bert Croft, Bart. The parish registers commence with the year 1538. The national school for boys and girls has been recently altered and improved at an outlay of £230. It has accommodation for 147 children ; average attendance, I I 6. There are a few small charities in connection with the church. Connected with this parish are. the works of Messrs. Wm. Godwin & Son, manufacturers of encaustic tiles, hearths, tesselated pavements, etc., which, from their superior quality have obtained a world-wide reputation, being used at home, in our colonies, on the Continent, and in South America. The manufactory itself, though known by the name of the'' Lugwardine Encaustic Tile Works," is situated just outside the parish, by Withington railway station. These tiles have been supplied for Hereford, Worcester, Gloucester, and several other cathedrals, for Her Majesty the Queen, at Windsor castle, for the Assize courts, Manches ter, and for a large number of important public buildings, churches, mansions, &c. There are several resident gentry in the parish. Newcou1·t, a handsome mansion, distant about half a mile west of the village, is the seat of Richard John Griffiths, Esq., ].P., D.L. Lttg wardine Court is pleasantly situated on an eminence above the Lugg, and is seen from the bridge as one enters the village. It is the seat of Sir Herbert George Denman Croft, Bart, M.A., (Oxon.), ].P., D.L., who was M.P., for the county of Hereford, from 1868 to 1874, when he retired from Parliament. Sir Herbert's ancestors represented Herefordshire in sixteen parliaments, between 1297 and 1874, and resided at Croft castle, in this county. Herbert Croft was Dean and Lord Bishop of Hereford (A.D. I 662 ), and his son, Herbert, was created a Baronet, in November, 167I, and was M.P., for the county of Hereford. Three of the bishop's brothers fought in the armies of Charles I., of whom the eldest, Sir William, was a very distinguished soldier, and was slain at the siege of Stokesay castle, near Ludlow. Bishop Croft was buried in Hereford cathedral. Longworth, the property of William Henry Barneby, Esq., J.P., D.L., is situated about 1 mile S. of the village of Lugwardine, and 4 miles E. of the city of Hereford. This mansion was for several centuries the seat of the ancient family of the W alwyns, who derived their name from Gwallain or Wallwain castle, in Pembrokeshire. Sir Peter Gwallain was engaged in the conquest of Brecknockshire, with the army of William Rufus. The grounds display some fine timber, and the