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The north wall of the Church has been re-built, and two buttresses at the 

 same time were added ; portions also of the south aisle, Clearwell Chapel, and 

 the pastern walls of the chancel underwent the same process, as also the south 

 pier of the chancel arch, and three of the arches in the south arcade, and two in 

 the north. There is a noticeable difference in the two sides of the arch of the 

 chancel, which was the same before the late re-construction. The east window of 

 the chancel is entirely new ; the old one was a fine specimen of Perpendicidar, but 

 somewhat decayed. The original clerestory windows were small. The walls of 

 the nave have been raised, and the present high clerestory windows were inserted 

 at the restoration in 1862. The pulpit was made out of some nf the oak from the 

 old roof. The painted glass of the new east window was given by Mrs. Palmer, 

 of Newland House. The subject is the Resurrection and Ascension of our 

 Blessed Lord. The windows in the south aisle were given by the Brickdale 

 family ; that in the west end represents the four Evangelists with their emblems. 

 The window in the west end of the north aisle was placed in memory of the late 

 vicar, the Rev. G. Ridout ; and represents the Good Shepherd attending to the 

 .sheep and lambs of His flock. 



The porch is large, and appears to have bad a parvise, or priest's chamber 

 over it; it has a second doorway on the east side. The slab over the present 

 church door has in late times been inserted when the window opening was filled 

 up. The end of the north aisle shows that an alteration has taken place, and Mr. 

 White, the architect of the restoration of the Church, says that the Gage Chapel 

 was added in 1446, when also the rood staircase appears to have been built. There 

 is an entrance doorway into the north aisle, as also a private entrance to the 

 Clearwell Chapel, and a priest's doorway into the chancel on the south side. At 

 the east end of the south side there is a chantry chapel, built by one of the early 

 owners of the estate of Clowerwall, now Clearwell. 



Between the Clearwell Chapel and the porch is the Probyn Chapel, con- 

 taining memorials of many members of that family. This was called in some old 

 documents King Edward's Chapel. The last incumbent of this chantry was 

 Edward Fryer. 



There is a piscina in the Clearwell, as also in the Probyn Chapels, showing 

 the site of the ancient altars ; there now exists no trace of a piscina in the chancel, 

 but there is an aumbry in the south wall. 



The tower is a very grand one, and contains a peal of six fine-toned bells ; 

 the weight of the tenor is 19 cwt. Memorial slabs of the Early Decorated period 

 have been used as sills in some of these windows. It is remarkable to find them 

 so soon transferred from their original purpose to such a position. The turrets are 

 very beautiful, and the cluster on the south-east, which contains the staircase 

 turret, is well worthy of notice, The tower is 85ft. high, and the walls at the base 

 are over six feet in thickness. The font is a good specimen of a very unusual 

 date, 1661, on which account it is of great interest ; it formerly stood near the 

 tower. When the Bristol and Gloucestershire As.sociation visited this Church in 

 1881, Mr. Middleton drew their attention to an aumbry existing at the west end 

 of the north aisle, which ])robably showed the original position of the font. The 



