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the fifteenth century. The east window is an interesting specimen of 

 Perpendicular. Buttresses were added to the side walls of the chancel, 

 apparently at the same time. 



The north transept and tower over it are of the thirteenth century, 

 with the exception of the north window, which was inserted in the 

 fifteenth century. The lower storey has groined vaulting, and thei-e is 

 a projection on the east side, which may perhaps act as an abutment 

 to the chancel arch ; but, no doubt, served to enlarge the transept and 

 to contain an altar internally. All this is of the thirteenth century. In 

 front of this eastern recess is placed a stone screen of the fifteenth 

 century, which formerly occupied a Siiferent position in the church. 



The south transept has ranges of windows in the side walls, of 

 early fourteenth century character, so close together that their splays 

 meet, forming an angle, and the whole has much the effect of a con- 

 tinuous arcade internally. The south window is of a later type, 

 fully developed fourteenth century work. There is, in the south wall, 

 a well preserved male effigy in a canopied recess of the same date ; and 

 piscinas across the S.E. angles in the transept and chancel. The 

 nave has several good windows inserted in the fourteenth century ; 

 particularly the west window, under which is a late fifteenth century 

 doorway. A bracket, affixed to the east splay of one of the windows, 

 on the south side of the nave, probably carried a statue. The font 

 is Norman. 



The north porch, added in the fourteenth century, is of two stories 

 with a groined vault to the basement, and a ribbed vault, apparently a 

 true stone roof, to the upper chamber. Close to this porch, by which 

 it is partly concealed, in the outer wall of the nave is a feature of the 

 thirteenth century, not very easy to understand, consisting of tabling 

 crowned with Early English foliage. A similar, but perfect, example 

 is said to occur elsewhere. Internally there are remains of early 

 painting on the splays of the Norman windows, and also remains of 

 painting on the wall, over the chancel arch — two censing angels ; 

 probably, the figure of our Lord was formerly in the centre. 



On the north side of the chancel there is a male effigy, under a 

 canopy, which may be of the time of Elizabeth, or, as some think, 

 later. The arms, on the monument, show that it commemorates a 

 member of the Strode family, as the same arms occur on a later tablet of 

 that family against the east wall of the chancel. 



