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tury. Up to that time the arms were hori- 

 zontal, the feet separate, and the loins amply 

 clothed. 



On the front of the porch, over the 

 entrance, is another crucifix, also em- 

 panelled, of a later period than the other. 

 It bears unmistakable evidence of having 

 been removed at some time, as the arms of 

 our Lord and the figures of St. John and 

 the Virgin have been reversed, the left hand 

 stones having taken the place of those on 

 the right, and vice versa, which gives the 

 arms a very ugly appearance, whilst the 

 figures below look away from the cross 

 instead of towards it. Over this porch, or 

 a much older one, there has been a 

 parvise or priest's room, the entrance to 

 which, with the steps of ascent, are still 

 plainly visible on the wall inside the church. 

 On the tower, which is very old and 

 massive, there are the remains of a sun- 

 dial with two little figures supporting it ; 

 these figures look to me very like some of 

 those in the Bayeux tapestry, 



,Q 2 



