THE CHURCH AND VILLAGE OF MONYASH. 1 3 



are fine and exceptional examples, for so secluded and rural 

 a district, of Transition from Norman to Early English. The 

 three sedilia rise in graded levels towards the east ; beyond 

 them is a fourth continuous hood-mould over the piscina niche. 

 The four arches over the sedilia and piscina are semi-circular, 

 and so, too, are the effective hood-mouldings, which are orna- 

 mented with early examples of the tooth ornament. The sedilia 

 are separated by detached shafts with good capitals and bases. 

 By an unfortunate error of judgment the old and immediately 

 local stones of these shafts were removed at the time of the res- 

 toration of 1887, and shafts of polished fossil marble were put in 

 their place. This change is both inharmonious and incorrect. 

 Fortunately the old removed shafts, which are undoubtedly the 

 original work, were not broken up but carefully kept by a local 

 builder. The present vicar has wisely recovered them and 

 placed them again in the church, where they may be seen rest- 

 ing in the sedilia niches. It is to be hoped that his intention 

 of taking out the modem glossy work and replacing the old 

 shafts will be speedily carried out. 



In the north wall of the chancel, near the altar, is a large 

 squared aumbry recess, which has been fitted with a door; it 

 is probably of like date with the sedilia. Within it rest two 

 pewter plates, bearing the name S. Goodwin, London, and the 

 X surmounted by a crown denoting superior quality. 



The chancel itself is of circa 1200 date. Previous to the 

 restoration a single-light blocked-up window of the large lancet 

 type, but having a rounded head, could be noticed in the north 

 wall. This was opened out in 1887, together with another of 

 like style in the same wall. A like window, of which some traces 

 were found, has been placed in the south wall of the chancel near 

 the east end. The chancel was to a great extent rebuilt in 1887, 

 but the old material was for the most part re-used and re-placed. 

 The two buttresses on the north side are plain examples of the 

 beginning of the thirteenth century. On the south side there is 

 an old priest's doorway with a shouldered arch, and a two-light 

 window of the last quarter of the thirteenth century. Adjoining 



