A HISTORY OF NORTHAMPTONSHIRE 



part of the north and south walls, and against the 

 north wall is a large table tomb, with dowel holes 

 at the corners.'^ The chancel arch is of two moulded 

 orders, the inner one resting on slender detached 

 shafts with moulded bands half-way up and un- 

 restored foliated capitals ; the outer order dies into 

 the wall. The roof of tlie chancel dates from the 

 restoration of 1876, when it took the place of a plaster 

 ceiling and flat roof which had apparently been erected 

 in the 18th century.** 



The nave has a remarkable timber inner roof of 

 13th century date, in imitation of stone vaulting, with 

 ridge rib and two diagonals in each bay, the spiringers 

 of which are carried on stone shafts resting on corbel 

 heads in the spandrels of the arcades. The capitals 

 of these shafts have foliage which shows a strong 

 naturalistic tendency," and the bosses of the wooden 



grouped lancets with moulded mullions and jambs 

 under a containing arch or label. Externally the 

 detail is fairly elaborate, especially in the windows 

 east of the porch, which are richly ornamented with 

 dog-tooth and have jamb-shafts with foliated capitals, 

 but internally the openings are simply splayed, with 

 chamfered rear-arches. There is also a small window 

 of two lights over the doorway. The east window of 

 the aisle, now opening to the organ chamber, is of 

 five lights, with I3lh century jamb-shafts, but its 

 mullions at a later date were continued upward to 

 meet the arch. A string, like that of the chancel, 

 is continued at sill level round both aisles. 



The south doorway is of three moulded orders on 

 jamb-shafts with moulded capitals and bases, and the 

 porch has an internal wall-arcade of three moulded 

 arches on each side set on a bench table. The oak 



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diagonals are formed by grotesque heads and carved 

 foliage. The ribs are deep and massive with cham- 

 fered edges. At the east end of the nave are two 

 small sexfoiled circular openings lighting the space 

 between the outer and inner roofs*' ; the pitch of the 

 outer roof, always low, has been preserved. 



The windows of the aisles differ considerably in 

 detail. The east window of the north aisle is of 

 tracery formed by the curving and intersection of the 

 mullions, but all the others*" on tliis side arc of two 

 lights similar to those on the north side of the chancel, 

 and the clerestory windows on both sides are of 

 similar type, but smaller. In the south aisle the 

 windows on each side of the doorway consist of three 



door is original and retains plain 13th century hinges. 

 The porch is covered by a single quadripartite vault 

 with chamfered ribs springing from the end shafts 

 and meeting in a carved boss. The outer opening 

 has an arch of three moulded orders on jamb-shafts 

 with moulded capitals, bases and mid-bands, the 

 outer order being enriched with dog-tooth. On the 

 inside there are two chamfered orders only. The 

 north doorway is of a single moulded order and hood- 

 mould, on attached jamb-shafts with moulded capitals 

 and bases, and the porch opening is of two orders, the 

 outer on engaged and the inner on detached shafts, all 

 with moulded capitals and bases.*" The porch walls are 

 plain and the ribs of the vault die out in the angles. 



'' Tht top i> 10 ft. 7 in. by 4 ft. ancJ 

 9 in. thick, chamfered on the uncleriidc. 

 It may have been the alt.ir slab of the 

 chancel, but there are no coniccration 

 croiici viiiblc. It ii deicribcd by Bridget 

 ai ' a free itonc monument covered with a 

 rough »tone, on which have been por- 

 craiti and armt in brail * : //rir. of 

 Ncriiaitu, ii. 482. 



" Cavcler in 1850 wrote, ' the original 

 roof of the chancel has been removed, 

 and a Hat plaster ceiling with large 

 beami lubititutcd, cutting acrosi the 

 chancel arch, the upper part of which 

 appears on the outside of the building, 

 above the chancel roof ' ; op. cii. 9. 



*' Molt of tht-m have been much re- 

 stored, but three at least arc left untouched. 



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^* 'I'hcre arc also imall circular openings 

 between the clearstory windows, lighting 

 the roof space. 



'• hxccpt a small single quatrefoil 

 opening over the doorway. 



•® The outer order only i^ moulded on 

 the exterior ; both are chamfered inside 

 the porch. 



