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the lavatory was considerably altered owing to the original arch 
being too high to be contained under the new vaulting. One of — 
the vault springers comes nearly in the centre of the old arch, and 
divides it into two nearly equal compartments. It is carried 
on a corbel, instead of a wall shaft like the rest, carved as — 
an angel holding a shield, charged with a lion rampant. The 
old recess was built up to within 10 inches of the wall face, and a 
projecting bason with richly panelled pedestal built in front.’ The 
bason and pedestal were destroyed after the suppression and the — 
material used to wall up the shallow recess. The eastern of these | 
compartments has been completely opened out and the other ~ 
partially. About 3 feet above the bason level along the back is a — 
cornice ornamented with paterze in the hollow of the moulding. 
Some of these are shields bearing the sickle badge of the Hunger- — 
fords. Above the cornice are two moulded pedestals with shields 
on the face—the western one is the Fitzjohn coat of Hungerford 
—sable two bars argent and in the chief three plates—the other 
is gules a sickle or. On the plain wall above the cornice and 
occupying the whole recess is a painting. In the centre is the 
figure of a bishop, probably St. Augustine, holding up his hand in 
benediction to a female figure kneeling to his right, apparently 
intended for the abbess, as she holds a crosier. On the left hand — 
of the bishop is a conventional representation of a garden. The — 
lower part of the painting has a quatrefoil band in black and white, — 
which is returned round the soffit of the arch. The background is — 
red, with a running pattern in gold and white. 
The other compartment has not been sufficiently opened out to — 
ascertain the subject. The central figure is apparently a female — 
saint who holds a crosier with a very beautiful crook. 
Tue Sacristy. 
On the east side of the cloister and adjoining the church is an 
interesting apartment that has been for some time past designated — 
“the Sacristy.”” This was possibly the use of the western part, — 
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1 This took the place of the original bason, which was recessed and apparently 
74 inches higher. 
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