excavation work identifies shrine chapel . Walsingham evidence . excavation of the small building on the north side of the ruined priory church at Walsingham has shown this to be the remains of the chapel of the shrine of our Lady , visited and described by William of Worcester in 1479 . the shrine , a small wooden building , was founded , according to tradition , in A.D 1061 - though historians have in general placed it a little later - and a generation later the priory was established to guard the shrine . at a later date , the stone chapel was built to cover and protect the original shrine and this building , the Novum Opus of William , is first recorded in his description . it was also seen by Erasmus in 1511 . for more than a century , since the first test excavation by Canon James Lee Warner , there has been some controversy , both on the nature of his findings and on the date of the various buildings . these new excavations , directed by the archaeological consultant to the ministry of works , Mr Charles Green , on behalf of the Walsingham excavation committee , were designed to resolve these difficulties . remodelled . the existing remains of the priory church have long made it clear that extensive building took place in the 14th century , when the original Norman church was replaced by a great aisled church with a central tower . this was again modified early in the 15th century when the east window was remodelled in the perpendicular style . embedded in the north wall of this church were found remains of the original Norman church and some direct evidence of the central tower which before had been known only from the medieval description . the excavations also showed that , shortly after the church itself was rebuilt , the chapel of the shrine was erected . further confirmation of its purpose was seen in its layout . it lay at an angle to the church , showing that its contents were of more importance even than the church . its massive walls , too , gave evidence of its precious contents . post-holes . of the original wooden shrine there was little direct evidence . after the building of the chapel , it is known to have stood above the chapel floor . as this floor had been almost completely destroyed , no remains of the shrine could be detected . furthermore , the levelling of the sloping site by the chapel builders had destroyed much of the original surface . but indications of a few post-holes and supports which belonged to a period before the chapel , in use until the chapel was built , gave evidence of a contained wooden building , though their remnants were not sufficient to determine its exact size and plan . this levelling had another , unexpected , result . it had brought close to the surface an Anglo-Saxon cemetery of much earlier date and these graves were seen to have been cut through and destroyed by the chapel builders . pagan site ? with them occurred a series of post-holes of similar date , forming a pattern not closely related to the later buildings . the date and nature of these suggest the possibility of an early pagan Saxon shrine on this site . it is well known that early Christian priests often built their new churches on pagan sites , thus hallowing the temple sites of the heathen deities . a strong treasure house or sacristy had later been added to the east end of the chapel . a great porch at the west end , of still later date , was probably being built in 1511 when Erasmus described the chapel as unfinished . in the centre of the chapel was a great stone-built tomb , probably that of Sir Bartholomew Burghersh , who died in 1369 , and a smaller stone coffin was perhaps of the last canon in charge before the dissolution in 1539 . second pilot vessel launched at Lowestoft . the pilot vessel Preceder , second of two sister ships which Brooke marine are building for Trinity House , was launched at Lowestoft yesterday by Mrs Galpin , wife of Capt R J Galpin , an elder brother of the corporation . among the launching party were Field-Marshal Sir Claude Auchinleck , chairman of Dowsett holdings , the parent company of Brooke marine , Mr H L Dowsett , chairman of Brooke marine , and Capt D Mansfield , superintendent pilot at Harwich . before being launched the ship was blessed by the Rector of Lowestoft ( the Rev W J Westwood ) . the Preceder , sister ship to Patrol , which was launched in June , is 39 feet long with a beam of 24 feet and a draught of ten feet five inches . she is powered by two six-cylinder Lister engines which develop 495 b.h.p driving a single screw , and she has a designed speed of just under 13 knots . she will be equipped with radar and echo sounder , a combined A.M.S.M &amp;sol; VHF set , and medium frequency radio telephone . accommodation will be provided for a crew of 20 with Pullman-type bunks for 12 pilots , and she will carry two boarding boats and inflatable life rafts . when completed in December she will take up duties as a tender between Harwich and the pilot cutter on station at the Sunk , where she will speed up the service considerably , as she is to replace a nine-knot ship . nine per cent drop in farm incomes . farm incomes in England and Wales in 1959 fell by nearly nine per cent on the previous year , according to a booklet published yesterday by the national farmers &apos; union . figures given in the booklet , based on the union &apos;s farm accounts scheme , show that except for cereal growers , the long dry summer of 1959 was not generally favourable to farmers . in particular , the shortage of grazing caused by drought necessitated heavy purchases of feeding stuffs . record cereal crops largely account for an increase of nearly nine per cent in the earnings of the specialist arable farms , which the previous year fell by about 10 per cent . dairy farms . according to the booklet , the livestock sector fared worse than any other in 1959 , as