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it was raised as a span-roof about 1460, when a large three-light 
window was inserted, probably to light an altar there, this window 
has, however, been recently much reduced in height. The tower 
was, doubtless, built at the time that this alteration was made in 
the aisles. The beautiful rood-screen may also be assigned to that 
date; the parapet of it had been preserved almost intact, and with 
sufficient evidence of the colouring to enable it to be re-produced. 
Parts of the lower framing, too—as also some of the traceried heads 
—were found, sufficient to indicate the original design. 
Throughout all these alterations no attempt had been made to 
interfere with the small upper openings in the Saxon wall, further 
than by inserting a three-light window on the south side near the 
east end to light the rood-loft, and another on the same side to light 
the western gallery. These were done away with when the modern 
clerestory windows were inserted. The nave retains its original roof. 
Turning to the chancel—this was probably erected early in the 
fourteenth century, and no insertions (excepting the ambulatory) 
- were made in it until the recent addition of an organ chamber. 
The work of this part is of a poor type of Decorated with very 
weak tracery and buttresses. The porch which existed before the 
present one, was late Gothic with depressed arch and niche over. 
Neither the porch nor south aisle had buttresses. The font is of 
late Norman design and very rude workmanship, although the shape 
is earlier. The sculpture represents a bishop (with crosier) wearing 
a mitre, and with a book in his left hand: on each side is a dragon 
pulling at his robes. 
In 1828 the Norman arcades gave way to those we see at present ; 
copied, it is said, from those at Calne; and it is to the credit of 
the workmen of that time that even in cutting out for these lofty 
_ arches the Saxon wall above was retained. 
Thursday, August 9th, 1888. 
Cuurcy oF S. Nicnonas. BromHam. 
- Like two of the Chaiehes which we saw yesterday, the nucleus 
_ of this building is early work—in this case very early Norman, and 
