Visited by the Society in 1890. 257 
The feature to which I desire to call particular attention is the 
700f—this is vaulted in stone on the inside, with the central and inter- 
secting ribs usual at that period. The subjects of the carved bosses 
are (commencing at the easternmost one) :—S. Michael and the 
dragon, a pelican feeding her young, a mermaid, two serpents. In- 
stead of the tiled roof which we now see, it is evident that it was 
originally constructed entirely of stone like the porch, the form of 
construction being arched ribs supporting a covering of stone slabs. 
The lower stones of this roof remain zz situ, and also the cap stones 
of the ribs, each of the latter terminated by a fleur-de-lis, but the 
covering has been replaced by tiles. The scheme was a bold one 
for so wide a span, and it appears not to have been entirely satisfac- 
tory from a structural point of view, though exceedingly picturesque. 
The parapet is of a curious double-stage arrangement with quatre- 
foil openings through which the water ran off (instead of being 
collected in gutters and discharged through gargoyles) and a string 
course above these. 
Inside the chancel there is a coeval piscina with ogee arch and a 
bowl of quatrefoil form, ‘partly cut away. In the windows north 
and south of the sanctuary there are remains of old glass, apparently 
coeval with the structure, with figures of angels. 
The south aisle is a beautiful example of fully developed Late 
Decorated work of a flowing type. The window coming between 
the porch and transept is an exquisite one with a carved stem-and- 
leaf ornament carried round in the hollow of the arch and jamb. 
The other window in this wall is a square-headed one, but the head 
was removed when the present parapet was added to the aisle; the 
west window of two lights is coeval, but plainer. The diagonal 
buttress with octagonal stem at the south-west angle has evidently 
been added, as its connexion with the cornice shows, and its terminal 
is quite a modern one. 
The porch is an addition of early Perpendicular work, and it 
partially conceals the flowing window above referred to; but for 
this and for the angle buttresses the flat shape of the buttresses on 
each side would lead one to assign it to an earlier period. In this 
_ porch the chancel mode of construction has been followed, and the 
