50 On Edington Church, and Memorials of its History. 
against the opposing hill. Its proportions are beyond most paro- 
chial churches, as the following dimensions will show :—length of 
nave, 75 feet; breadth of ditto, including aisles, 52 feet 8 inches ; 
height of ditto, 45 feet; square of tower, 25 feet 4 inches by 20 feet 
6 inches; length of chancel, 54 feet; breadth of ditto, 23 feet 9 
inches; transepts, length 71 feet 9 inches, breadth 23 feet 7 inches. 
Outside, the church strikes us by the beauty of the stone and the 
clearness of the cuttings. The state of repair outside is far from 
giving the idea of the decay which strikes the visitor on entering 
this magnificent fabric. The drawings which I now exhibit, the 
work of entirely amateur artists, will show you the peculiarity of 
the style, as well as the exquisite beauty of this church. First, the 
east window is one of the most elegant specimens I am acquainted 
with, of that style which we might call Decorated Perpendicular. 
The upright line of the mullions, the general arrangement of the 
mouldings, and some of the tracery is almost Perpendicular; whilst 
the upper portion partakes of the rich tracery and the flowing and 
graceful arrangements of the Decorated style. The general effect is 
almost perfect. If the straight lines of the centre mullions seem stiff 
and elongated, observe the way in which the stone seems to spring 
into flowery grace and lightness in the tracery above the lower portion 
of the window. Observing this window and the rich and exquisite 
carving of the north and south and side windows of the chancel, as 
well as the statuary in the inside, we cannot doubt but that this part 
is the work of the predecessor of William of Wykeham—that Wil- 
liam of Edington whose windows and arches in Winchester Cathedral 
are the forerunners of the more decided Perpendicular work of his 
more celebrated successor. Nor can we fail to blend the historical 
associations with the architectural, and to realize the pious Prelate 
submitting the plans of his new church to the warlike Edward, 
and perhaps opposing the more stiff and less elegant style of 
Wykeham, whose innovations were then beginning to be felt. I 
will draw your attention to the side windows also of the chancel, 
which are formed of Decorated quatrefoils in very perfect proportion 
and finish. The tower also has a window which has the same 
peculiarity of style which distinguishes the east: four slightly 
