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aisle, all the roofs are approached by staircases, and before the 
destruction of the domestic buildings of the Monastery this roof 
also had its stair turret, which projected beyond the west face and 
was entered from the cloister. The west window of this aisle is 
placed closer to the nave than that of the south aisle to admit of 
this; and the point at which the string course and plinth stop 
probably indicate its exact position. As showing the thoroughness 
with which the work was done, I may here mention that the stone 
roofs of these turrets are groined on the underside, the ribs springing 
from the central newel. 
The principal dimensions of the Church are as follows (inside 
measurement) :—nave, 73ft. 4in. long and 22ft. 6in. wide; north 
aisle, 73ft. 6in. long, and 12ft. 2in. wide; south aisle, 73ft. 2in. 
long and 12ft. 3in. wide ; north transept, 21ft. 6in. long and 22ft. 
2in. wide; south transept, 20ft. 9in. long, and 21ft. lin. wide ; 
chancel, 52ft. 3in. long and 24ft. wide, in addition to the projection 
of the screen into the crossing. The total internal length is 154ft., 
and the width across the transepts is 71ft. 8in. The spacing of the 
bays of the nave is exact, the columns being 12ft. 3in. from centre 
to centre. 
The tower is 27ft. 6in. from north to south, and the same from 
east to west outside, and 67ft high from nave floor to top of parapet. 
The lower stage was intended to be vaulted in stone, and the corbels 
and wall-ribs still exist; but it is doubtful whether the intention 
was ever carried out. I would remark, in passing, that the belfry 
windows were originally filled with coloured glass, portions of which 
remain in the tracery, and for the same reason, probably, the jambs 
and arches are, contrary to the usual order, deeply moulded on the 
inside, whilst on the outside the tracery is flush with the wall. It 
seems difficult to assign any use for this upper chamber, approached 
as it is from the outside along the gutter of the transept roof. 
The domestic buildings of the monastery were on the north side 
of the Church and the north aisle formed one side of the cloister 
garth, the windows of the aisle being shorter than on the south side, 
and the lower part of the side window of the transept built solid to 
admit of the cloister roof coming below them. The weather mould 
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