

By C. E. Pouting, F.S.A. 377 



of the nave eastward of this and overlapping the chancel 2ft., 

 witliout any communication between this and the tower, and the 

 western half of the nave was left blank. After this the porch was 

 built, making a second projection from the south aisle, since which 

 no alteration of plan seems to have been made. 



The interest aroused by the plan is further increased by a study 

 of the separate features — the work of all periods (exceptuig the 

 top of the tower) is extremely good. 



The Norman work may be put as shortly after the middle of the 

 12th century; the south doorway of the aisle which appears not 

 to have been disturbed in the rebuilding of the latter, has a semi- 

 circular opening with arch of two orders, the inner having a bold 

 roll and the outer enriched by the chevron mould. The label has 

 a late form of the nail-head ornament, much re-cut within recent 

 times. 



This arch springs from jambs with attached shafts, one of which 

 has the original cushion cap, the other has been renewed. 



The arcade between nave and south aisle is of four bays and 

 strikingly fine. The columns and responds are 3ft. in diameter, 

 built in alternate courses of green stone and Bath oolite ; the bases 

 are moulded and the caps are of the cushion type, varying in design, 

 with square abacus. 



The arches are semi-circular of two orders — the inner plain, and 

 the outer of chevron work. There are labels on both sides with 

 nail-head and tooth ornaments on alternate arches. 



Traces of 13th century decoration in red exist on the soffits of 

 two of the arches. There is a flat buttress of this period projecting 

 from both west and north walls at the north-west angle of the 

 nave ; this does not appear to have been disturbed, but the west 

 wall with the part of the north wall westward of the tower has 

 been rebuilt and the west window renewed. The clerestory and 

 the string-course below it are carried through on this part of the 

 north wall as in the part eastward of the tower. 



The clerestory of the nave is carried well up, giving it lofty 

 proportions ; there are three two-light square-headed windows on 

 the south and two on the north. The walls appear to have had 



