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tinctive of the Perpendicular appears. The form of the Chancel 

 door, the design of the window tracery and some of the mouldings, 

 and the shield bearing the Arms of France, suggest French influ- 

 ence ; but the architecture of Scotland at the period being 

 indigenous, the forms were probably derived from several sources ; 

 their combination is exceedingly satisfactoiy. 



Standing in the Nave, and looking eastwards, on the left hand 

 would appear the more ancient Arcade and Aisle, the remains of 

 the Abbey Church of Uchtred ; on the right the less ancient 

 Arcade, Aisle, and Side Chapel ; and in front the Rood Screen 

 and Loft, and the Ciiancel Arch, the former adorned throughout 

 its length with a wonderful array of pictorial sculpture repre- 

 senting the birth of Our Lord and incidents in His life, and the 

 Adoration of the Heavenly Host ; also single figures of Our 

 Lord, St. Paul, St. John, and many others. Through the opening 

 under the Chancel Arch would be seen the beautiful groined 

 vaulting of the Chancel roof, its ribs springing from shafts, with 

 floriated capitals, resting on bold sculptured figures, and its 

 multitudinous points of convergence united by bosses, moulded 

 and embellished with leaf work and symbolic sculptured forms — 

 one the Agnus Dei. "Within the Chancel the High Altar, with 

 its carved bracket and statue would meet the view • the Piscina, 

 Sedilia, Tomb, and Priest's Door, all extremely rich in mouldings and 

 sculpture or floriated ornamentation ; the numerous Shields, with 

 their heraldic devices and floriated surroundings ; and the Oak 

 Stalls, with beautifully carved ends, miserere, pinnacling, and 

 canopies, and pictorial paintings of St. Mary and St. John, nearly 

 life size. And in all places would be seen the beautiful traceried 

 windows, filled with painted glass, serving to suffuse the Church, 

 and combine and soften its parts with brilliant and varying 

 hues of light. 



