to the Abbey of Croxton'. The ancient Church, with its square, unbuttressed tower could be partly eleventh and partly thirteenth century. Inside, high up above the nave and chancel are weird carvings of exceptionally ugly gargoyles, designed to frighten away any evil spirits that sought entry. The Church is beautifully kept and has among its treasures a Saxon font. One of its bells is said to be at least seven hundred years old. In the churchyard stands an Anglo-Saxon Cross, ten centuries old, claimed to be the only complete one in the country. Although now in a state of decay, the shaft is sufficiently well preserved for one to trace the "interlacing-and the climbing wondrous creature known as the Anglian Beast". There is an interesting story attached to it- Years ago, before its antiquity was recognised, it was used for a bridge to get across a stream. Only when someone saw it and recognised it for what it is, was it rescued and erected in its present position. The Methodist Chapel, which is the subject of this history, occupies a commanding position at the other end of the main street. The land around this part of the county is rich in ironstone and extensive quarrying is still in progress. A belt of limestone and brown sandstone also runs through the area, which accounts for a preponderance of, stone built houses. In the vear 1803, when the Grantham Methodists built their first chapel in Finkin Street, and became the head of a new circuit of seventeen societies, one of them was at Sproxton and this is where our story really begins.