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the lower parts of two of the circular shafts still in place, 

 but wanting bases. 

 3rd. — The discovery of the walls of this crossing at present 



on its north-west and south sides. 

 4th. — The finding of the remains of a south doorway to a 

 narrow aisle, of Transitional or Early English date, inside 

 west end of present aisle. 

 5th. — So much of the foundation of the east wall of an 

 enlarged south transept of like date (?) as extended from 

 the site of the removed south wall of the older Norman 

 transept up to that line still represented by the south 

 wall of that chapel at present. 

 6th. — The laying open in west end of present north aisle of nave 

 of the wall of an older aisle, of the same relative width 

 as that of the present south one, where, indeed, it appears 

 as a foundation along both the west end and south wall. 

 7th. — That the present sexagonal plan of pillars was adopted 

 precisely as was the case at St. Chad's Church, Lich- 

 field, to enable the aisles to present a succession of 

 gables, and the great timber which supported the 

 dividing gutter to rest in the side so presented. 

 The Norman north transept remained perfect after the Early 

 English period, for it left the crossing so dark that a pointed win- 

 dow was forced into the narrow slip existing between the east wall 

 of such transept and the north-east angle of the crossing ; and, 

 indeed, the lower part of the east wall of this transept, less the 

 return of its north wall, remains at present ; whilst their solid 

 walls and narrow Norman arches remained until about the com- 

 mencement of this century. 



The like arch to south of crossing would prove the existence of 

 a like transept there. But the remains laid open by Mr. Thomp- 

 son in the present chapel are most interesting, from being limited 

 in length to iust so much as filled in the vacant space between 

 such removed transept and the new south line of desired chapel. 

 Whether or no a like-pointed window had existed cannot be dis- 

 covered without the removal of plaster on east respond. As in 



