176 THE DEVELOPMENT OF ARCHITECTURE IN ESSEX. 



three windows at east end ; if the latter, the centre window would 

 probably be raised above the others. 



It would be a work of time to prepare a list of churches contain- 

 ing remains of Norman work in Essex ; but I will give a few 

 instances within my own recollection. 



1. The nave of Marks Tey Church, a specimen of very early 

 Norman work, with inserted windows of later date. 



2. The nave of Great Leighs Church. 



3. The nave and chancel of Great Canfield Church. 



4. Part of the nave of Broomfield Church. 



5. The nave of Birdbrook Church. 



6. The tower of Boreham Church. 



7. The nave of Springfield Church. 



8. The nave and chancel of Fryerning Church. 



9. The tower and, probably, nave of Heybridge Church. 



10. The nave of Lambourne Church. 



1 1. The nave and chancel of Mashbury Church. 



12. The tower of Felstead Church. 



13. The round towers of Broomfield, Great Leighs, .S. Ockendon, 

 and Lamarsh Churches. 



At S. Ockendon is the finest example of a Norman door we 

 possess in the county. 



14. The north wall of nave of Tillingham Church. 



15. The nave of Stanway Church. 



16. The chancel and the arcades of nave of Castle Hedingham 

 Church. 



17. Nave of Willingale Spain Church. 



18. Tower of Great Tey Church. 



19. Nave of Leaden Roothing Church. 



20. The chancel of Copford Church. 



21. Nave and chancel of High Easter church. 



22. Nave of Margaret Roothing Church. 



This last is really a nearly perfect specimen of the period. 

 The walls are three feet thick. On the south side is a very 

 fine doorway with three reveals, two of them containing shafts 

 with caps and bases, one shaft on either side having the 

 zigzag moulding worked up its whole length, the other being 

 plain. The arches over the shafts are also enriched with the 

 zigzag moulding ; under the semicircular arch is a flat arch, the 

 tymphanum being filled in with diagonal pieces of stone with a 



