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chancel, and I cannot in my own mind put a date upon this 

 work. I would ask you to consider if the stonework of this 

 north door and window may not have been restorations of a 

 later date than the 12th century, say about the date of the 

 building of the north chapel in the end of the 14th century. 

 I am aware that such a suggestion is contrary to all generally 

 received theories of Gothic art, but there are points of 

 difference in the present case which are worthy of considera- 

 tion. 



The stonework of the east window is not in character with 

 the outer mouldings. The stone tracery was put up in 1862, 

 and the style of the other stonework does not appear to have 

 been properly considered. 



A few fragments of old glass are to be seen in the windows, 

 and possibly enough may be found to enable those interested 

 in the restoration of the church to carry out the original 

 design in the improvements shortly to be commenced. 



It is proposed to lower the floor, open out the tower arch, 

 provide new roof over the chancel, erect a new south porch, 

 and so arrange the plan of seats as to allow of the monuments 

 being properly placed in a recumbent position. 



