ARCHITECTURAL STYLES IN FORDINGTON CHURCH. 167 



The old lead covering on the roof over the nave indicates 

 most reliably where the old span roof of the transept intersected 

 it, the old lines of the valleys still remaining, and the more 

 recent lead covering being continued down and made good from 

 the same point. 



Built into the front wall of the old Fordington Rectory 

 is a two-light Perpendicular traceried window taken from the 

 north wall of the church, removed in the year 1833. 



In underpinning the westernmost semi-Norman pillar the 

 stucco work and dubbing-up with cement, bricks, and tiles to 

 the base were carefully removed, and a stone of novel formation 

 for the position it occupied was revealed. The stone is square at 

 the base of the pillar, with rough weatherings off at the angles ; 

 the square is then cut away downwards, with a reducing cavetto or 

 hollow, finishing circular on plan, down on to a large bead or 

 roll at the base. 



Evidently, as far as I can judge, this stone has been inverted, 

 and I have not the least doubt that it did duty in some other 

 position right way up in pre- Norman times. Its former use 

 was disguised. I have now endeavoured to make a feature of it, 

 with a new base below, and a bit of Transition carving on the 

 same at each angle. (See Sketch No. 10.) 



The front wall of the porch, which was shewing serious cracks 

 from settlements, was built over several graves. This has now 

 been carefully underpinned. 



Several very old graves were discovered in the chalk in the 

 church near the site of the old north wall with the lengthways 

 cut north and south. 



The wall west of the south transept was found (when the 

 plastering was removed) to be faced internally with alternative 

 courses of flint and stone. This was pointed with cement, and is 

 now left exposed. 



There was also found a small circular stone, about 7 inches in 

 diameter and 3 inches thick, with an incised cross cut on each 

 side of it. This may have formed the apex stone of a cross or 

 the terminal on the coping of a gablet. (See sketch.) 



