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recess is a sort of stone altar, but it appears very doubtful whether 
it is original, and looks much like a modern building merely to 
strengthen the wall outside. The external entrance was made during 
the Decorated period. In its new walls at the west end is the 
remains of a holy water stoup. It may be also noted that during 
the introduction of the vaulting some tampering took place 
with the old Saxon entrances at the same time that the general 
plan of that end was altered from octagonal, the form. being 
altered to correspond to the earlier plan of the other sides, thus 
enabling the groining plan to be executed. In its west recess 
is now found a sort of platform, but as to whether. original, or 
built only when the figure of the knight in armour was removed 
from the upper church to its present position, I was. unable to 
discover with certainty. 
On Plate XII. No. 1 presents a longitudinal section through 
the south aisle of the crypt. 
On No. 2 is given a section Gunton the westernmost’ bay, 
looking eastwards. In this the slope inwards of. the side walls. 
(as they rise) is well seen. 
No. 3 presents a tranverse section looking east through the 
eastern bay of crypt. It is there seen that the whole width of 
the opening into the old small chapel had been preserved 
when the crypt was formed in Norman times, the caps of the 
angle shafts presenting no projection towards it. The block of 
masonry of doubtful date placed in the opening is seen, as is 
also the curious and utter disregard of the levels of the early 
Saxon cornice by the caps of the new crypt work, which takes 
place in all the other cases. 
No. 4. Transverse section, west end, looking west. The centre 
portion represents that piece of Saxon wall here left, extending 
to and inclusive of the two courses of the old cornice left 
under the curious lamp recess. This lamp seems to: have 
been worked from the church above, with a wooden shutter to 
the crypt side. Its back is now only brick, probably the end of 
some vault or grave. When the Norman construction took 