it had in 1958 . a fall of 17 per cent that year was followed by a reduction of 18 per cent in 1959 . on mixed livestock farms , incomes fell by over 11 per cent . on dairy farms and mixed dairy farms , profits fell by more than 10 per cent . a slight increase in revenue was substantially outweighed by heavy increases in feeding stuff expenditure . the booklet also says that the substantial increase in egg output in 1959 led to a reduction in price , and as a result of a decline in income , and an increase in expenditure , the profits of specialist egg producers fell by over 58 per cent . profits on mixed farms where egg production was the largest single enterprise fell by over seven per cent . the results , says the booklet , are based on sample accounts of 3709 farms whose year-ending date fell between June 1st , 1959 , and May 31st , 1960 . West Raynham airman sent for trial . Patrick Joseph Maloney ( 27 ) , of 36 , airmen &apos;s married quarters , R.A.F West Raynham , was committed to quarter sessions at Fakenham court yesterday on a charge of breaking and entering a lock-up coffee bar in Bridge Street , Fakenham , between August 10th and 11th and stealing a quantity of sweets , chocolates , and money , to a total value of &amp;pound;4 18 s 8 1/2 d . Mr Brian John Bedford , a service engineer , of 28 , Grange Road , Bushey , Hertfordshire , said he was acting manager of the coffee bar . when he went to it one morning , the first thing he noticed was that the shelf on which chocolates and sweets were placed , was bare . he found that the rear door of the premises had been forced . green fibres . P.C A D Willsher said that he examined the coffee bar and found several green fibres in a door post and also on two crates of soft drinks . later Maloney produced the clothing he had been wearing the previous day and this included a green wool sweater . Maloney was cautioned and he said , if you come round to my house at 4.30 I will give you the stuff . he later produced the sweets and chocolates in a cardboard box from his car and then went into the house and gave them two piggy banks which contained 18 s 7 1/2 d in cash saying , that is the money I took . in a statement to P.C Willsher , Maloney said , I had a row with my wife . I lost my head and went on the booze . I would not have done it if I had not had so much to drink . he was sorry for the inconvenience he had caused the coffee bar manager . in court Maloney said he would like to confirm what he had said in his statement and would like to add that he was thoroughly ashamed of the whole business . he was granted bail . Felmingham funeral of Mrs E T Lawrence . the funeral of Mrs Lucy May Lawrence , wife of Mr Ernest Thomas Lawrence , of 1 , Heath View , Felmingham , took place at St Andrew &apos;s Church , Felmingham . the assistant curate of North Walsham , the Rev Michael Pavey , officiated , assisted by the superintendent minister of the North Walsham methodist circuit , the Rev Charles Staden . born at Worstead 77 years ago , Mrs Lawrence was a land worker throughout the first world war and received a diploma from the Minister of agriculture . for 17 years she was a national savings collector in the parish . Mrs Lawrence leaves her husband , two sons and two daughters . family mourners were : the widower ; Mr and Mrs G Foulger , Mr and Mrs E Amies , Mr E T Lawrence , jun , Mr and Mrs A Lawrence , Mr and Mrs P Cross , Mr and Mrs P Bindley , Mrs P Lester , Mr and Mrs P Lawrence , Mr J Foulger , Mr B Foulger , Mr R Amies , Mr and Mrs G Hicks , Mr and Mrs F J Hicks , Mr T Hicks , Mr and Mrs F Hicks , Mr T Hicks , Mrs D Williams , Miss S Cox , Miss B Tyrrell , Mr R Baker , Mrs A Hicks , Mrs W Lane and Mr P Cross , jun . Mrs E T Lawrence , jun , and Mr A Hicks were unable to attend . the north Norfolk constituency labour party was represented . theft by Rolls Royce van man . a police constable was cycling on his beat at Foulsham when he saw a young man removing piping from huts on the derelict airfield , near the village , Reepham magistrates were told yesterday . Anthony Bower ( 21 ) , a carpenter , of Rake &apos;s Progress , Guestwick , pleaded guilty to stealing asbestos guttering , pipe and outlets valued at &amp;pound;2 9 s 2 d , belonging to the air ministry . he was fined &amp;pound;5 after admitting that he used a Rolls-Royce van without insurance . Inspector John Kenny , prosecuting , said that P.C James Dent saw Bower removing the guttering . nearby stood Bower &apos;s Rolls-Royce van with some guttering inside . derelict cottage . in a statement to the police Bower was alleged to have said that he had got possession of a derelict cottage in Guestwick rent free and intended to use the guttering for repairs . the inspector said defendant had been very helpful to the police . when the chairman , the Hon Mrs Barclay , asked Bower if he would accept probation , Bower asked what was the alternative . he was told it might be a fine . Bower : how much would the fine be ? - Mrs Barclay : we do n&apos;t know . Bower : all right . I will accept probation . he was put on probation for 12 months . very unsatisfactory marriage , court told . how people thought they could build a happy married life when their sole object , whenever they had enough money , was to separate and spend the evening in different public-houses was difficult to imagine , said Judge Carey Evans , sitting as commissioner for divorce , at Norwich divorce court yesterday . he granted a decree nisi to Mr Arthur George Boyce , of 29 , Green Lane Estate , Fakenham , on the grounds of his wife &apos;s desertion and her adultery with an unknown man . he exercised his discretion in favour of the husband &apos;s admitted adultery . the wife , Mrs Nancy Audrey Boyce , of 9 , Green Lane Estate , Fakenham , denied her husband &apos;s allegations and alleged cruelty , desertion and adultery on his part . 