

ARCHITECTURAL STYLES IX FORDIXGTOX CHURCH. 165 



interesting from an antiquarian point of view, and the following 

 evidence revealed itself: 



(a.) In a line with and under the senii-Xonnan pillars on the 

 south side of the nave there was a continuous, unbroken, 

 and uninterrupted course of foundations in large stone 

 rubble work, about 4ft. wide, from east to west. 



(b.) At right angles to, and running northwards into the nave, 

 from the irregular-shaped pier (nearest the pulpit), was 

 another course of foundations, in length about two 

 yards. This also shewed itself again in the same line, 

 but less perfectly, near the north aisle. 



(c.) Near the respond at the north-east end of the north 

 arcade (in excavating for new pier foundations} some 

 remains of herring-bone masonry were opened out, 

 similar to that in character associated with Roman work. 

 (</.) Several superficial yards of very much worn, broken, and 

 damaged but, nevertheless, in situ mediaeval tile 

 paving, at some inches in depth below the old floor 

 level near and in front of the pulpit, were revealed. I 

 would refer rather pointedly to this for the edification 

 of some carping critics who have objected to the new 

 and lower level decided on for the floor if one may 

 really call it new. 



Many, very beautiful in design, mediaeval tiles were also 

 dug up ; but these I will not attempt to enlarge upon, as 

 they would form enough subject matter for another 

 paper, and are being drawn and restored in design 

 by the Vicar, the Rev. R. Grosvenor Bartelot. 

 An Early English Purbeck marble tomb slab, with double - 

 hollow chamfered edges and a raised cross or staff, the 

 head being formed of a concave-sided diamond shape, 

 with trefoils on each point of the diamond and a shank 

 running down from the base of same. This slab had 

 been cut, reversed, and made to do duty for one of the 

 paving stones of the aisles. (See Sketch No. \Q.\ 



