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llotes on Vi)t ISiscobfrtes matic m ttje i^abe 

 antf Aisles of 3flcpton Cljurci) trurms t^t 

 late Hcstorattou. 



By J. T. Irvine. 



OME years ago I was permitted to bring before the 



members of the Derbyshire Archaeological and 



Natural History Society a short description of the 



crypt of Repton Church;* and certain happy accidents 



now enable me to extend the information then obtained westwards 



into the nave and its aisles, in respect to the early changes which 



took place, and eventually brought them to their present state. 



The late restoration of the church, under Sir A. Blomfield's 

 direction, was by him placed in the careful hands of Mr. John 

 Thompson, builder, of Peterborough, for execution, to which 

 gentleman I owe thanks for the use of the very careful plan and 

 drawings made for him by his clerk, Mr. Garwood, and permission 

 to place them before the Society. 



I would here say that not having the opportunity to see the 

 remains while open, but only to judge from the drawings, my 

 suggestions in regard to their succession and order are but pro- 

 bable approximations. 



Such order seems to be reduceable into : — 



I St. — A stone structure with transepts and crossing, with 



arches of plain square orders. This a structure later 



than the stone chancel of Saxon date. 



2nd. — The introduction of Norman pillars and arches at 



least from crossing into both transepts, as evidenced by 



* "Journal of the D. A. & N. H. S.," Vol. V., pp. 165-172, with plates. 



